[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate tintype portrait of an African American woman. Ca 1870s.

Sixth plate tintype. (Light spotting, some bending to plate and spotting to mat; resealed.) Housed in a full pressed paper case (separation with repair to spine, general wear throughout). Date penciled on case behind image, "May 23 / 1873." Subject wears her hair wrapped in a plaid textile and gold-highlighted accessories.

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate tintype portrait of an African American woman. Ca 1870s.

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate tintype portrait of an African American woman. Ca 1870s.

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate tintype portrait of an African American woman. Ca 1870s.