Sixth-plate ambrotype of a gentleman dressed "to the nines," holding his top hat, coat thrown over his shoulder, wearing gloves, vest, tie. Tinted cheeks. In a half pressed paper case. Cdv-sized tintype of an African American couple, also dressed in their "Sunday best." It appears that the gentleman is wearing a clerical collar, which indicates that he may be a minister. Posed with him sitting, her standing beside. Not cased. And a sixth-plate outdoor tintype of a rider on horseback, in riding boots and hat, a second horse behind him that does not appear to be saddled or loaded as a pack animal. Farmhouse in background. Not cased. Condition: Emulsion cracking on ambrotype. Minor edge scraping on tintypes.
Sixth-plate ambrotype of a gentleman dressed "to the nines," holding his top hat, coat thrown over his shoulder, wearing gloves, vest, tie. Tinted cheeks. In a half pressed paper case. Cdv-sized tintype of an African American couple, also dressed in their "Sunday best." It appears that the gentleman is wearing a clerical collar, which indicates that he may be a minister. Posed with him sitting, her standing beside. Not cased. And a sixth-plate outdoor tintype of a rider on horseback, in riding boots and hat, a second horse behind him that does not appear to be saddled or loaded as a pack animal. Farmhouse in background. Not cased. Condition: Emulsion cracking on ambrotype. Minor edge scraping on tintypes.
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