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Video: Family Portrait Snapshot from Late 1920s, and Boy Wearing Lucky Lindy Aviator Cap

Fine art photographer discusses a vernacular family portrait snapshot from late 1920s or early 1930s, which shows three generations of family with a young boy wearing his "Lucky Lindy" aviator cap

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About Daguerreotypes and Other Antique Photographs

Fine art photographer Keith Dotson's illustrated guide to identifying Daguerreotypes and other types of antique photographs

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Antique Portrait of a Man in Uniform by London-based Photographer Edward Sharp

Edward Sharp operated his photography studio at two locations in London between the 1880s and 1914. I wasn’t able to learn much about him. He may have been born in …

Cabinet card portrait of young siblings shot in the Chicago studio of Henry Jestram in 1884

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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

Portrait of an unidentified female made by C.C. McDaniel in the 1880s-1890s

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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.

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Historic Advertisement for The Ray Camera Company in Rochester, N.Y., Circa 1899

See a historic advertisement for The Ray Camera Company, located in Rochester N.Y. published in the April-June 1899 issue of The Photo-Miniature Magazine.

The Letter, a daguerreotype whole plate print by Southworth & Hawes circa 1850

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Southworth & Hawes: America’s Masters of the Daguerreotype Portrait

The story of Southworth & Hawes, America's early masters of daguerreotype portraits