Tintype of a unidentified young girl in a mailing card

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.

A tintype photograph inside a mailing card. The tintype is in an oval shape cut-out and features an image of an unidentified young girl. The card surrounding the tintype features a red rose. The stem of the rose curls around the right side of the oval cut-out of the tintype. The back of the mailing card is unused and has blue printed type that reads: [Private Mailing Card / PUT A STAMP HERE / THIS SIDE FOR ADDRESS ONLY.

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