Women in Surrey

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

About this item

On a sunny summer afternoon, three women sit in a surrey dressed for town or visiting. Their patient horse stands quietly. This photograph might have been taken by a traveling photographer using a method called “ferrotype,” popularly known as a “tintype.” Light-sensitive material was used to cast the image on a metal surface instead of glass. Tintypes became popular among traveling photographers because they were much lighter in weight than glass, and were relatively cheap.

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Item typePhotograph
Datecirca 1885
TopicHome Life, Household Items, Furniture
Social Activities, Entertainment, Recreation
Transportation, Travel, Tourism
EraRise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
MaterialMetal
Process/FormatPhotography; Tintype
Dimension detailsHeight: 4.50 in Width: 6.50 in
Catalog #1996.12.1198
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Women in Surrey. Photograph. ca. 1885. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1996-12-1198/. Accessed on December 8, 2024.

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