Collections : [University of Michigan William L. Clements Library]

This album contains gem tintype photographs of men and women of various ages, including young adults and children. One tintype shows a dog sitting on a chair.

This album (8.5cm x 8.5cm) contains 69 tinted gem tintype photographs of men and women of various ages, plus an image of a dog sitting on a chair. Each tintype is placed four to a page, in oval windows about 2.2cm high and 1.7cm across. A few of the people pictured wore accessories such as scarves and hats, and the men, who outnumber the women, appear with facial hair in numerous styles. The album's red leather cover has a raised geometric design on the front and back and previously included a metal clasp.

The John Irwin Griffith photograph album contains tintype and carte de visite portraits of members of the family of Democratic politician and writer, John Irwin Griffith.

The John Irwin Griffith photograph album (15 x 19 cm) contains 33 cartes-de-visite, and 37 tintype photographs of members of the family of Democratic politician and writer, John Irwin Griffith. Included are portraits of infants and one photograph of a man with a long beard. One man is appears standing, wearing a Masonic sash. The photographs were taken in Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, and Nevada.

The album's brown leather cover is embossed in high relief; double clasp with one clasp missing and is housed in a light blue box.