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Tintype of a woman

Tintype of a woman wearing a light dress with fringe and a bow at collar. The woman wears an ornament in her hair. Her cheeks are hand-tinted pink. Plate is housed in a white paper frame with an oval cutout. Oval cutout frames the tintype image and has embossed edge. The frame is discolored along the top edge.

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Tintype of a woman

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H x W: 3 15/16 x 2 7/16 in. (10 x 6.2 cm)

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Tintype of a woman and four children

Tintype depicting woman with four children standing around her. Children include three girls and one boy who holds a hat. All of the children are barefoot. They are standing outside with trees behind them.

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Tintype of a woman carrying a medical bag

2 pp

A tintype occupational portrait of a woman, likely a doctor or possibly a nurse or midwife, carrying a medical bag. The woman is standing tall at the center of the image, looking directly at the camera. She carries a medical bag in her proper left hand. She wears a dark-colored top hat, a two-layered ruffled waist-length cape, a bow tied at the neck, dark-colored gloves, and a long skirt. She is p

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Tintype of a woman in a checked dress

H x W: 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (8.3 x 5.7 cm)

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Tintype of a woman in blouse and skirt

A tintype portrait depicting a woman wearing white shirt and dark skirt with ruching down the front. Woman is standing with her left arm resting on a decorative pillar or podium. Backdrop features architectural design features such as a bannister and wall paneling. Photographic plate is rounded at the top and bottom left corners and has right angles at the top and bottom right corners.

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Tintype of a woman in hat and dress

Tintype depicting standing woman in dress angled to her left. She is wearing a dark dress with a white ruffled collar, matching hat, and a purse attached to her waste/belt. The woman's left hand holds a pocketbook and rests on fabric, possibly a jacket. The studio backdrop is vague.

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Tintype of a woman seated

H x W: 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (8.3 x 6.4 cm)

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Tintype of a woman standing

Tintype depicting standing woman wearing a full dark dress with a white collar. She wears a long beaded necklace that is tucked into the belt around her waist. The woman's left hand rests on a prop pillar with a book on it, and her right hand hangs at her side. Studio backdrop has fluted column at right but is otherwise blank. Attached to the back of the tintype is a paper label wih the photograph

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Tintype of a woman standing

Tintype depicting woman leaning on studio prop. The woman wears a light dress with an apron, hat, and gloves. The hat, gloves, and bow at neck have been hand-colored light blue, and the clasp at neck has been hand-colored gold. An abrasion or accretion at bottom left appears white on image. The plate is clipped at all four corners.

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Tintype of a woman standing with chair

Tintype depicting a woman standing with a chair to her left. Her left arm is resting on the back of the chair, which is covered with a blanket. The woman is wearing a dark dress with patterns on the jacket and above ruffles of skirt. Background is interior with paneling and decorative wall motif. Plate is clipped at top and bottom left corners.

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Tintype of a woman standing with chair

Tintype depicting a woman standing behind a ornate chair, facing her left. Her hands are resting on the top of the back of the chair. The woman is wearing a very fine dress with white collar and gloves. Her hair is pulled up in curls. She looks out at the camera. Overall exposure is fairly dark. There are several abrasions to the left of the sitter, and a scratch across the bottom right corner of

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