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Tintype of an unidentified man

ca. 1865

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This 1/6 plate tintype photograph shows an unidentified man most likely during the Civil War years. He is dressed in a suit with a derby hat in his hand. He leans against a Grecian flower stand. The tintype is housed in a case with decorative gold metal oval frame.

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Catalog reference: 2008.9.4

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