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Ambrotypes35 of 7316th president abe lincoln- wife mary todd with son tad- john w boothA sad Story in Ninth Plate ambrotype
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    Posted 9 years ago

    Peterdrury
    (88 items)

    old picture from my parents collection of relatives.
    was putting a tin box on this site and put subcatogary tintypes untill i found that means these glass photographs.
    now i can put this in the right catagory. looking into my past ill find her name eventually and edit this.

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    1. scottvez scottvez, 9 years ago
      Nice image-- love the cameo on the collar!

      Is the image itself on glass? If on glass it would be an ambrotype.

      scott
    2. antiquerose antiquerose, 9 years ago
      Super image -- I love these !! So much of a history lesson on this
    3. Peterdrury Peterdrury, 9 years ago
      it is on glass.
    4. scottvez scottvez, 9 years ago
      I thought it had some appearances of being on glass. It would correctly be called an ambrotype. Ambrotypes were contemporaries of tintypes, produced in the US from about 1855- 1865.

      In the UK and other countries, ambrotypes were produced much later into the 19th century; however, I believe your image is from early production.

      Thanks for sharing!

      scott
    5. Peterdrury Peterdrury, 9 years ago
      thanks scott. does look old as.
    6. scottvez scottvez, 9 years ago
      Glad to help out.

      I am always willing to share what I have learned in years of collecting and dealing in antique photographs.

      scott

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