Photo Detective: Two of a Kind

By Maureen A. Taylor Premium

Robert Niles owns two identical tintypes mounted in paper folders. He thinks he knows the identity of all the individuals but isn't sure. He also wants to know how a copy was made of the original tintype. Tintypes are an American invention, first patented by Hamilton Lamphere Smith of...

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