Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Tintype of a young man in a suit and tie
1890s
United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Tintype depicting portrait of a young man in suit with white shirt and small bow tie. A chain watch is visible and may have been hand-colored gold. The photograph is in a white cardboard sleeve with an oval opening to frame the portrait. Oval frame has decorative embossing.
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2014.312.149
