Early 19th Century Photo Album

The cover art of this album is the subject of my banner.  This album was filled with about 40 cabinet card and tintype photos.  Bought at auction and there were no names in the album so I have no idea what family owned this but a lot of the cabinet cards had the studio name printed on them.  By researching the studios (most of which were located in Cincinnati) I was able to date them all to around 1895-1890.  The tintypes may have been older since tintype photos have been around since the mid 1800's.

Most were typical studio pics, headshots, backdrops.  It included women, men, and children.  Most interesting photo I thought, was one of a couple men outside a barber shop.  Check out the giant barber pole with the address on the base. 

It also included an early real picture post card and an early hand-colored color photo. The finish of the post card was almost metallic looking as you tilted it in the light.  The early hand-colored color photo I'm guessing was a little later, the woman was dressed in what appeared to be more 1920's style fashions.  Check it out: