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John Beeber
John Beeber
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John Beeber

Permanent ID:
5607
Date:
circa 1858
Image Description:
Image: 1/6 plate; Head and shoulders of a man with a large chin-only beard dressed in a jacket with a slender tie, with applied color on cheeks. Preserver: Fancier with inward points at the corners (after 1858). Mat: Oval with matte finish and ornate (late 1850s). Case: Paper-covered wood-frame with a geometric design with patterned gilding on interior and exterior, with eggplant velvet pinchpad and a eggplant velvet cushion (1850-60s).
Inscription:
(ink on label): John Beeber 30 yrs. Old / Presented by Mrs. G. B. Murty / May 29, 1935 (Enclosed item)
Format:
Tintypes
Dimensions:
Width: 6.9 cm, Height: 8.1 cm (image)
Width: 2 23/32 in, Height: 3 3/16 in (image)
Width: 8 cm, Height: 9.3 cm, Depth: 1.9 cm (case)
Width: 3 1/8 in, Height: 3 19/32 in, Depth: 3/4 in (case)
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cased photographs collection
Related People or Organizations:
Beeber, John (depicted)
Murty, Cathrine Beeber (was donated by)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Tintype [sh85135543]
Portrait photography--United States [sh2010107725]