This month I would like to introduce you to two women who had a long career as photographers. Many Georgia photographers chose to work with their siblings, including brothers and their sisters, and women and their sisters. But overall, in the business of photography in Atlanta, few had as lengthy a career as The Misses […]
Photographer A. T. Lyon (Albert T. Lyon), was born in Edgefield, South Carolina, in about 1837 – he was thirteen on the 1850 census, so I believe the 1840 date on his grave must be incorrect. He died on September 13, 1897 in Lumpkin (Stewart County), Georgia, and is buried there in the East Side […]
It’s Veterans Day, saluting all those who are serving or have served in our military. The following significant sources documenting those who have served, will serve you well. First, of note regarding the American Civil War and primarily photographic portraits, is a new online resource created by Ron Coddington, editor and publisher of one of […]
I often hear from readers who compliment me on a post, but have a bit more information to share with me — a family story, another photograph, or news regarding what I have written. This time I will only mention two of those “shares” that are particularly interesting to me, and they have the city […]
It is Summer! There’s so much new information out there to help us with our summer photographic research that I want to share with you. In alphabetical order by state, followed by some miscellaneous sources very possibly of use to you. Florida: Jacqui Love Thornell and her husband Kwasi Thornell have made the largest ever […]
As early as 1863 the employment of women as photographers was included in a wonderful work called The Employments of Women: a Cylocpaedia of Woman’s Work (Boston: Walker, Wise & Co., 1863). It was compiled by a woman named Virginia Penny, who was a southerner, born in Louisville, Kentucky on January 18, 1826. This publication […]
When I last tallied the number of Black photographers and associates I have documented thus far, I counted 87 in my database. Recently I began adding several I discovered via the 1900 and 1910 census, and below is what I have found. There is much more that needs to be uncovered on these seven. If […]
Enjoy these images made by Georgia photographers (plus one other) of couples who were, we hope, each other’s Valentine. These are not all great photographs, but they each tell a story, as do each of these photographers. John Quinton Adams was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on February 1, 1859, and he died in Atlanta, GA […]
This is Veterans Day. It is celebrated each year on November 11th. Great Britain, Australia, and Canada all commemorate the armistice that went into effect on November 11, 1918, which ended the fighting between the Allies and Germany. Today I will share information on World War War I — we Americans have called it Veterans […]
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