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Tintype Collection Inventory

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Imperial or Mammoth Plate - Larger than 6 ½" x 8 ½"
Whole Plate - 6 ½" x 8 ½"
Half Plate - 4 ¼" x 5 ½"
Quarter Plate - 3 ¼" x 4 ¼"
Sixth Plate - 2 ¾" x 3 ¼"
Ninth Plate - 2"x 2 ½"
Gem Size or Thumbnail Size - 1" x 1" or smaller

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UNIDENTIFIED boy, possibly son of George A. and Mary J. Boardman. 2½x3 ½" No case. Young boy, ages 2-3, standing on a chair, drape at left. view larger image (scan #003578-0103)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. Ninth plate. From the Lombard Collection. Young girl resting cheek on fingertips. Elbow on table at right. view larger image (scan #003578-0104)
UNIDENTIFIED man in military uniform. Sixth plate. From the Mrs. George M. Albee Collection. Man seated wearing cap, hand tucked into jacket. Painted background includes flag and cannon. Gold liner stamped with Civil War motifs. view larger image (scan #003578-0105)
UNIDENTIFIED man in military uniform. Sixth plate. From the Mrs. George M. Albee Collection. Young man with short hair and moustache seated with arm resting on table at right. Jacket buttoned at neck only. Flag and shield motif stamped on gold liner and bottom stamped "'76 Union '61" view larger image (scan #003578-0106)
UNIDENTIFIED man in military uniform. Sixth plate. From the Mrs. George M. Albee Collection. Young man wearing cap and three stripes on shoulders, seated in wooden chair with elbow resting on chair back. view larger image (scan #003578-0107)
UNIDENTIFIED man. Ninth plate. From the Mrs. George M. Albee Collection. Bearded man in soft hat, shown bust length. view larger image (scan #003578-0108)
UNIDENTIFIED man. Ninth plate. From the Mrs. George M. Albee Collection. Man seated against painted back ground with hands folded in lap. Wears a patterned vest. view larger image (scan #003578-0109)
UNIDENTIFIED man. Ninth plate. From the Mrs. George M. Albee Collection. Young man in simple vest and shirt sleeves, resting arm on table at right. view larger image (scan #003578-0110)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. Sixth plate. From the Mrs. George M. Albee Collection. Older woman with hair streaked with grey seated with hands folded on knee. view larger image (scan #003578-0111)
UNIDENTIFIED man. Gem size. Man with moustache, bust length. view larger image (scan #003578-0112)
UNIDENTIFIED man. Gem size. Man with bow tie. In case held with clip. view larger image (scan #003578-0113)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. Gem size. No case, oval cut. Woman in dark dotted dress, turned slightly right, with hair parted in center and pulled back. From the Shaw-Webb Papers view larger image (scan #003578-0114)
UNIDENTIFIED boy. Gem size. No case, rectangular cut. Boy in light smock with buttons up side and to shoulder. From the Shaw-Webb Papers view larger image (scan #003578-0115)
UNIDENTIFIED man. Larger than gem size. Bearded man shown waist length. Mount is stamped: "Grey & Co., 421 Broadway, cor. Canal St., N.Y." view larger image (scan #003578-0116)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. Gem size. No case. Woman in dark dress with hair parted in center. view larger image (scan #003578-0117)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. Gem size. Woman with hair pulled back, wears dark dress. Label on verso of paper mount: "Lothrop's Ferrotype Gallery, 41 ½ North Eight St., Near Filbert, Philadelphia" view larger image (scan #003578-0118)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. Gem size. Young woman faces front with hair pulled back. Verso of paper mount has label: "Reed's New Style Pictures, 222 Main Street and Harrington Corner, Worcester // Wing's Ferrotype Card Mount, Patent Pending, 144 Washington Street, Boston." view larger image (scan #003578-0119)
UNIDENTIFIED women (two), 1873. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ". Women wear paper hats, one dunce-style. They are seated at a table. view larger image (scan #003578-0120)
