Sunday, June 28, 2020

Who are these dudes?

One of the scrapbook's tintypes is these two spiffy dudes. The tintype has fallen out of its position and doesn't seem to fit any label at all. The best clues: in the same scrapbook as the earlier tintypes of Purdys, so most likely Purdys or Bests or associated families. Probably taken around 1865 - 1875, but that's not for sure. Probably from IL.

Here's the image:








































Any ideas? All comments welcome!
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  1. PersilleAugust 2, 2020 at 1:34 PM

    I am pretty sure that the dude on the left is William Collins Purdy III, or Uncle Col, as he was known. Not positive, but looks very similar to the one that's been IDed as WCP3.

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