Tintypes

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Calloway - Leinart Bible. 1 volume; poor condition. One folder of loose items found in Bible, including tintype of unidentified young man.

Scope and Contents The Charles Floyd Shipe Papers consist primarily of the letters written by Floyd Shipe to his wife Ruth Caroline Fowler Shipe during World War II. Floyd Shipe was born on June 6, 1909, in Knox County, Tennessee, and died on March 25, 1993. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from May 1942 until September 1945, and he wrote to his wife nearly every day. The Shipes lived near Halls Cross Roads in Knox County, Tennessee. The contents of the letters cover issues of health, finance, farming,...

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Pair of Union Civil War tintypes (tinted) housed in a octagonal gutta percha case. Subjects are brothers from Jefferson County, Tenn from the Martin or Rimmer family. Case measures 3" H x 2 1/2" W. Condition: Overall very good condition.

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Gem sized tintype of Silas Whaley, Sevier County, Tenn. 1885-1901. 3/4” x 1” In small cut matte with pencil label. Seller identifies Silas as the son of John B. and Olive Theodocia (Bradley) Whaley. 1 tintype in matte.

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Six letters to Paul Herriford, Cleveland, Tenn. Dated from January 24, 1847, to February 26, 1848 (two are undated). Re: stage coach line, drivers, travel schedules, etc. Letters are from Jno. H. Crozier, Knoxville, and I. P. Kelly(?), Chattanooga. Also two tintypes of unidentified man and woman.

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Collection of 14 tintypes of young girls from the Morristown area, most with photographer identification and all but one person identified as well. Possibly all students at some female academy? Images are each about the size of a thumb nail. Each in a paper envelope with photographer’s name stamped on the verso

Scope and Contents The collection contains photographs, tintypes, a carte de visite album, a hand-stitched, woven alphabetical organizer, and various financial records including receipts, promissory notes, court judgements, and ledger scraps. Some of the photographs are identified, including a photograph of Rogersville Female Academy’s faculty and student body, and one of students and their instructor holding musical instruments. Another photograph depicts the Shenandoah Normal College baseball team. Most of...

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Photograph album donated by Miss Gussie Tutterow; owner of album not known. 4 x 5 6/8” album with 20 CDVs (cartes-de-visite), 4 tintypes, and 2 index cards. Most are unidentified portraits. Two IDs: Josie Hundly (?) and toddler Annie Pearl Hayes (born 1875). One of the index cards has an untitled poem with the repeated line ‘In the Upper Garden.’

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Civil War tin type in Daguerreo style Union Case embossed with the eagle and U.S. flag. Lt. S. M, Mort is in uniform, seated, holding a sword. The buttons and bars on the uniform are highlighted in gold. The sash is highlighted in purple. His obituary is folded and in the case. He died July 15, 1869. The obituary includes tributes from men who served with him in the Union army. Mort was a member of the well-known family of potters in Jefferson County, Tenn..

Scope and Contents (Folders 26, 43, 49, & 75 tell of the location of Smith Family artifacts, portraits, and papers located in libraries and museums other than the McClung Collection.) Includes Tomlinson family material & Tate Springs material. Folder 13 contains postcards showing views and bldgs. of the Tate Springs Hotel. Many other postcards are in this collection, most are 19th century. Tate Springs Hotel (Inn), Knoxville Farmers Convention, agriculture, Appalachian Exposition award ribbons and...

Scope and Contents Thomas Smith Harvey b. Oct. 11, 1839; enlisted Feb. 6, 1862 at Flat Lick, Ky.; mustered out Feb. 23, 1865 Nashville. Married Oct. 6, 1865 Martha W. Cofer. Information transcribed from note in the papers. Daguerreotype (or tintype) in (broken) case of soldier in uniform believed to be Thomas Smith Harvey. Tintype in paper cover of woman with infant in her lap [Martha Covey Harvey and child]. Letter with printed letterhead “The War for the Union” dated Jan 26, 1864, to his aunt “Just so we...

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SPC 2017.012.001 Unidentified woman. Daguerreotype, front cover missing. 1 pc. SPC 2017.012.002. Unidentified baby. Daguerreotype. 1 pc. + Front cover off. SPC 2017.012.003 Unidentified young boy in chair. Tintype. 1 pc. SPC 2017.012.004 Unidentified young girl, standing next to a column with 1885 on it. Tintype. 1 pc. SPC 2017.012.005 a & b. a: Unidentified man and woman. b: back of card with photographer information in Germany. 1 pc.