UNIDENTIFIED women (three), 1875. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ". Three women seated at a table in hats, eating fruit. One has a banana, another an apple. Several piles of books lay on floor in foreground. view larger image (scan #003578-0121)
UNIDENTIFIED women (five), with man, 1876. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ". Young man seated at center with five women in coats and hats standing around him. view larger image (scan #003578-0122)
UNIDENTIFIED women (four), 1878. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ". Four women in hats, two seated in foreground, two stand behind. Woman in front at left holds open book. view larger image (scan #003578-0123)
UNIDENTIFIED women (two), with man 1878. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ". Two women seated at table with paper bag and pile of peanuts. Man stands between them, behind table. view larger image (scan #003578-0124)
UNIDENTIFIED women (two), 1878. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ". Two young women leaning on dark balustrade. view larger image (scan #003578-0125)
UNIDENTIFIED women (four), 1879. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ". Four women in hats, three seated, fourth stands at center. view larger image (scan #003578-0126)
UNIDENTIFIED women (two), with man, 1882. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ". All figures stand before a painted set of house with open door. Man holds small dog on lap and has top hat and umbrella. Women shake hands in the doorway. view larger image (scan #003578-0127)
UNIDENTIFIED women (two), with man, 1882. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ". All figures stand before a painted set of house with open door. Man holds dog on lap. One woman framed by doorway, other sits on chair at right. Valise on floor at her feet. view larger image (scan #003578-0128)
UNIDENTIFIED women (three), on ice skates. Approx. 2 ½ " x 3". One woman on floor, while two others stand nearby. Woman at left bends to help the friend on floor to her feet. All wear winter coats and hats. view larger image (scan #003578-0129)
UNIDENTIFIED women (two), with small boy. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ".Two young women in hats, coats and gloves seated with small boy in short pants standing at left. view larger image (scan #003578-0130)
UNIDENTIFIED group, four men and two women, tennis. Approx. 2 ¼ "x 3 ¼ ". Well-dressed group with tennis racquets. Woman at right holds racquet in front of face. Woman at left lighting cigarette of man at far left. All before painted background with trees. view larger image (scan #003578-0131)
UNIDENTIFIED women (two), with open book. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼". Two women seated, sharing the job of holding an open book. Woman at right looks down at pages. Woman at right has chin on hand and looks out at viewer. view larger image (scan #003578-0132)
UNIDENTIFIED women (two). Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼". One woman stands at left, while other sits at right and leans on her chest. Both wear dark dresses. view larger image (scan #003578-0133)
UNIDENTIFIED baby. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ". Small baby in long light-colored gown propped up against dark fabric drapery. view larger image (scan #003578-0134)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ". In paper mount. Young woman with hair on top of head in braid. view larger image (scan #003578-0135)
UNIDENTIFIED man. Ninth plate. Gift of Carol Clark, November 20, 1991. Portrait of young man in solid suit. He has short hair and no beard. Union case, scroll pattern (Krainik, no. 609, Holmes, Booth and Hayden). view larger image (scan #003578-0136)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. Ninth plate. Gift of Carol Clark, November 20, 1991. Woman in patterned dress, shown waist length, seated with hands in lap. view larger image (scan #003578-0137)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. Ninth plate. Gift of Helena Shea, January 12, 1988. Portrait of young woman in dark dress with hands in lap. No cover on case. view larger image (scan #003578-0138)
