Item: Antique 19th Century Tintype Photograph of an African American Man
Inscription on Back: Written in pencil, reads "H. S. Stoke" (maybe"H. S. Stokes")
Estimated Date: c. 1850s–1860s (Civil War / Late Antebellum Era)
Dimensions: Measures approximately 3.25 inches by 2 inches (Slightly cropped plate/sixth-plate variant dimensions)About This Item:
Up for sale is a rare, historically significant 19th-century tintype portrait featuring a young African American man. He is sharply dressed in a mid-19th-century high-buttoned coat, formal vest, and a neatly tied cravat/necktie.The reverse side of the original backing features an authentic, period pencil inscription reading "H. S. Stoke" (or Stokes). Identified African American portraits from the Civil War era are exceedingly scarce, making this an incredible piece for genealogy researchers, regional historians, or collectors of early American photography.
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