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 […]
We are heading into what should be a beautiful autumn. There are many interesting photographer-related things that have been added online and/or to the collections of archives and museums in the past several months I would like to share with you. Several of those relate to Photographers Working in the South. Regarding the above stereo […]
Today I want digress from Georgia photographers to share some photographs of memorials, and one biography and photograph, all dedicated to the fallen in the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marines, and the Merchant Marines. All but one of these photos are from the collection of the Library of Congress. Lt. j.g. Barbara […]
It has been that odd time of year in Georgia where one day you are sure that Summer has really started, and a few days later you are wearing a jacket, and then, suddenly it is really hot! This Spring I picked up several good tips for you on new collections and sources in the […]
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