UNIDENTIFIED soldier. 2 ½" x 3 ¾". Gift of Janet I. Delorey, October 22, 1999. No case. Soldier in long coat and hat with emblem stands resting hand on carved chair at left. view larger image (scan #003578-0139)
UNIDENTIFIED boy. 5 ½" x 7". From the Scattering Collection. Full-length image of boy with ringlets wearing knickers and leaning on a fringed sofa at right. His cheeks are tinted pink and he has one hand in pocket of pants. view larger image (scan #003578-0140)
UNIDENTIFIED man, in mother-of pearl inlay case, marked "Bijou" on spine, with daguerreotype of unidentified woman. From the Banister Collection (Bx. 2). Man shown bust length, looking slightly left. Woman wears dark silk gown with lace cuffs and oval cameo at throat. view larger image (scan #003578-0141a)
View case (scan #003578-0141c)
UNIDENTIFIED man. From the Scattering Collection. No mount. Dark haired man with thick side whiskers wearing dark suit and bow tie. view larger image (scan #003578-0142)
UNIDENTIFIED child. From the Scattering Collection. Small child in dark off-shoulder dress seated in chair holding flowers. Paper mount with verso label: "From A.C. Townsend & Co., Photographic Artists, Mirror Gallery, Opposite Court Square, over First national Bank, Springfield, Mass. Large Photographs raised from this picture or any Ambrotype, Daguerreotype or card, plain or finished in Ink, Oil or Water Colors." view larger image (scan #003578-0143)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. In pink paper mount. She is shown full length wearing a bustled dress and fancy hat, against a painted backdrop. view larger image (scan #003578-0144)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. In cream paper mount stamped with star border. Woman shown waist length, seated, leaning face on fingertips with elbow on table at right. view larger image (scan #003578-0145)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. Young woman with hair loose on shoulders, wearing plaid dress, seated with arm resting on arm of upholstered chair. No mount. view larger image (scan #003578-0146)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. Woman in dark dress and long beads, seated with hands in lap. No mount. view larger image (scan #003578-0147)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. Bust length portrait of woman with dark bow at neck and braid on top of head. No mount. view larger image (scan #003578-0148)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. Woman in dark dress and dark veil, seated in chair with fringed arm. No mount. view larger image (scan #003578-0149)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. Woman in dark dress with full skirt stands next to chair. A feathered hat and a plaid drape rest on chair. No mount. view larger image (scan #003578-0150)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. Bust length image of woman with hair piled on top of head. No mount. view larger image (scan #003578-0151)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. Portrait of young woman with hair down and headband. Wears dark dress and striped neck cloth under lace collar. Also has black ribbon choker. No mount. view larger image (scan #003578-0152)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. Young woman in plaid dress with buttons down front. Exposure of her hand at top due to poor trimming. No mount. view larger image (scan #003578-0153)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. Dark haired woman in dark dress and striped bow. Exposure of her hand at top due to poor trimming. No mount. Copy 1 of 2. view larger image (scan #003578-0154)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. Dark haired woman in dark dress and striped bow. Exposure of her hand at top due to poor trimming. No mount. Copy 2 of 2. view larger image (scan #003578-0155)
