Untitled (African American man in swimsuit)

Object number:

2002.25.2

Object name:

photograph

Title:

Untitled (African American man in swimsuit)

Date made:

Circa 1885

Material/Technique:

Quarter plate tintype

Dimensions:

H: 3.75 in, W: 3.25 in

Credit line:

Gift of the Friends of Photography

Physical description:

Quarter plate tintype in half case with gold colored oval frame.

Content description:

Tintype image of African American man in swimsuit, standing, leaning on a prop fence.

Concepts:

bathing suit; African American

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