Rare Slavery Era African American Nanny Holding Baby 1/6 Ambrotype china Original circa 1905 photograph of

Original circa 1905 photograph of a cute little girl posing with her dog and white cat

"Pony Express" on the side

The old seals look like they haven't been tampered with

A friend of mine thought he was wearing a military jacket and could have been a young Civil War soldier

possibly as early as 1851

Rare Slavery Era African American Nanny Holding Baby 1/6 Ambrotype china Original circa 1905 photograph ofCirca 1860 1863 1 6 plate ambrotype of an African American woman holding a white baby. The woman is wearing a hand tinted blouse and holding a handkerchief. Looks nicer under proper lighting than my scan shows. Ambrotype is behind mat and cover glass in a full case, with matching, separated covers. This is a clear glass ambrotype and the back of the glass has been painted black, as was done to bring out the image. The ambrotype is in very good antique