Billy the Kid photo was shot in 1877 with a wet plate camera. They were on the way out at that time. The photos posted are not tintypes, ambrotypes, or daguerreotypes. They were shot on film and developed onto paper as we know it today. All things considered, I’m gonna say mid to late 1880’s.
Billy the Kid photo was shot in 1877 with a wet plate camera. They were on the way out at that time. The photos posted are not tintypes, ambrotypes, or daguerreotypes. They were shot on film and developed onto paper as we know it today. All things considered, I’m gonna say mid to late 1880’s.
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