Tintype

Photograph

Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

Name/Title

Tintype

Description

B & W image of a soldier; wearing a Kepi; has officer insignia bars on shoulders; long frock style coat; has sword belt at waist and a sash above the belt; gripping sheath of sword in one hand an hilt in the other; has mustache and chin whiskers hand coloring done to give rank bars, buttons, buckle on belt, and hilt of sword gold color, also sash colored purple; still has a stamped brass mat. Donor is great-great grandson of Johnathan Keith; according to family history, this is Keith at the time of war with Mexico. However, that does not agree with photo technology; tintypes were not introduced until 10 years after this image was supposedly made. References: Brant and Fuller, Pg 751 & 752

Collection

Dick Padrick

Acquisition

Accession

1987.062

Source or Donor

Dick Padrick

Acquisition Method

Donation

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

January 3, 2002

Update Date

January 4, 2002