Photograph by
Green, John, American
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
ca. 1900
Medium
collodion and silver on iron with lacquer with ink paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 1 1/4 × 15/16 in. (3.2 × 2.4 cm)
H x W (card): 2 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (7 × 4.4 cm)
Caption
John Green was a Black photographer who owned a photography studio in Denver, Colorado that he operated in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Description
A tintype portrait of a man identified as "Uncle Charlie," captured by photographer John Green and mounted in pink paper matting. The man is featured wearing a light shirt with a collar, a dark coat, and tie. He is show in the oval window of a rectangular paper matting. The pink matting has an oval window, surrounded by a patterned red border. The sides of the matting are also edged in a red border, with designs at the corners. There is an inscription under the oval that reads [Uncle Charlie]. The back of the matting is stamped with an oval stamp, the boarder of which matches the border decoration around the image window. Inside the border are the words [John Green / PHOTOGRAPHER / Cor. 18th & Market Sts. / Denver Colorado]. There is bright red sticker with the number [889] adhered to the back of the card.
Place made
Denver, Colorado, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
tintypes
portraits
Topic
American West
Business
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.37.13.3
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dcdb082d-fd60-43bf-b666-955a7abfae37

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