Today’s photo from the Leather CdV Album is a fine image of a young man posed quite attractively, presumably so he could impress the ladies he visited and thereby left his visiting card. The square corners of the card indicate the 1860s but this is mid to late century (my guesstimate) due to the entire …
Here is a boy of about 10-12 months of age, named Roger Bain. Unfortunately with no location or even a year, it’s difficult to pin this one down. I have a similar style photo of my uncle, so I did a search for Roger Bain born in 1930 +/- 5 years and the list is …
The photographic tax stamp was applied between the years of 1864-1866 as a means to recover costs incurred during the American Civil War. The first income tax in America was also a means of paying for the war, however this photographic tax was specific to the luxury of photographs, ambrotypes, daguerrotypes and any other …
There was only one challenge for photographers in the 19th century that we can really see evidence of today, and that is movement. Because the exposure time was slow, subjects had to sit still for a long time. We see stands behind subjects helping them hold their pose, they lean on chairs or tables to …
This photo from the Red Velvet Album is not like any of the others. It is a Real Photo Postcard that has been trimmed to fit into a CdV opening. The dress of the subject is definitely 20th century. Makes me wonder if this is A. one of the girls as an adult or B. …
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