Contributions of the group Vintage Tintypes, Ambros and Dags

An Intense Gaze

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:53:00 +0000

Found tintype in Branford, Connecticut, 2023.

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Garden Pose

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:33:31 +0000

Uploaded for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of: FANCY STUDIO BACKDROPS
For the week of: April 13 - April 19, 2026
This gentleman is pictured against a flowery garden backdrop in a rather rumpled suit.
He’s leaning on one of those strange real or fake rocks often used in studio pictures in late Victorian times.
It’s a tintype, found in an antique shop in Branford, Connecticut, 2023.

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The Soldier and the Civilian

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 05:29:40 +0000

Deborah Lundbech has posted:

Re-scanned cut tintype for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of: CANES, BATONS, SPEARS, ETC.
For the week of: FEBRUARY 23 - MARCH 1, 2026

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Three’s A Crowd Tintype

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 15:47:55 +0000

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Uploaded for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of: THREE’S A CROWD the theme of the month for November 2025.
Given to me by a library patron who is in her mid to late 70s now - the little girl is her mother, (with her parents behind her) and that, along with the girl’s clothes, dates this to c.mid 1920s.
This was definitely the tail end of tintype popularity, I think.
Taken at a fun fair or carnival. I wonder if anyone can identify the strange doll she has probably won?
CORRECTION: After checking with the friend who gave me this tintype, it appears this was taken closer to the late 1920s.

First Communion with Gold Touches

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 21:10:55 +0000

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A First Communion tintype showing the commonly added pink cheeks and the less commonly added gold touches. (More easily seen in the largest image.)
Her brooch, prayer book, and (strangely) her left ring finger have all been daubed with a tiny amount of gold.
I would guess that this was probably taken in the 1890s but there's no way that I know of to date it exactly.
Found in a Vintage Store on a visit to Connecticut, 2023.

Corkscrew Curls and a Precious Book

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 19:09:42 +0000

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Uploaded for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of: BOOKS (books appear prominently in the photo)
Tintype found in Shelburne village, Vermont.

Pink-Cheeked Man (Showing Up Faintly Here)

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Wed, 03 May 2023 16:55:31 +0000

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It's interesting to me that the majority of tintypes I've seen add color to the cheeks of the subject.
Man, woman, or child.
Sometimes I've seen the jewelry highlighted with gold; rarely an article of clothing is colored; but the rosy cheeks appear to be a standard addition.
I don't remember where I purchased this tintype. Possibly at the town-wide sale in Warrensburg, NY
No information about the man is given.

Three's A Crowd

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 14:14:00 +0000

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Posted for the monthly theme for Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of: THREE'S A CROWD
Tintype of three men taken in a studio. No information on who or where they are.
I believe I found this at the Warrensburg, NY annual town wide sale in 2013.

Tintype of Two Women and a Man in an Early Automobile

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sat, 05 May 2018 02:34:04 +0000

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Note that this automobile has a tiller rather than a wheel for steering.

For a similar photo, see Tintype of Three Women in an Early Automobile.

Tintype of Three Women in an Early Automobile

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sat, 05 May 2018 02:34:02 +0000

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Notice how the young woman is holding a tiller rather than a wheel as she pretends to steer the automobile.

For a similar photo, see Tintype of Two Women and a Man in an Early Automobile.

Alice G. Junker, Yreka, California

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 17:56:42 +0000

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"Compliments of your neice Alice."

Handwritten note on the back of this photographic calling card: "Mrs. A. E. Junker, Yereka, Cal. Taken some years ago."

Based on the handwritten additions, this card and its inset tintype photo belonged to Alice G. Junker, who was married to Albert E Junker. In 1910, when Alice was 44 years old and Albert was 48, they lived in Yreka Ward 2, Siskiyou County, California. It's likely that the calling card dates to the 1880s or 1890s.

Long Ago Child

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 01:48:38 +0000

Deborah Lundbech has posted:

I received this sweet daguerreotype today as a gift. I know there are ways to scan dags to do them justice, but I've never done it before, and I know this is a little rough.
As you can see, there is damage around the edges, but fortunately the little face stayed clear.

Man and Woman with Doll at Niagara Falls

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 00:47:51 +0000

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A tintype photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park.

Another painted version of Niagara Falls (see also Holding a Bucket Under Niagara Falls) appears in the background of this souvenir tintype photo, which originally came in a paper mount that would have covered up the uneven edges and clipped corners.

The woman is holding a doll that appears to be dressed in a baseball uniform, and what looks like a purse is tucked under one of the doll's arms. Although it's difficult to see at the very edge of the photo, the man seems to be holding a stuffed animal of some sort.

Notice that--like all tintypes--the image is reversed, so that the "L" on the doll's uniform is backwards. The falls on the painted backdrop are also reversed--the Horseshoe Falls at left should actually be on the right-hand side of the photo, while the American Falls at right should appear on the left-hand side. Mouse over the top of the tintype to see a mirror image of the photo that shows the "L" and the falls in their proper order.

...And If One Young Lady Should Accidentally Fall, There'd Be Four Young Ladies Sitting On the Wall...

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:00:53 +0000

Deborah Lundbech has posted:

I think someone just got shoved. : )
Posted for Vintage Photo theme Park theme of "Tintypes".
Found tintype in Vergennes, Vermont.

Tintype of Girl in Plaid Dress, Norristown, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 15:40:47 +0000

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Tinted tinype in a CDV-sized paper mount. Mouse over the top of this image to see a close-up of the tintype.

Printed on the reverse (see small image below): "Cope, artificial fly tyer and photographer, cor. Strawberry Alley & LaFayette Street, Norristown, Pa."

Connecticut Gentleman

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 01:50:54 +0000

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Found tintype at Warrensburg, NY
Oct. 2013
Print on the side says:
Waterbury, Conn. No. 28

Pretty Woman, Elaborate Backdrop

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 23:13:13 +0000

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Found tintype.
Warrensburg, NY
October 2013

Ancient Man

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 23:13:05 +0000

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Tintype.
Found in Warrensburg, NY
October 2013

Fashionable But Weary

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 00:54:23 +0000

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Found in an antique shop in Oakland, CA
October 2013
I'd guess late 1870s on this one, I think.

Patience

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 13:51:05 +0000

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Brought forward, at Alan's suggestion, for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of "ALREADY UPLOADED - ANYTHING GOES!

Found tintype in Bristol, Vermont, 2012.