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Tintypes from the William L. Schaeffer Collection

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Join Jeff Rosenheim, Joyce Frank Menschel Curator in Charge of Photographs, for a closer look at the extraordinary group of tintypes from the William L. Schaeffer Collection featured in the exhibition, The New Art: American Photography, 1839-1910, on view through July 20, 2025 at The Met Fifth Avenue

Contributors

Narrator: Jeff Rosenheim, Joyce Frank Menschel Curator in Charge of Photographs
Art Handlers: Natasha Kung, Assistant Conservator, Photograph Conservation Virginia McBride, Research Associate, Photographs
Producer: Melissa Bell
Associate Producer: Lela Jenkins
Editor: Lucas Groth
Cinematographer: Jessy Price
Original Music: Austin Fisher

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