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tintype

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Definition of tintype

as in daguerreotype

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Recent Examples of tintype The image could be a tintype from a late-Victorian play about a confidence man who preys on wealthy young widows. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 2025 The tintype format was introduced by chemist and physicist Hamilton Smith in 1856. — Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025 Also on display is a tintype of an unidentified African American woman, taken by an unidentified artist around 1865. — Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025 This is especially evident as the show builds from format to format—including tintypes, ambrotypes, paper prints, and stereographs, each an improvement on the last where the maker’s control was concerned. — Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 24 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tintype

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Nadar deployed Balzac’s reported initial mistrust and later acquiescence to the daguerreotype as an allegory of larger significance for understanding the history of invention.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
First observed on Aug 19, 1991, the day commemorates the invention of the daguerreotype, a photographic process developed in 1837.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 July 2025

Definition of daguerreotype

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At one point during the project, the participant asked Leniain to remove the photograph.

— Michael-Oliver Harding, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
The gift expands the museum’s holdings across six curatorial departments, including modern and contemporary art, African American art, American art, European sculpture and decorative arts, Native American art, and prints, drawings, and photographs.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 July 2026

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A couple of years ago, Xavi gifted the rest of his family necklaces that contained a photo of John for Christmas.

— Jay Harris, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Following her death, Brown, 22, shared a tribute to the late actress on her Instagram Stories alongside a black-and-white photo of Hottle holding up a toy version of King Kong.

— Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Definition of photo

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Tang and co-founder Joe Hollier noted the OS is designed to be less stimulating, from its monochrome appearance to the launcher that simply displays a list of tools rather than expressive app icons.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 July 2026
Take monochrome styling to brunch or afternoon spritzes by pairing a minimalist tank with a breezy skirt.

— India Roby, Glamour, 20 July 2026

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