UNIDENTIFIED group, Grafton County, N.H.. 3 ½" x 2 ½". Gift of of Richard L. Anders. From the Scattering Collection. Four women in dresses and beads, holding straw hats. Woman at right seated, wears striped dress, woman at far left stands. Paper mount, peach with red border, purple cover sheet. view larger image (scan #003578-0156)
UNIDENTIFIED group, Grafton County, N.H.. 3 ½" x 2 ¼". Gift of Richard L. Anders. From the Scattering Collection. Three young women and young man in front of painted back drop. Woman at right sits in fringed chair with hat on lap. No mount. view larger image (scan #003578-0157)
UNIDENTIFIED woman, Grafton County, N.H.. 4" x 2 ¾". Gift of Richard L. Anders. From the Scattering Collection. Bust portrait of woman in dark dress with ruffled collar, wearing small feathered hat on head. Surface worn. No mount. view larger image (scan #003578-0158)
UNIDENTIFIED man, Grafton County, N.H.., 4" x 2 5/8". Gift of Richard L. Anders. From the Scattering Collection. Man with hand obscuring face. Peach paper mount with brown printed border, purple cover sheet. view larger image (scan #003578-0159)
UNIDENTIFIED man, Grafton County, N.H., 4" x 2 ½". Gift of Richard L. Anders. From the Scattering Collection. Bearded man in dark coat, head turned slightly right. Surface worn. No mount. view larger image (scan #003578-0160)
UNIDENTIFIED man, Grafton County, N.H. Gift of Richard L. Anders. From the Scattering Collection. Full length image of man with mutton-chop side whiskers, seated in carved chair, resting elbow on table at left. Paper mount with arched opening, gold printed border. view larger image (scan #003578-0161)
UNIDENTIFIED man, Grafton County, N.H., 1 ¼" x 1 1/8". Gift of Richard L. Anders. From the Scattering Collection. Bust length portrait of man in dark suit and neck cloth. Set in paper mount with elaborate printed oval border. view larger image (scan #003578-0162)
UNIDENTIFIED man, Grafton County, N.H., 2 ¼" x 1 ½" Gift of Richard L. Anders. From the Scattering Collection. Young clean-shaven man with corsage on lapel. Set in paper mount with embossed border. view larger image (scan #003578-0163)
UNIDENTIFIED man. 3 ½" x 2 ½" unmounted. Waist length portrait of an older man seated in a chair. He is balding and has long, peppered beard. Removed from the Shaw-Webb Papers. Gift of Mrs. Sinclair, August 1955. view larger image (scan #003578-0164)
UNIDENTIFIED man. 3 ½" x 2 ½" unmounted. Waist length portrait of a clean-shaven man wearing dark coat and light shirt. He is seated in an upholstered chair without a back. view larger image (scan #003578-0165)
UNIDENTIFIED man. 3 ½" x 2 ½" unmounted. Young man with light hair wearing a patterned tie. Cheeks are tinted slightly pink. view larger image (scan #003578-0166)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. 4" x 2 ½" mounted in white card with arched reveal surrounded by embossed stars. Woman seated in chair leaning on arm of chair with proper left arm. Right hand in her lap. Label for George E. Collins Photographic Rooms, Bucksport, [Maine], on verso with details of pricing and duplication processes. Removed from the Shaw-Webb Papers. Gift of Mrs. Sinclair, August 1955. view larger image (scan #003578-0167)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. 4" x 2 ½" mounted in white card with oval reveal surrounded by embossed borders. Bust portrait of woman in dark dress with ringlets on either side of her face. Cheeks are tinted pink. Label for A.B. Farrar.s Picture Gallery, Bangor, Maine. Removed from the Shaw-Webb Papers. Gift of Mrs. Sinclair, August 1955. view larger image (scan #003578-0168)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. 4" x 2 ½" mounted in white card with oval reveal surrounded by embossed border. Waist length portrait of a woman in dark dress with striped belt. Dark hair parted at center. Removed from the Shaw-Webb Papers. Gift of Mrs. Sinclair, August 1955. view larger image (scan #003578-0169)
