Well-Dressed African-American Negro Black Man Ex-Slave RARE 1860s Tintype Photo

Description

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE
An excellent and extremely rare
vintage
museum quality
tintype photograph of a well-dressed and most likely well-educated African-American man.  Unidentified American Photographer.  1860s.
Note that the mat has embossed stars around the opening!
Total measurements are approximately 3 1/3" by 2 3/8".
This item is in excellent condition, a few light surface irregularities
.  Please review the photographs carefully as they are an essential part of the description.
KEYWORDS: Americana African-American African-Americans Black Blacks Negro Negroes Civil War War Between the States Union United States Slavery Slaves Underground Railroad Railway Patriotic Mats Abraham Lincoln Abolitionists
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