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Norris, Carl Earl; Norris, Esther "Hettie" Hogate : Original Tintype - Cary Earl Norris and Esther "Hettie" Hogate Norris, 1883, Hastings, Nebraska

Original black-and-white tintype mounted in a copper frame. This is a portrait showing Cary Earl Norris and Esther "Hettie" Hogate Norris. Cary stands next to Hettie who is seated on a chair. They may be posing in a photography studio as there appears to be an artificial background showing classical architecture behind them. Copper frame has a small raised decorative border on front. The back of the frame appears to have been hammered by hand. Incised inscription on back of frame. Datelined September 1883 in Hastings, Nebraska. 3" x 3 1/4." The image appears underexposed which is actually a natural attribute of the tintype. Tintype is very clean and intact except for minuscule surface wear. Frame is very clean and intact except for a few spots of tarnishing. A Very Good copy. This is a portrait of an engaged couple, Cary Earl Norris (1863-1930) and Esther "Hettie" Hogate Norris (1866-1962). Cary was born in Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois. Hettie was also originally from Illinois and was born in Mount Pleasant, Henry County. They married in 1884. Cary worked as a self-taught violin maker and repairer. He established himself as a skilled violin craftsman in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio in 1884. However, Cary and Hettie appeared to have lived in Hastings, Nebraska for some time. Both Cary and Hettie passed away in Zanesville. They had eight children, Ernest, Clark, John, Basil, Ruth, Stella, Ethel, and William. The inscription on back reads, "State [Engagement?], A. R. Hastings, Nebr., Cary E. Norris, Hettie A. Hogate, Sept. 1883." The tintype, also known as the melainotype and ferrotype, is a type of photograph that utilizes a thin sheet of metal (typically iron) colloquially called "tin" as the support for the photographic emulsion. No tin is actually used in the process. The photographic image is produced by using dark lacquer or enamel and a silver-halide emulsion and directly exposing the positive on the metal sheet. Adolphe-Alexandre Martin first described the tintype process in 1853. It was first patented by Hamilton Smith (of the United States) and William Kloen (of the United Kingdom) in 1856. Tintypes were the most popular during the 1860s and 1870s and became mainstay novelties at street booths, fairs, and carnivals due, in part, to how quickly tintypes could be processed. Although their popularity began to wane during the mid-1860s, tintypes maintained a presence into the early twentieth century.. Photographic Image. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: No Binding

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