Portrait of a Baseball Player, circa 1880
THF94413 / Portrait of a Baseball Player, circa 1880
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Artifact Overview
Tintypes, the popular "instant photographs" of the 19th century, could be produced in a matter of minutes at a price most people could afford. Tintypes democratized photography. Beginning in the mid-1850s, they gave more people than ever before the chance to have a real likeness of themselves--capturing unique glimpses of how everyday Americans looked and lived.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Tintype (Photograph)
Subject Date
circa 1880
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
93.144.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Iron (Metal)
Technique
Direct positive processes
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 2.25 in
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Tintypes, the popular "instant photographs" of the 19th century, could be produced in a matter of minutes at a price most people could afford. Tintypes democratized photography. Beginning in the mid-1850s, they gave more people than ever before the chance to have a real likeness of themselves — capturing unique glimpses of how everyday Americans looked and lived.