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PHOTOGRAPH

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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
TIN-TYPE
Date Range From
1890
Date Range To
1900
Materials
TIN
Catalogue Number
P19970064000
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
TIN-TYPE
Date Range From
1890
Date Range To
1900
Materials
TIN
No. Pieces
2
Length
10.2
Width
6.5
Description
RECTANGULAR PIECE OF TIN WITH A PHOTOGRAPH OF A MAN ON IT. MAN IS WEARING A SUIT AND IS SITTING ON A CHAIR WITH AN ORNATELY FINISHED FRINGED ARM REST. BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER HAS SPOTS OF PHOTO REMOVED, AND SURFACE IS CRACKING. EDGES OF TIN WERE ROUGHLY CUT, AND PIECE HAS BEEN BENT IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. PHOTO IS CONTAINED IN A WHITE PAPER NEGATIVE ENVELOPE THAT HAS RED MARKINGS ALL OVER SURFACE ON BOTH SIDES. ENVELOPE IS VERY NEW, NOT ORIGINAL TO PHOTO.
Subjects
DOCUMENTARY ARTIFACT
Historical Association
LEISURE
History
MESSAGE TAPED TO BACK STATED "RESERVED & SAVED ONLY AS TINTYPE. MAN INVOLVED NOT KNOWN BY ANYONE WE KNOW. W.A. LANCASTER JAN. 4/84". MESSAGE REMOVED FROM ARTIFACT.
Catalogue Number
P19970064000
Acquisition Date
1998-07
Collection
Museum
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