Boy and Girl

Photograph

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Hancock Historical Museum

The tintype photograph from the Civil War era depicts two children standing beside a small, round table draped with a patterned cloth; the boy on the left, dressed in a dark suit, leans casually with one leg crossed over the other while resting a hand on the table, and the girl on the right, wearing a light-colored dress with a lace collar, stands with a serene expression, her hand gently placed alongside the table, against a textured, neutral backdrop.

The tintype photograph from the Civil War era depicts two children standing beside a small, round table draped with a patterned cloth; the boy on the left, dressed in a dark suit, leans casually with one leg crossed over the other while resting a hand on the table, and the girl on the right, wearing a light-colored dress with a lace collar, stands with a serene expression, her hand gently placed alongside the table, against a textured, neutral backdrop.

Name/Title

Boy and Girl

Entry/Object ID

76.066.40

Description

tin type of a boy and girl

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Tintype

Collection

John C. Mathias, Civil War

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1860

Time Period

19th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Tintype

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Positive, Direct

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Update Date

May 19, 2026