The Bangs Sisters and Henry Jestram: Chicago Photographer Driven Insane by Séances
A Look at Henry Jestram's 1884 cabinet card portrait of a young sister and brother in Chicago, with strange history of his life
Four Cabinet Card Portraits by the Stone & Needles Studio of South Pueblo, Colorado
A look at four antique cabinet card portraits by Stone & Needles studio of South Pueblo, Colorado
Cabinet Card Photographers of Newton, Kansas
A list of pioneering cabinet card photographers in the small town of Newton, Kansas, with examples of their work.
1860s Evans & Prince Carte de Visite Portrait with a U.S. Tax Stamp (With Video)
Fine art photographer Keith Dotson uses a history of tax stamps on photographs to date a carte de visite portrait of a young woman from York, Pennsylvania.
All About Albumen Prints
In this article, fine art photographer Keith Dotson takes a deep dive into the history, characteristics, appearance, and process of albumen prints.
How to Make an Albumen Print According to 1857 Directions
Full text of "The Albumen Process" from The Liverpool and Manchester Photographic Journal, published 1857
From my personal photo collection: An antique albumen print of Eqypt
Using a historic print from my own collection to introduce the albumen process This small albumen print of a photograph of Egypt attributed to P. Sebah and Lekagian is one …