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Unknown maker — Untitled (Portrait of a Standing Man Wearing a Fireman's Uniform)

Unknown maker

Untitled (Portrait of a Standing Man Wearing a Fireman's Uniform)

1865

Captured during the Civil War era, a proud firefighter displays his professional identity through his distinctive uniform in this direct, unvarnished tintype portrait.

Medium
Tintype

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Unknown maker, Untitled (Portrait of a Standing Man Wearing a Fireman's Uniform), 1865

Captured during the Civil War era, a proud firefighter displays his professional identity through his distinctive uniform in this direct, unvarnished tintype portrait.

Medium
Tintype
Year
1865
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Monochrome, Documentary, 19th Century, American, Historical, Portrait, Tintype, Male, Figurative, Formal

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