Workers and Horse-drawn Wagons at a Sawmill, 1880-1900
THF278450 / Workers and Horse-drawn Wagons at a Sawmill, 1880-1900
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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. At first, outdoor tintypes were rare. But after a new, more convenient process for making tintypes was introduced in the 1880s, photographs of outdoor scenes became more common.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Tintype (Photograph)
Date Made
1880-1900
Subject Date
1880-1900
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2019.0.25.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Iron (Metal)
Technique
Tintype (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.75 in
Width: 6.5 in
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