Who Were They?

Lost and forgotten photos from the past

This photograph represents the third photographer in the little town of Cambridgeboro, PA. Apparently the town was doing quite well. The fancy masking of the photo is similar to the previous photo from the Red Velvet album. The masking must have been carefull applied to the negative plate but you can definitely see they were …

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Staying in Cambridgeboro, PA we now have a lovely young lady who’s photo was masked in an interesting style. The image has been masked with a decorative shape reminiscent of a scroll. It is a shame we cannot see more of the dress the subject is wearing. I would like to know if the diagonal …

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Next to our bearded portrait we find this lady. The same photographer was used and guessing by the fact that they are next to each other in the album, they are likely husband and wife. Note that she has some interesting jewelry shown. The necklace is of an interesting heavy chain that passes through a …

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Turning the page of the Red Velvet album, we find this man. Although his is follically challenged on top, he is making up for it on his chin. The cabinet card is made of very dark green stock making the printed information a bit difficult to read. The gold is somewhat faded or worn which …

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Directly across from the photo I posted last is this one of a family. I don’t think it is the same family but the little boy seems similar. Maybe they were related in some way. This particular photo was made by Barry in Bismarck, Dakota Territory. Today, Bismarck is located in North Dakota. Dakota Territory …

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