Tintype of three unidentified men
- Photograph by
- Green, John, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- ca. 1900
- Medium
- collodion and silver on iron with lacquer with ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 3 1/8 × 1 7/8 in. (8 × 4.8 cm)
- H x W (card): 4 13/16 × 3 1/8 in. (12.3 × 8 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 three unidentified men captured by photographer John Green. The men are seated in a row, legs crossed, arms folded on their laps. All three wear dark suits. The man to the left has a dark bowtie against his light shirt. The other two men have light shirts and no ties. The man seated in the middle has a long white beard. The tintype is attached to a faded pink paper card. The image window has a rounded top and is bordered by a narrow red line next to a thick red line. The outer edge of the card is bordered by a thin red line with decorative knots designs in the corners. There is a red sticker on the reverse of the paper card.
- Place made
- Denver, Denver County, 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
- 2014.37.13.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.