Tintype of Andy Wilson, a "contraband" servant during the Civil War
date: label: Date
content: 1860s
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Andy Wilson, died 1868
notes: label: Description
content: A black and grey tintype image of a young male subject seated with his left forearm resting on a table. He wears a hat and jacket. The tintype is in a white paper mat, with an arched viewing window surrounded by embossed detail.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2008.9.34
objectType: label: Type
content: tintypes
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver on iron photographic plate
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 3 1/2 x 2 in. (8.9 x 5.1 cm)