antique 1800s tintype photo of curled mustache man, big cowboy hat fills frame snapshot 5" with wear

5" with wear

a well-known engraver and copper-plate printer

very light buff marks but I don't see any later damage

the men are: the explorer and geologist William Henry Holmes

Original late-1850s quarter-plate ambrotype of a grieving woman holding her deceased child

antique 1800s tintype photo of curled mustache man, big cowboy hat fills frame snapshot 5" with wearOriginal tintype of a man with a curled mustache wearing a large cowboy hat, striped tie and polka dot shirt. On its original reddish orange colored mount that is roughly 3" x 2. 5". The mount has some issues, including a crease, but this tintype is not bent and is in excellent condition. On the back, the tintype has been held to the mount with clear tape. Shipping: Choice of First Class (flat mailer) or boxed Priority Mail.