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- Private Frank Stough with an 1842 Springfield Rifle, circa 1865 - 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.
- circa 1865
- Collections - Artifact
Private Frank Stough with an 1842 Springfield Rifle, circa 1865
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.
- Forage Cap or Kepi, 1888-1895 -
- 1888-1895
- Collections - Artifact
Forage Cap or Kepi, 1888-1895
- Seated Soldier with an American Flag, 1860-1869 - 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.
- 1860-1869
- Collections - Artifact
Seated Soldier with an American Flag, 1860-1869
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.
- Cadet's Forage Cap or Kepi, 1872-1895 -
- 1872-1895
- Collections - Artifact
Cadet's Forage Cap or Kepi, 1872-1895
- Cavalryman with a Painted Backdrop of a Military Camp, 1860-1869 - 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.
- 1860-1869
- Collections - Artifact
Cavalryman with a Painted Backdrop of a Military Camp, 1860-1869
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.