Three Men, One Reading Newspaper, Unusual Antique Sixth Plate Tintype handmade puch was the original ancestor of

was the original ancestor of the family in America

Martha Arquero (1944-) is a well known Cochiti pueblo artist best known for her "frog storytellers" like this one

10" x 6 7/8"

Kitschy and fun

I've found a close match of this bottle that describes it as 19th century

Three Men, One Reading Newspaper, Unusual Antique Sixth Plate Tintype handmade puch was the original ancestor ofPretty rare to come across a tintype with a newspaper in it, and this one is in such crisp focus one can almost read the headlines! Not quite sure what all is going on between these three, but the uniform of the man standing at center suggests a train conductor or captain which seems logical, perhaps with the two seated men assuming their typical postures on board. And seems perhaps there is some pertinent news in the paper to which our man in uniform