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Veterans Day – Military Sources of Substance
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 […]
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 […]
Focusing on Tips for Fall
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 […]
Photographs for Memorial Day, 2022
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 […]
Tips for a Springy Summer or a Summery Spring
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 […]
Georgia Photographers on Skates!
It seems like a funny thought, doesn’t it? Skating photographers? Well, it seems to have happened. And I don’t think they got them for Christmas, as we did when I was a child! Although ice skates had been around northern Europe for centuries, and the first patent for a rolling “skate” was taken out in […]
Happy Halloween, 2021! Photographers, Photographs, and Tricks!
This Halloween I am giving you a mish-mash of items that might help you get into that Halloween spirit and give you some ideas! Here is a nice piece by Kim Beil called “Snap Judgement” which appeared last May in Lapham’s Quarterly on Trick Photography. Remember that “Sometimes errors were useful teachers: strange results became […]
Tips for Dog Days’ End
The Dog Days of Summer are ending but that is not too noticeable in my part of Georgia, where it’s still hot and muggy, which often leads to wet! Time to share some good Tips I have collected over the summer. Some pertain to Georgia, and some to other parts of the South, so count […]
So Many Photographers, So Little Time!
Summertime Tuesday tips and More More and more early Georgia photographers have made themselves known to me recently. I have made so many additions and changes to my “Early Georgia Photographers, 1841-1861: a Biographical Checklist” this month! Whenever I feel there is not much more to find, bingo! Maybe it is happening because I am […]
Spring Forward, Tuesday Tips!
Welcome to yet another time change! All kinds of new research sources related to photographers or researching photographers were recently announced. In addition, some older sources have been better described. Although we’ve lost an hour, we can all have fun with these, as well as learn – so peruse – and use! Miscellaneous Images – […]
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