UNIDENTIFIED boy. 4 1/8" x 2 ¼" unmounted. Young boy in suit with vest stands in studio and rests proper right hand on table covered in cloth. Removed from the Shaw-Webb Papers. Gift of Mrs. Sinclair, August 1955. view larger image (scan #003578-0170)
UNIDENTIFIED boy. 1" x ¾" mounted in white stock with printed border of red stars. Waist length portrait of young boy in jacket with striped trim. Mount is imprinted with .Patented Oct. 13, 1863. S. Wing. 290 Washington St. Boston.. Removed from the Shaw-Webb Papers. Gift of Mrs. Sinclair, August 1955. view larger image (scan #003578-0171)
UNIDENTIFIED boy. 1" x ¾" mounted in white stock with oval reveal surrounded by embossed border. Light haired boy shown bust length in jacket with oval clasp. Removed from the Shaw-Webb Papers. Gift of Mrs. Sinclair, August 1955. view larger image (scan #003578-0172)
UNIDENTIFIED girl. 2 5/8" x 1 5/8" unmounted. Young girl standing, leaning against a dark upholstered chair. She wears a dark dress with lace collar and cuffs. Locket necklace around neck. view larger image (scan #003578-0173)
UNIDENTIFIED man, 3 ½" x 2 ¼" unmounted. Older man with graying beard wearing fedora-style hat and dark jacket. Waist length, in front of painted backdrop of foliage. Gift of Nancy & Randall Burkett, February 2006. view larger image (scan #003578-0174)
UNIDENTIFIED young man, 3 ½" x 2 ¼" unmounted. Full length image of young man standing in studio, one hand on hip. He leans a book against a table at right with other hand. Image is badly creased. Gift of Nancy & Randall Burkett, February 2006. view larger image (scan #003578-0175)
UNIDENTIFIED woman, 3 5/8" x 2 ½" unmounted. Waist length portrait of a woman with curly hair and dark eyes standing against a blank background. She wears a dark dress with textured overjacket and small lace collar. Gift of Nancy & Randall Burkett, February 2006. view larger image (scan #003578-0176)
UNIDENTIFIED woman, 4 ½" x 2 ¾" mounted in yellow stock with red border and oval reveal. Waist-length portrait of dark haired woman in dark dress with lace collar. She wears drop earrings, and her cheeks are tinted pink. Gift of Nancy & Randall Burkett, February 2006. view larger image (scan #003578-0177)
UNIDENTIFIED woman, 4" x 2 ½" mounted in white stock with oval reveal surrounded by printed gold border design. Bust length image of woman turned slightly right, wearing dark dress with light colored bow at throat. Cheeks tinted pink. Verso bears blue ink stamp: "H.H.H. Langill, Traveling Photographer, Portraits, Views & Copies made at lowest rates." Gift of Nancy & Randall Burkett, February 2006. view larger image (scan #003578-0178)
UNIDENTIFIED girl, 4" x 2 ½" mounted in white stock with oval reveal surrounded by printed gold border design [same as Langill image above, but lacks stamp on verso]. Young girl with hair pulled back leaning forward on upholstered furniture with hands crossed. Cheeks tinted pink. Gift of Nancy & Randall Burkett, February 2006. view larger image (scan #003578-0179)
UNIDENTIFIED girl, 3 ½" x 2 ½" unmounted. Full length image of a young girl seated in a chair. She wears a plaid dress, has her hair down and hands folded in lap. Cheeks are tinted pink and a touch of gold paint was made at her throat. Gift of Nancy & Randall Burkett, February 2006. view larger image (scan #003578-0180)
UNIDENTIFIED child, 3 ½" x 2 3/8" unmounted. Full length image of a young child seated in a chair. The child wears a tartan plaid dress with white collar and white stockings. Gift of Nancy & Randall Burkett, February 2006. view larger image (scan #003578-0181)
UNIDENTIFIED child, 1 1/8" x 7/8" in mount 4" x 2 ½" mounted in white stock with oval reveal surrounded by embossed border. Bust portrait of small child in dark jacket with large buttons. Gift of Nancy & Randall Burkett, February 2006. view larger image (scan #003578-0182)
UNIDENTIFIED two young men, 4 ½" x 2 ¾" mounted in white stock with arched reveal and pink overlay paper. Full length image of two young men in shirt-sleeves, one with hand on shoulder of the other. Gift of Nancy & Randall Burkett, February 2006. view larger image (scan #003578-0183)
