Tag Archives: Nineteenth Century
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, […]
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 […]
T. J. Bowers, a Georgia Itinerant and his associates
I have written about Thomas Jefferson Bowers (1839 -1894) before, in my post about Veteran Photographers, but I will expand upon that information. According to his 1890 pension application, he was a captain in company C, 1st Georgia regiment, Frank’s Brigade. In that document he describes how he became deaf, stating that when he was […]
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, […]
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 […]
Be My Valentine
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 […]
Tuesday Tips, Back to School
A slightly belated happy new school year, it’s time for lessons and another Tips post ! There is great access to the thousands of images produced by the United States Government, and I will touch on a few of the newer ones. I also have some updates related to my series on Photographers Working in the South, […]
Wordless Wednesday – It’s Dog Days!
Wordless Wednesday is a daily blogging prompt suggested by http://www.Geneabloggers.com © E. Lee Eltzroth and Hunting & Gathering, 2016. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without written permission from this blog’s author is prohibited. The piece can be re-blogged, and excerpts and links […]
A Mountain of Connections: Georgia – Tennessee Photographers, Part Two
I am reaching across that invisible Georgia – Tennessee state line again. Although there are many Georgia photographers with roots in all parts of the state of Tennessee, my two-part post, A Mountain of Connections, highlights Georgia photographers with Chattanooga-area connections. There are those photographers who worked in the nearby Dalton and Rome, Georgia areas to discuss, […]
Suddenly Spring Tuesday Tips
It is definitely Spring here in Georgia. It’s beautiful and the pollen is plentiful. A few interesting photo-related items have come up recently that I want to share with you. Some you may have seen, and some you may not have. Big news in the world of photo historians is that the New York Public […]
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