Lot 252
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January 21, 2019
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252 •(TINTYPES)
Group of 70 select and unique tintypes, including 14 in an unusually large format.
With fun images of Americans at work and play, on the farm, in the photographer's studio, and a special study of an unidentified machine. Includes studies of musicians, firemen, policeman, and carpenters and cobbers, along with numerous smaller occupationals of cross-dressers, children with pets, musicians, outdoor views, wonderful studio portraits (including a humorous montage and an uncut sheet with multiple images of an infant), a child laborer, patriotic scenes, and more. Tintypes, the images measuring 2½x3½ to 7x5 inches (6.4x8.9 to 17.8x12.7 cm.), and the reverse. 1860s-70s
[4,000/6,000]