Rhode Island Locomotive Works Photo c1885 Cartagena C-M Railway Company RI D1161
Published by Rhode Island Locomotive Works, Providence, Rhode Island.
Published by Rhode Island Locomotive Works, Providence, Rhode Island.
This is a tintype, also known as a melainotype or ferrotype; a photograph printed on a thin piece of metal that had been coated with lacquer or enamel. They were most popular during the 1860s and 1870s, but are still Read More …
This is a Cabinet Card, which was a popular photo format in the 1880s. They were first used in the 1860s for landscape views, eventually adapted to portraits, and had greatly declined by the 1890s. From a family collection. I’m Read More …