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Lot 290
[WESTERN AMERICANA]. A group of 2 tintypes of a portly man posed with his rifle. 
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$500 - 700
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[WESTERN AMERICANA]. A group of 2 tintypes of a portly man posed with his rifle. 

Outdoor portrait-oriented view of an outdoorsman posed wearing a hat and shirt with fringed sleeve detail, and standing on a log outside of what appears to be a cabin, holding the barrel of his rifle in one hand, a cigar in his mouth, and two revolvers tucked into his pants. -- Outdoor landscape-oriented portrait of the same man, posed reclining on the ground, holding a cigar in his mouth, a revolver in one hand, his hat in the other, and with another revolver tucked into his pants. His rifle is propped up against his leg and a structure behind him. -- Together, 2 tintypes, each 3 5/8 x 2 3/4 in. or smaller, featuring the same man showing off his weapons and his bold personality. Plates with some creasing/bending, clipped corners, and surface blemishes.

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