Lot 140
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 8 tintypes featuring subjects with different modes of transportation.
Sale 1136 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Mar 27, 2023
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Apr 4, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. 8 tintypes featuring subjects with different modes of transportation.
Sixth plate tintype portrait of a young man wearing a straw boater style hat and holding onto a large bicycle. (Notable crease to upper right portion of image, with a few other imperfections including area of image loss to lower left corner; unsealed.) Housed in a separated pressed paper case (fully separated at spine, surface wear). -- 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. loose tintype outdoor portrait of two men riding in a one-horse buggy. (Surface deterioration to edges and corners, light blemishes to image.) One man appears to have a cigar or pipe in his mouth. -- And 6 other tintypes (4 loose), ranging in size from 3 x 4 in. to 2 1/4 x 3 1/8 in., showing people with horses and buggies. -- Together, 8 tintypes showing people with various modes of transportation.
19th-20th Century Historic Photography Collection of Dr. Joseph T. Pollock
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