One Room School House with Students and Teachers, 19th C. Outdoor Tintype 1930s signs by folding then cutting--usually described

by folding then cutting--usually described as valentines

I found a match of this suited man milagro--being sold for much more than I am listing him for--described as an Italian

and I'm definitely charmed by this one

A few scuffs and scrapes here and there

what looks to be a little upside-down heart in pencil

One Room School House with Students and Teachers, 19th C. Outdoor Tintype 1930s signs by folding then cutting--usually describedI believe this tintype dates to the 1870s or so, based especially on the clothing of the adults and, as far as I've been able to determine in researching, it is a fairly rare one; I've turned up a good number of school photos taken outside one room school houses produced as cabinet cards paper printed photos, but tintype examples seem very few and far between. Quite a wonderful array of faces and postures and attitudes I think, with what seems to be a