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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

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The Presidential Press and Information Bureau, which released the photographs, said the meeting was held Monday morning but did not disclose the location of the meeting or provide details about what was discussed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
The printing was done within a day, and the quality was better than expected from my phone photograph.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2026

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Key Facts The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the man, identified as 38-year-old Jeanine John Taele, was arrested after appearing to monitor security preparations at the club by taking photos and video.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Armstrong's old bedroom is now decorated with photos and paintings of the moon landing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

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The rapper opted for a custom, vibrant hot pink ensemble and completed the monochrome look with matching Christian Louboutin heels.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 27 July 2026
The color cameras like the ZWO ASI183MC Pro and ZWO ASI533MC Pro have delivered beautiful colored detail in galaxies and nebulas, whereas the monochrome ZWO ASI175 mono delivered exceptional solar photography.

— Harry Bennett, Space.com, 27 July 2026

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