Young Boy

The image shows two copies of the same Civil War era tintype photograph, each depicting a young man dressed in a formal dark suit and white shirt, with a noticeable part in his short hair, looking directly at the camera, capturing a serious and composed expression typical of the period. The photographs are slightly aged, with visible scratches and a sepia tone that highlights the vintage quality of this historical medium, commonly used in the mid-to-late 1800s for portraiture.

The image shows two copies of the same Civil War era tintype photograph, each depicting a young man dressed in a formal dark suit and white shirt, with a noticeable part in his short hair, looking directly at the camera, capturing a serious and composed expression typical of the period. The photographs are slightly aged, with visible scratches and a sepia tone that highlights the vintage quality of this historical medium, commonly used in the mid-to-late 1800s for portraiture.

Name/Title

Young Boy

Entry/Object ID

76.066.42

Description

tin type of a boy 2 copies

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