John A. Coffer traveling tintype photographer Tombstone Arizona 1980-2009
by David Lee Guss
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John A. Coffer traveling tintype photographer Tombstone Arizona 1980-2009
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David Lee Guss
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Photograph - Photography
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John A. Coffer, traveling tintype photographer, Tombstone, Arizona, 1980. Vignetted and Toned in 2009.
Coffer took the back roads, with his wagon and horse, to journey to Tombstone.
He spent seven years on the road. Coffer lives in Finger Lakes, New York in a 12 feet square cabin (he built himself) on a 48 acre farm with no plumbing, phone or car. A 75 watt solar panel charges batteries for one light bulb and a radio tuned to National Public Radio. Essentially he lives as if in the 1860's, earning a modest living from the sale of his prints and periodic workshops.
Tintypes were a popular (and cheap compared to the pricey daguerreotypes) form of 19th century photography. The only known portrait of Billy the Kid is a tintype.
Tintypes were a popular form of photography spanning 1860 to 1910. An iron plate was coated with light sensitive collodion.
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