Powerful sixth plate tintype showing two seated men in working-class attire, posed in a studio setting. The man on the left displays a leg amputation — his pant leg tucked below the knee, exposing the bandage or stump, with his crutch visible beside him. His comrade rests a hand gently across his lap, a striking gesture of solidarity and shared hardship. Both men wear broad-brimmed hats and appear to be in their twenties or early thirties.

This is almost certainly a post-Civil War portrait of a Union wounded veteran, likely with a fellow soldier or friend. The emotional gravity is unmistakable, and the quiet dignity of the wounded man — contrasted with his companion’s subtle support — makes this one of the more humanizing and empathetic postwar images of disability and brotherhood.