Cunningham, James S.: Tintype, c. 1861

Name/Title

Cunningham, James S.: Tintype, c. 1861

Entry/Object ID

P1979.43.6

Description

Cunningham, James S.: Tintype, c. 1861. Tintype taken of Union soldier, James S. Cunningham, after enlisting in Missouri Volunteers. James was from Gower, Mo and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for valor at Vicksburg during the Civil War.

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1861

Place

State/Province

Missouri

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

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Civil wars

Search Terms

Medal of Honor Recipient

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 2" x 2½"

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

James S. Cunningham

Provenance

Notes

donated by great-grandson of Cunningham