Johnson Family: a Tintype or melainotype or ferrotype photo. Photographic emulsion is applied directly to a thin sheet of iron coated with a dark lacquer or enamel, which produced a unique positive image.
The ornate building of Uncle Tom's Cabin burned downed in 1879, only 3 years after it was built. It was a great loss as Thomas Judd had no insurance. However, he then built a new hotel on the same site. The hotel was later purchased by W.M. West…