Showing posts with label Albumen print. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Albumen print. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Gilbert & Bacon

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Not Gilbert & George! William Frank Bacon was born in 1843 in Bangor, Maine.  After serving in the Union Army during the Civil ...
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

One Big Happy Family

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I don't know about other collectors of old photos, but I always have doubts about what I'm told by the people who sell t...
Thursday, March 20, 2014

Elizabeth From Louisville

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Elizabeth Ratherin Phillips, at least that's what's written on the back of the card.  This photo is mounted on a card with a very...
Monday, July 1, 2013

Yet Another Cabinet Card

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Unlike yesterday's post, this one has a studio mark on the border, so I didn't crop to the image.  I wasn't able to find much...
Sunday, June 30, 2013

Just Another Cabinet Card

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I've had this one for awhile, and it's time to put it up.  There's no studio mark on the borders or on the back, so I haven...
Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Told Ya So

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There is something wonderfully theatrical about this one.  Of  course, Fort Dodge, Iowa isn't exactly a center of the theater arts. W...
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Cabinet Cards, Little Boys In Dresses

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Once again, we return to the strange nineteenth century custom of dressing little boys as girls for the first four or five years of th...
Monday, March 11, 2013

More Cabinet Cards

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These cabinet cards, at least to me, are far more interesting for what's on the back, rather than the photo itself.  It didn...
Sunday, March 10, 2013

Cabinet Cards From York, PA

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I'll be putting up some cabinet cards over the next few days or so.  Some will hold interest only for those fascinated by nineteen...
Thursday, November 17, 2011

Before Taking

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So what were they taking on Dec. 1st, 1905? I'm assuming that we are looking at five couples, (I've spotted one wedding ring.) who a...
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Friday, September 30, 2011

The German American Collection, The Broken Ones

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It's my preferred practice, when scanning mounted prints, to crop out everything but the actual photograph. Too, I prefer not to impose ...
Friday, September 2, 2011

A Nineteenth Century Wedding

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EBay can be an expensive way to collect old photos. Believe me, I've found that out the hard way. But, if you'...
Monday, August 29, 2011

Carte de Visite/Ohio

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Well, I haven't put up a carte de visite for awhile so I thought I'd put these two up. Other than that the...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Betty in the Center

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This one falls in the "I wish it were in better condition" category. Is the girl in the center the self assured ...
Friday, July 29, 2011

Alfalfa, Sr. Cabinet Card

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I dare anyone to tell me that this guy doesn't look like Alfalfa from The Little Rascals. All that's missing is the cow lick and a f...
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Saturday, July 16, 2011

Mrs. Nancy A. Larkins

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I wish this one was in better shape. The lady is beautiful. Written in pencil on the back, "Mrs. Nancy A. Larkins, Browns to right of m...
Sunday, June 5, 2011

Two Girls, One Boy

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My best guess is that this picture was taken in the late nineteenth to early twentieth century and what a future these children would face. ...
Friday, June 3, 2011

Marie and Malcolm Carskadden

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An albumen print, mounted on a card, "Marie and Malcolm Carskadden" written on the back. I did a search on both Marie and Malcolm ...
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

What Makes a Great Cabinet Card Part 2?

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Yesterday I asked the question, with millions to choose from, what makes a great cabinet card. Well, here is an example. The photographer, M...
Friday, April 1, 2011

Cabinet Card-Two Children

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Two little girls? Very likely, but not a sure thing. There was a custom among the upper classes of the nineteenth century of keeping littl...