Archive for the '1880s' Category

>Sepia Saturday 71: The difference a well chosen hat makes

• Wednesday, April 20, 2011 • 12 Comments

Posted in 1880s, card design, children, Derby, Derbyshire, hats, negative numbers, W.W. Winter


>Sepia Saturday 70: A boy and his toy

• Saturday, April 16, 2011 • 13 Comments

Posted in 1880s, card design, cartes de visite, Leicestershire, newspaper adverts, paintings, prices, studio lighting, studio premises, toys, trade directories


>Derbyshire Photographers & Studios – an update

• Wednesday, March 23, 2011 • 3 Comments

Posted in 1880s, cartes de visite, Derby, Derbyshire, W.W. Winter


>Colvile’s Story, Part 5: Postings in England & Ireland, Epilogue

• Sunday, March 13, 2011 • 2 Comments

Posted in 1860s, 1880s, 1900s, cabinet cards, cartes de visite, medals, military, New Zealand, postcards, uniforms


>Fearless femmes: great-grandmother Amy

• Sunday, March 6, 2011 • 3 Comments

Posted in 1880s, 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, cabinet cards, cartes de visite, Derby, emigration, family groups, hats, Illinois, military, paper prints, postcards, weddings


>The Clarke, Bloor and Disney families of Derby

• Tuesday, July 27, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, buildings, cabinet cards, cartes de visite, Derby, Derbyshire, Frederick J. Boyes, pottery, W.W. Winter


>Dating photos from card mounts – the dangers

• Sunday, July 11, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Posted in 1880s, 1890s, cabinet cards, card design, cartes de visite, clothing styles, Derby, Derbyshire, inscriptions, negative numbers, W.W. Winter


Researching an album from Cleveland, Ohio – Introduction

• Tuesday, June 8, 2010 • 3 Comments

Posted in 1880s, albums, cabinet cards, cartes de visite, tintypes


Dating photos with the aid of trade directories

• Sunday, June 6, 2010 • 6 Comments

Posted in 1880s, 1890s, cabinet cards, census records, Michigan, trade directories, United States


Digging for gold on the wild West Coast

• Friday, October 30, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, albumen prints, buildings, card design, cartes de visite, gold mining, lantern slides, New Zealand, newspaper adverts


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