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Tintype Portrait of Leibman Hirsh, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1860Tintype Portrait of Leibman Hirsh, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1860

Tintype portrait of Leibman Hirsh, born January 1854 and died June 1865 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. The photograph, dating to circa 1860, shows a clear image of a young Jewish boy. Hirsh is buried in the Temple Cemetery in Nashville. The inscription "Nephew" on his gravestone suggests he may have been an orphan raised by relatives.