MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
Digitization Portfolio Collection: Selected Examples of Print Images
Record
Resource Identifier:
exwsdpc2photo02
Title:
Portrait of M. W. Wilcox [enhanced]
Title:
U. S. Civil War soldier portrait [enhanced]
Creator:
Unknown photographer
Subject:
Photographs
Subject:
Positives (photographs)--United States--19th century
Subject:
Direct positives--United States--19th century
Subject:
Tintypes--United States--19th century
Subject:
Portraits--United States--19th century
Subject:
Photographs--United States--19th century
Description:
Computer enhanced example of a tintype (also known as a ferrotype or melainotype), an early photographic process dating from 1856. This example is of a U.S. Civil War Union soldier from circa 1864, noted as being in Co. "G", 24th New York Calvary. The actual tintype measures approximately 2.5 x 4 inches, and from examination can be seen to be hand colored.
Source:
M. W. Wilcox, Union Soldier. c1864, Courtesy of Paul Howell
Date Original:
1864?
Access Rights:
Rights retained by the original owner. Used with permission.. For additional information contact the Library Digitization Center project staff: (lib-dc@wmich.edu)
Contributing Institution:
Western Michigan University Libraries, Digitization Center
Type:
Image
Format:
image/tiff
Format Extent:
50,984,721 bytes
Digitization Specifications:
3220w x 5269h pixels, 24 bit color, 48.6 MB, 1200 ppi, Microtek ScanMaker 1000XL (Photoshop CS3 was used for computer enhancement)
Image Width - cm:
7
Image Height - cm:
11

U. S. Civil War soldier portrait [enhanced]

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U. S. Civil War soldier portrait [enhanced]