Without a doubt, this blog makes a remarkable claim, and one hard to believe, even for the blogger.
I ran across a rare and important cache of tintypes, featuring some of the most important personalities of the Victorian era; Mark Twain, Allan Pinkerton, many American and French artists, even Albert Einstein.
They were for sale, unidentified, but I thought they were fairly easily recognized, with a little research. I have posted this blog in hopes that others who acquired images from the same person would find this and join me in the quest to understand the history behind these wonderful images.
TWO images among several I found,
(1 & 2 on the left) of Charlie Siringo,
(1 & 2 on the left) of Charlie Siringo,
Pinkerton detective and western writer.
The rest are provided for comparison.
I ran across a rare and important cache of tintypes, featuring some of the most important personalities of the Victorian era; Mark Twain, Allan Pinkerton, many American and French artists, even Albert Einstein.
They were for sale, unidentified, but I thought they were fairly easily recognized, with a little research. I have posted this blog in hopes that others who acquired images from the same person would find this and join me in the quest to understand the history behind these wonderful images.
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