GROOM AND THIN WAISTED BRIDE IN READING, PENNSYLVANIA
This cabinet card appears to feature a Reading wedding couple. The couple is well dressed and the bride is wearing a feathered hat instead of a veil which lends some doubt to the wedding theory. The...
View ArticleLTTLE GIRL STANDING ON A CHAIR IN DOUGLASS, KANSAS
F A Cooley was a photographer located in Douglass, Kansas and he produced this cabinet card portrait of a well dressed little girl standing on a chair. She looks a bit uncertain as to how to pose for...
View ArticleALLURING YOUNG WOMAN LETS HER HAIR DOWN IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
The pretty and vivacious looking young woman in this photograph has been assigned a number of adjectives by observers. She has been described as exotic, lusty, beautiful, seductive and alluring. She is...
View ArticleLOVELY YOUNG COUPLE SIT AT TABLE WITH UNIQUE TABLECLOTH IN FAYETTE, OHIO
This photograph is included in the cabinet card gallery more for the photographers name than for any particular merit of the image. The photographer of this cabinet card is C. Burr Marsh and he and I...
View ArticleMYSTERY PHOTOGRAPH: POSSIBLY FRENCH CAVALRY SOLDIERS AND THEIR SWORDS AND...
The previous owner of this photograph described the subjects in the image as World War I French Cavalry soldiers. The soldiers are wearing collar pins that identify their military unit as being the...
View ArticleTHEATER ACTRESS MISS ALMA STANLEY (PORTRAIT BY MARC GAMBIER)
Theater actress Miss Alma Stanley is the subject of this cabinet card portrait by talented photographer Marc Gambier. To view other photographs by Gambier, click on the category “Photographer: Gambier....
View ArticleCORNHUSKER WEDDING PORTRAIT: LOVELY YOUNG COUPLE IN NEWMAN GROVE, NEBRASKA
This photograph is a portrait of a young wedding couple taken by the Olson studio in Newman Grove, Nebraska. The wedding couple is well dressed and the bride is wearing a non white wedding dress...
View ArticleTWO ADORABLE CHILDREN POSE FOR CARL PIETZNER IN OLMUTZ, AUSTRIA
Carl Pietzner produced this wonderful portrait of two children posing at his Olmutz, Austria studio. The kids are adorable. Big sister is holding her sibling’s hand who has a smile wider than the...
View ArticleSTAGE ACTRESS MARIE JANSEN IN FOUR IMAGES (1887,1888, AND 1892 PHOTOGRAPHS BY...
Marie Jansen (1857-1914) was an American actress and vocalist. She was a well known star of comic operas. She was born in Boston and her birth name was Hattie Johnson. Jansen made her theatrical debut...
View ArticleFAMILY OF THREE IN OTTUMWA, IOWA
A young couple poses with their baby at the studio of White and Hugus in Ottumwa, Iowa. The couple are well dressed and the family is nicely posed for their portrait. The husband is sitting on an...
View ArticleDELLA FOX: AMERICAN STAGE ACTRESS (IMAGES FROM 1893 and 1894)
These cabinet cards feature American stage actress, Della Fox (1870-1913). In the top photograph, she is wearing a military costume for a play that she was appearing in. The photograph is copyrighted...
View ArticlePORTRAIT OF A CONTEMPLATIVE TEENAGE GIRL IN NEW YORK CITY (PHOTOGRAPH BY PACH)
The teenage girl featured in this cabinet card photograph appears to be deep in thought. She looks quite delicate. The contemplative teenager is well dressed and very poised. The photographer, G. W....
View Article“THE ENTERTAINER”: A BANJO PLAYER IN WALTON, NEW YORK
A spiffy gentleman wearing striped pants, and with a banjo on his knee, poses at the Sprague studio in Walton, New York. He looks relatively comfortable in his “entertainer pose”. It appears that he...
View ArticleSTYLISH COUPLE IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
A stylish couple pose for their portrait at the Douglass studio in Brooklyn, New York. Both subjects are wearing wonderful hats. He is holding a walking stick. She appears to be holding a fan in her...
View ArticleKNIGHTS OF THE TEMPLAR MEMBER IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
The previous owner of this photograph asserted that the subject of this image is dressed in the uniform of the “Knights of the Templar”. Note the gentleman’s sword , gloves, belt, sash, and feathered...
View ArticleTWO YOUNG WOMEN HOLDING HANDS IN HUDSON, NEW YORK
This curious photograph features two young women holding hands. The photographer is Sullivan Brothers of Hudson Brothers. To view other photographs by the Sulllivan Brothers, click on the category...
View ArticleHANDSOME AND WELL DRESSED YOUNG GENTLEMAN IN BANGOR, MAINE
Chalmers studio in Bangor, Maine produced this photograph of a formally dressed and handsome young man. The reverse of the photograph has the subject’s name and a few more details listed. The fellows...
View ArticleWEDDING COUPLE IN LINCOLN, ILLINOIS (WHO SAID “NOTHING BEARING THE NAME...
A couple pose for their wedding portrait in Lincoln, Illinois. The photographer is E. B. Core. The bride is wearing a dark wedding dress and the groom is wearing a corsage. The story behind how...
View ArticleDOLLY BABCOCK: BEAUTIFUL VAUDEVILLE PERFORMER
This photograph features a beautiful young woman in a theatrical costume. Written on the reverse of the image is the name “Dorilda (Dolly)” This pretty woman is Dolly (Tetreault) Babcock. She and her...
View ArticleSASSY BRIDE AND HER GROOM IN CENTRAL FALLS, RHODE ISLAND
J. C. Prince’s Photo Art Studio produced this wonderful wedding portrait. The photographer was located on Broad Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island. The couple are formally dressed and accompanied...
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