T-476. BY THE SHORE. Perhaps the painted seascape backdrop was at a boardwalk studio? The tin has some marks visible mostly at an angle. $10
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CW-618. PERFECTION. I think that's all I have to say about this masterful vignetted portrait. The photographer was J.M. Peck of Portland, ME. $50
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T-477. REACHING IN. I can't tell if it was mom or dad's arm trying to keep little Claribel Myrtilla Gray still. What a name! The photo has a few marks. $12
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CW-616. AN OOPS IMAGE. I'm guessing that the uncut sheet for making multiple tintypes was misaligned here, leading to at least one friend's removal from the portrait. The resulting image is an anomaly with a few light marks. $65
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T-475. COSTUMES. This tin has lovely tone and composition. The painted drop works well. The tin is in good condition with a few light marks. $85
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Other Photos
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OP-599. PHILALETHEAN AND DEPHIC BANQUET. That's about all I know about this group of guys. The photo is great. Everyone is in focus, if a bit over lit. The looming shadows are cool, as is the guy practicing some kind of meditation at the front right. Many of them have funny looks or are simply fooling around. The photo has a few spots, as does the mount. Most of the men are identified on the back as to whether they were philaletheans or delphis. $45
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OP-35. WHAT KIND OF BIRD IS IT? I leave it to the next buyer to figure that out. A shore bird, perhaps brought back from some far island along with the shells on the table? A distinctly odd image, it is fades and has a small area of spotting in the center of the right edge. The lady is undoubtedly thinking, "Why am I standing here with a bird?" $25
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SNAP-341. WINDOW DISPLAY. The snaps have light marks and measure nearly 3.5 x 5.5. So this is an actual woman on exhibit in a store window. She was spinning and doing a bit of mending, it looks like. There is a little sign that gives her name, but the whole is obscured. The date 1846 might mean that this was how folks back then had to live... I love the kids on the side peering in at her. $35
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OP-597. LOVELY PORTRAIT. What do you need a photographer for when you can get a photobooth image like this one? It's in good condition and measures 2.25 x 3.25. $22
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SNAP-340. FISH? I think that's what is on the string. I can't really tell. The 1900 cyanotype is a bit grainy, but that only adds to the artistic charm. It measures about 3 x4 and is in good condition. $12
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CW-614. STEADYING ARM. The trick didn't work on this barefooted kid. The photographer was Wendover of Albany, NY. The image is a bit faded and has light marks. $15
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OP-594. THE FORNIS. I'm not sure what that means, but there it is. Is that was Purdy called this specific style of card, green with rounded edges? It's in nice condition and measures 5.25 x 7.25. $22
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SNAP-338. MISS LIBERTY... is written on the back of each of these 2.25 x 3.5 images. The one of her looking up is a classic shot. $65
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OP-598. NICE DISPLAY. These five images were once a strip. I've seen a few others of these paper frames over the years. The photos are a bit faded. $20
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OP-595. BATTERY PARK. Taken on November 7th, 1936 at Battery Park in New York. The couple is either Ted and Estelle of George and Sylvia. Both sets of names are written on the back. The fake tin is a tad dark and has a few marks. $14
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SNAP-339. MENDING LACE? This 1903 cyanotype measures 3.75 x 4.75 and is in good condition. $15
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OP-596. BESSIE SMITH. She was arrested for street walking back in December of 1911 by the Dayton, OH police department. The back also gives her Bertillon Measurements. The card measures 5.25 x 3.25 and has a few light marks. $110
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Cartes de Visites & Cabinet Cards
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CDV-588. TINTED BEAUTY. The tinting here is very painterly. The center of the CDV is in good condition but the periphery has some dirt. I think the photographer was Pollock of Baltimore judging from the other images that came with this one. $65
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CDV-591. AN ANSON. This gent went to Anson's Broadway studio for his CDV portrait. The image has light fade on the edges, but is in good condition otherwise. $28
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CDV-71. ARTISTIC COPY. I'm not sure what the original medium was for this portrait of a young man. The unknown copyist made the resulting CDV look just like a contemporary pose and since the original artwork was good, it takes a second glance to see that the man was not photographed from life. The CDV is in very good condition. $15
