Civil War Tintype of Young Girl in Calico Dress in Union Foil Frame rounded box And then this gorgeous raw

And then this gorgeous raw edge around the top

painted/lacquered black on the reverse side

includes 48 pages total—26 of them at front filled mostly on one side with trigonometry and surveying exercises including beautiful diagrams

Joseph Spithover

He lost his ears along the way

Civil War Tintype of Young Girl in Calico Dress in Union Foil Frame rounded box And then this gorgeous rawAn early tintype of a pretty, poised looking girl in a lovely calico dress, with what looks like a swath of matching fabric draped over the side of whatever it is she is resting her hand upon. The gold foil frame embossed "Union" (with flags, shields, swords and flowers all around and the year '61) combined with the wear and wounds to the tintype itself, give it an added sense of weight, imparting our girl's soberness with a feeling of determination