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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.