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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, […]
Sisters, Sisters, Plus a Brother
For Women’s History Month this year I will tell you about three of the many photographers in our state outside of Atlanta who worked with a sibling. Two of the three were photographer sisters, and the other, a sister and brother photographers. In the following paragraphs, these pairs are in alphabetical, not chronological order, but […]
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 […]
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 […]
Educating Women Photographers and Their Associates
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 […]
Additions to Georgia’s Black photographers
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 […]
Women in Georgia Photography, the 2022 Gold
In time for Women’s History Month in 2021, I counted 275 women among the photographers included in my database. Now, during the same month 2022, I count 283 women in my database, but as I revisited the collections of 1900 and 1910 census records I gathered for “photographers, Georgia,” it seems I’m prospecting for gold! […]
Hunting and Gathering 
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