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CDV-590. TINTED ARTWORK. I'm not sure what the bottom means but it probably identifies something about the work. The CDV came from the Photographie Artistique, which had galleries in Naples, Rome and Milan. The image has light marks and a bend at the right bottom corner. $18
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CDV-589. GREAT TONE. This is one of the richest CDVs I've seen in a while. The photographer was J.T. Chatterton of Woonsocket, RI. The image has just a few light marks. $25
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CW-615. IN THE COUNTRY. C. Musselman of Blossburg, PA must have advertised the rustic setting exhibited here. The image has light fade and a few marks. The white at the top left is a mistake from the printing, not a tear. $15
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CDV-592. BARNARD PAIR. I'm thinking these ladies were definitely sisters. I like the poses. Each image has a few marks. Barnard worked in Charleston, SC. $22
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CC-618. MAY AND TINA. I don't know if I've ever seen another Tina in 19th century photography. The cabinet card of the two of them is my favorite of the three. That image is by C.H. Thompson of Claremont, NH and it has light marks on the front and some old water spots on the back and front border. The image of the family outside is also by Thompson and was cropped to cabinet size. Other than that, the condition is nice. The image shows "Michael and Addie with their babies in their first home. Carrie visiting them about 1889." The image of the older May and Tina is also in good condition. $40
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CC-619. BALTIMORE CATHOLIC. I don't know who he was though. The photo is copyrighted Jan 30, 1879. The image has light marks and fade. $35
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CW-617. ROME CHURCH. That would be Rome, NY. This cabinet card was sold to fund the church and missionary work, which was "seriously impeded by the incubus of debt." What a great line! Interestingly, the back is also anti-Catholic; giving money would be a "protest against Roman corruption and superstition." This interesting historical artifact has light marks and fade. $35
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CC-616. SERVING DRINKS. Yep, she's serving a drink to herself in this double exposure. The image has light scuffing a fade. $55
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CC-615. THREE KIDS. I love the pose, the tone, the worn, fresco-like backdrop and the way the little boy stares at the camera. Mostly likely taken outside, this cabinet card is in near pristine condition. $75
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CW-619. NAUTICAL THEME. I'm not sure where Brinkmeier's Studio was, but I like the style. The image has just a few light marks. $30
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CC-617. SOMETHING'S GOING ON. I don't know what though. The photographer was J.W. M'Lellen of Valparaiso, Indiana. I do not know if this is Valparaiso, however. I've enlarged a few sections so you can see the wall of posters and painted pole, the cigar store Indian, and the sign for Conrad Braun's Billiard Hall. The wagon in the middle was the City Omnibus and in front of that was whatever drew these folks together. The card and photo are a bit dirty, but the scene is clear. $145
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Postcards
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RPPC-538. PATRIOTIC BUNTING. Was it the Fourth of July? The image has a few light marks. $25
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RPPC-443. SOMETIMES BLACK AND WHITE IS BEST. This is a lovely card. Light marks. $28
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RPPC-440. SMILING GIRL. Ruth was 7 years old when mom or dad snapped her portrait at home. She sent this card to Linda for Christmas and New Year. Good condition. $12
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RPPC-441. NICE SHADOW. This lovely card has some light marks and a circular indentation where the stamp was canceled. $18
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RPPC-442. AT THE BEACH. Well, we can see what the fashion was that summer! The card is in good condition. $15
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RPPC-439. GREAT SOUVENIR. The highest studio in the world was, it seems, in Chicago. This postcard shows Uncle Byron and Aunt Myra. The Montgomery Ward building shown here was the largest building in the US (other than the Washington Monument) when it went up in 1899. I'm guessing the postcard is circa 1900. The image is in good condition and the card has a few marks. $45
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DAD-111. FOURSOME. Wearing short pants, shoes and socks discarded, these boys are the height of casual for the era. They toast one another. The quarter plate image is near pristine with a scattering of spots. The boys' cheeks and ties are tinted red and the tasseled object the boy on the right holds is green. $850