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Tintype of three unidentified men

ca. 1900

Denver, Denver County, Colorado, United States, North and Central America

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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.

A tintype portrait of three unidentified men captured by photographer John Green. The men are seated in a row, legs crossed, arms folded on their laps. All three wear dark suits. The man to the left has a dark bowtie against his light shirt. The other two men have light shirts and no ties. The man seated in the middle has a long white beard. The tintype is attached to a faded pink paper card. The image window has a rounded top and is bordered by a narrow red line next to a thick red line. The outer edge of the card is bordered by a thin red line with decorative knots designs in the corners. There is a red sticker on the reverse of the paper card.

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Catalog reference: 2014.37.13.6

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