Category Research
Photographer-Father William A. Kuhns
August Wilhelm Kühns arrived in the port of New Orleans, United States, on November 17, 1849 on the ship Captain Tom, which had departed from Hamburg, Germany [Prussia]. This was a relatively new brig (two-masted sailing ship) first launched in 1845, and used for transporting immigrants. Born in September 1824, in the town of Hohennauen, […]
The Kuhns Family of Photographers
In the next several months I’ll be posting on the members of the Kuhns family of photographers who worked in Atlanta, and elsewhere. I plan to first highlight the patriarch of that family, William A. (Augustus) Kuhns (1824 – 1905). Additional posts will feature his son Julius H. (Henry) Kuhns (1852-1921), his son W. T. […]
Summer Sources to Sing About!
If you have an opportunity to spend some time researching out of town this summer, or do your research in the coolness of your own home, here are a few new-to-me sources you also might find useful. I’ll start with some miscellaneous photo and other sources, follow with those from some southern states, and end […]
A family mix [up] of photographers
The members of the McAllister family who came to Georgia did not remain here, but they certainly made an interesting mark on the state. Julius Stillman McAllister was a dentist and photographer born in Lincoln, Vermont in 1841. It appears that while still serving in the New York Infantry, he married his first wife, Naremeta […]
Military Source Miscellany
Regarding Memorial Day, although not entirely in keeping with those who died in service, I am going to highlight some sources new to me, and maybe to you, too, and many pertain to military women. First, per the image heading this post, there is a group of photos available from the National Archives highlighting women, […]
The Misses Mead, a 40 Year Career in “the ideal profession for a woman”
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 […]
A.T. Lyon and the short-lived Partnership of Gray & Lyon
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 […]
Readers and Research – The Macon Connection
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 […]
Leaping into Summer Tips
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 […]
Hunting and Gathering 
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