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Tintype portrait of a man wearing a hat and suit

late 19th century

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.

This tintype depicts an image of a man wearing a hat. The man is wearing a hat, printed suit and collared shirt with a neck tie. There is a handkerchief in the breast pocket of the jacket. He is looking at the camera and is slightly smiling. There are wooden branches that are intertwined behind him. There are no inscriptions, front or back.

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Catalog reference: 2014.37.35.29

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