This is a group of CdVs found in the big bunch off ebay, and they are certainly a family. All the backs are marked as on the last image. According to Photo Tree, the absence of a border on these CdVs suggests they are from 1860-1862. The woman’s dress is certainly a lovely representation of …
This tiny photograph is the last photo from the C. Murray Album, and was tucked into the corner of a page, almost as an afterthought, though I like to really think it was so small it just didn’t fit into any of the other album slots. It was tucked in with the photo which I …
Almost to the final photo in the C. Murray Album. I’ve got some wild speculation going about the couple we looked at recently – first in their wedding photo, then with their children, and then in middle age. The fellow in this CdV bears some resemblance to the man in those three photos, so I …
This CdV from the C. Murray Album is an unidentified Streeter family member. While I don’t know much about men’s clothing, what I do find very interesting is that instead of a necktie of some type, he has closed his shirt with a string tie. Literally, string. It appears he has a vest beneath his …
This CdV is one from the back of the C. Murray Album, and some sort of Streeter relation I’m sure. The photographer was Conklin of 509 Commercial Street, Atchison KS. Interestingly, Conklin was part of Conklin & Klekner, Portrait & Landscape Photographers, keeping rooms at the same address. They were known for photographing downtown Atchison, …
Who Were They? 