Tintype photograph depicting a young boy posed with a model paddlewheel steamboat, late 19th century.

The boy is seated on a wooden chair beside a small table covered with a patterned cloth, resting one hand near the model vessel. He wears a dark jacket, waistcoat, and trousers with a bow tie at the collar. The model padlewheel boat features a central cabin structure, vertical smokestacks, and small flags mounted at either end, including an American flag rear. The composition centers the boy and the detailed model, suggesting it as a prized object or hobby piece.

The plate is unmounted with no photographer’s imprint visible.