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1Improving content on photographic techniques
History
2E.P. Griswold: The History of the Ferrotype (1889)
Examples
3Tintypes: Examples
4Painted tintypes
Gem tintypes
5Gem tintypes
6Tin Type Album: Little gem tintypes
Tintypes in non-paper based objects
7Tintypes in non-paper objects
Instructions
8A.K.P. Trask: Trask's Practical Ferrotyper (1872)
Advice for tintype portraiture
9Tintype: Hints for dress
Plates
10Tintypes: Plates
11Neff plates
Packaging
12Packaging for tintypes
Stereo tintypes
13Stereo tintypes
Cameras
14Tintype cameras
Preservers
15Ferrotype preservers
16Tintype preservers
Sleeves and mounts
17Paper sleeves and card mounts for tintypes
Themes
18Tintypes: Portraits
19Tintypes: Military
20Tintypes: Ethnic: Native Americans
21Tintypes: Occupationals
22Tintypes: Leisure
23Tintypes: Exteriors
24Tintypes: Objects
25Tintypes: Advertising
26Tintypes: Multiple exposures
27Tintypes: Photographers
28Tintypes: Photographic studios
29Tintypes: Backgrounds and foregrounds
30Tintypes: Photographica
American Civil War (1861-1865)
31Reasons for the popularity of the tintype during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Bon Tons
32Bon Tons: Advertising
33W.H. Pearce: The Forest Home & Algonquin Bon Ton Tent
Contemporary tintypes
34Contemporary tintypes

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