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Posted 11 years ago
PhotoGuy
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Thanks to Elisabethan I am 99.9% certain that this is an early tintype of two actors from a theatrical performance of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde shortly after the book was published.
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NEAT....if only this pic could Talk
or is the man in front a ghost....lol anyways nice tin ...
I know antiquerose, it almost seems like the two men were doing some sort of vampire/horror poses.
Thanks Windwalker...and you never know lol
Thanks geo26e
Thanks for the love everyone
Thanks Phil, I love photos like this because they create so many unanswerable questions. That sounds like a very interesting postcard! I'd love to see it if you are able to find it.
Phil, I think I know. I've seen an old poster for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde where two caracters does the same pose! I found the poster again by looking at our version of Wikipedia and writing Dr. Jekyll. See what you think. Maybe these men are from a teather company?
Sorry, I thought this was Phils post, well I direct this to PhotoGuy and Phil and everyone who want's to read about my idea :-)
Phil, I will try to get it scanned today and upload it later. Good luck finding the postcard!
Thanks Elisabethan, I could not find the poster but I agree that it is likely these men were part of a theatrical adaptation of the book.
Thanks PaperHoarder
Phil, I have posted the scan of the tintype. The quality is much better!
Interesting image.
Unfortunately, the "story" is often lost in these antique images. Of course it is fun to speculate on what it all meant!
Thanks for sharing.
When you have a chance, be sure to take a look at my antique image postings.
scott
Scott, although I have not been through more than several of your images I must say that you have some great photographs.
Thanks-- appreciate it!
Always great to add another photo collector to CW. Please continue to share your images!
scott
I'll try to post some more photographs as soon as I can locate some more interesting ones!
Phil, I am not a photograph expert so I have no idea the exact age of the tintype but I think the book came out in the 1886 so I assume this would be from one of the first performances!
I'd date it from about 1870s- 90s.
Being a loose tintype (no case or indications of being cased) puts it as post Civil War. Not much to the backdrop and the clothing is not very discernable in the image, so it would be tough to put it into a tighter timeframe.
scott
Thanks for the help Scott
Thanks PhotoGuy ;-) and you are welcome! The photo is really something else!
No problem Elisabethan. I agree! I'm not sure if you've seen it on Wikipedia but there is a cabinet photo with a similar image where the man in front is almost in the identical pose.
No I don't think I saw that, I will look for it :-). This is really interesting, how did you find the Tintype? I wonder where it was taken, any ideas about location? What country?
Thanks for all the help Elisabethan I purchased it at a flea market in New England (USA) a couple days ago. It was mixed in with a bunch of other antique photos.
That's how it should be, wonderful fortune!
You are welcome!
Yes! This is by far the best photo I've found amongst other "average" old photos.
Great! I'm off now soon to get some sleep. Hope you find some more information about the tintype.
I'll keep you updated with anything I find.
Thanks PatSea
Thanks Jewels