[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A pair of ninth plate tintypes of African American women.

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A pair of ninth plate tintypes of African American women.Ninth plate tintype portrait of an African American young lady wearing a dress with lace collar, with "Neff's Pat. Feb. 56" stamped near top edge of plate. (Image quite dark, with blemishes including large area of discoloration to upper left and along upper edge, some crackling upper left; unsealed.) Housed in a fully separated pressed paper case. -- Ninth plate tintype standing portrait of an African American woman holding what appears to be a broom and another object in one hand. N.p.: E.C. Dunshee, n.d. (Image rather dark, with blemishes including area of rust to right side, heavy discoloration and spotting to mat; unsealed.) Housed in a pressed paper case. Mat stamped for Dunshee. -- Together, 2 tintype portraits of African American women.Hindman strives to describe historic materials in a manner that is respectful to all communities, providing descriptive contexts for objects where possible. The nature of historical ephemera is such that some material may represent positions, language, values, and stereotypes that are not consistent with the current values and practices at Hindman.