UNIDENTIFIED man and boy, 3 ½" x 2 ½" unmounted. Man at left seated on stone wall with boy in checked overcoat standing at right. Studio interior with painted tree at right. Gift of Nancy & Randall Burkett, February 2006. view larger image (scan #003578-0184)
UNIDENTIFIED mother and child, 4 3/8" x 2 5/8" mounted in white paper mount with oval reveal and red printed border. Mother seated in dark dress with one arm around shoulders of small child leaning into her lap. Round, shaded studio backdrop visible in background. Gift of Nancy & Randall Burkett, February 2006. view larger image (scan #003578-0185)
UNIDENTIFIED mother with two children, 3 ½" x 2 ½" unmounted. Woman in flowered hat seated with two children. Small child at left seated on her left, older child stands at right. Gift of Nancy & Randall Burkett, February 2006. view larger image (scan #003578-0186)
UNIDENTIFIED group of three children, 4 ¾" x 3" in tan/orange paper mount with arched reveal and red printed border. Older girl with wide-brimmed hat stands behind two smaller children seated in wooden Windsor-style chairs. Smaller children hold toys. Gift of Nancy & Randall Burkett, February 2006. view larger image (scan #003578-0187)
UNIDENTIFIED, two men in Civil War uniforms, 54th MA regiment. Both men are seated, man on right has cap on knee (with "54"). Man at left has coat partially unbuttoned, revealing light shirt underneath. Mounted in gold press frame. 3 1/4" x 2 ¾" From the Scattering Collection. view larger image (scan #003578-0188)
UNIDENTIFIED man in Civil War uniform, seated, holding cap in right hand. Gold tints on buttons and cap. Mounted in gold press frame, which is embossed with maker's name: "Scovill Mfg Superior / Waterbury, Conn. No. 821." From the Scattering Collection. view larger image (scan #003578-0189)
UNIDENTIFIED man. African American man in front of backdrop with painted tents, 3 ½" x 2 ¾". No case. Gift of Philip J. Lampi, 2005. view larger image (scan #003578-0190)
UNIDENTIFIED man in Civil War uniform with a pipe in his mouth. 3 3/8" x 2 ¾". No case. Gift of Philip J. Lampi, 2005. view larger image (scan #003578-0191)
UNIDENTIFIED woman. Waist-length portrait of young woman with hair piled up on head, wearing light colored blouse. Cheeks tinted pink. In paper mount. Plate measures 3 ½" x 2 ½". view larger image (scan #003578-0192)
UNIDENTIFIED child, hand tinted and unmounted, 3 1/8 x 2 1/2." Young child seated in a wooden high chair with red dress and cheeks tinted pink. Formerly had an oval cover. Gift of the Photographic Historical Society of New England view larger image (scan #003578-0193)
UNIDENTIFIED, full length image of a man standing outside holding his bowler hat in his hand. Other hand is on his hip. 3 ½ x 2 ½.. Gift of Richard H. Brown, 2010. view larger image (scan #441952-0195)
UNIDENTIFIED, three men standing in a studio, two are seated and the central man stands. Two men hold cigars and one has a flower in his lapel. All three wear hats. 3 ½ x 2 ½.. Gift of Richard H. Brown, 2010. view larger image (scan #441952-0196)
UNIDENTIFIED, group of three women and one man outside. Two women are seated near flowering shrub. One of the seated women holds a folded parasol. The other two figures stand behind the seated women. A house is visible in the distance at right. 3 ½ x 2 ½.. Gift of Richard H. Brown, 2010 view larger image (scan #441952-0197)
UNIDENTIFIED, baby in a light colored dress propped in a chair. 2 ¼ x 1 ¾. Gift of Richard H. Brown, 2010. view larger image (scan #441952-0198)
UNIDENTIFIED, baby in a light colored dress propped in a striped chair. 2 ¼ x 1 ¾. Gift of Richard H. Brown, 2010. view larger image (scan #441952-0199)
UNIDENTIFIED, gem-sized portrait of a young man in a light colored suit coat. Gift of Richard H. Brown, 2010. view larger image (scan #441952-0200)
UNIDENTIFIED, bust length portrait of a man in a dark suit. He has a beard and his hair is curled up at the back. 2 1/2 x 2. Includes matte. Gift of Richard H. Brown, 2010. view larger image (scan #441952-0201)