Clara Ford, Edsel Ford and Martha Bryant in a Photographer's Studio Portrait Taken at Niagara Falls, 1901
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The popular "instant photographs" of the mid-1800s, tintypes became less popular as improved forms of photography replaced them. But traveling tintypists found work at fairs, resorts, and vacation spots into the 1930s. Henry Ford's wife, Clara, son, Edsel, and mother-in-law, Martha, had this tintype portrait taken while visiting Niagara Falls in 1901. The image was made in a nearby studio in front of a painted backdrop.
The popular "instant photographs" of the mid-1800s, tintypes became less popular as improved forms of photography replaced them. But traveling tintypists found work at fairs, resorts, and vacation spots into the 1930s. Henry Ford's wife, Clara, son, Edsel, and mother-in-law, Martha, had this tintype portrait taken while visiting Niagara Falls in 1901. The image was made in a nearby studio in front of a painted backdrop.
Artifact
Tintype (Photograph)
Date Made
1901
Subject Date
1901
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
D.O.831
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Iron (Metal)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Direct positive processes
Japanning
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4.75 in
Width: 3.125 in
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