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Tintype of a boy
Description
Mystery Question
Can you identify the boy in this picture?
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Media Type
Image
Item Type
Tintypes
Description
A tintype of a boy from the photo album of Amos Wright, resident of Richmond Hill.
Notes
"A tintype, also known as a melainotype or ferrotype, is a photograph made by creating a direct positive on a thin sheet of metal coated with a dark lacquer or enamel." Tintypes enjoyed their widest use during the 1860s and 1870s. (Wikipedia)
Date of Original
ca. 1860-1870s
Dimensions
Width: 5.5 cm
Height: 8 cm
Subject(s)
Children
Portrait photographs
Tintypes
Local identifier
wright128.jp2
Geographic Coverage
  • Richmond Hill
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.87111 Longitude: -79.43725
Creative Commons licence
by-nc-nd [more details]
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
Contact
Richmond Hill Public Library
Website:
https://www.rhpl.ca

Agency street/mail address:

1 Atkinson St, Richmond Hill, ON L4C 0H5

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Tintype of a boy


A tintype of a boy from the photo album of Amos Wright, resident of Richmond Hill.