Charles Tremear Working in the Tintype Studio in Greenfield Village, 1929-1943

THF132794 / Charles Tremear Working in the Tintype Studio in Greenfield Village, 1929-1943

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1929-1943

Creators

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.P.O.5822

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Interior views Open-air museums Photographers Photographic studios Tintypes (Prints) Visitors Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Greenfield Village Tintype Studio

Artifact
Greenfield Village Tintype Studio
Tintypes were a popular type of mid-1800s "wet-plate" photography. This studio was built in 1929 in Greenfield Village and a tintypist and Ford Motor Company employee, Charles Tremear, was hired to create tintypes for Greenfield Village visitors. In this studio, in addition to Village visitors, Tremear made portraits of many celebrities, including Thomas Edison, Joe Louis and Walt Disney.