Three Railroad Workers Holding Lanterns and Lunch Pails, circa 1883
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Tintypes, the popular "instant photographs" of the 19th century, could be produced in a matter of minutes at a price most people could afford. Tintypes democratized photography. Beginning in the mid-1850s, they gave more people than ever before the chance to have a real likeness of themselves--capturing unique glimpses of how everyday Americans looked and lived.
Tintypes, the popular "instant photographs" of the 19th century, could be produced in a matter of minutes at a price most people could afford. Tintypes democratized photography. Beginning in the mid-1850s, they gave more people than ever before the chance to have a real likeness of themselves--capturing unique glimpses of how everyday Americans looked and lived.
Artifact
Tintype (Photograph)
Date Made
circa 1883
Subject Date
circa 1883
Creators
Unknown
Creator Notes
The photographer is unidentified.
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2001.142.64
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Iron (Metal)
Collodion
Brass (Alloy)
Glass (Material)
Papier mache
Wood (Plant Material)
Technique
Tintype (Process)
Japanning
Sixth plate
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.625 in
Width: 3.125 in
Thickness: 0.438 in
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