Celebrating Early Women Artisan Photographers
In today’s post, we continue our story about the life and career of Mrs. Clara Barton Drew, a photographer in Ansonia, Connecticut in the early 20th century. Here’s a quick summary of the information in […]
Clara Barton Drew, née Tomlinson, was born in 1867. Clara was named after the famous Civil War nurse and founder of the Red Cross, Clara Barton. Clara Barton Tomlinson married (William) John Drew in 1889. […]
It’s always fun when Chris and I are able to find an additional example of work by one of the women photographers I’ve already talked about. Today’s example: a new-to-us cabinet card by the Appelquest […]
A few years ago I celebrated the many accomplishments an extraordinary woman named Lydia J. Cadwell. Not only did she have at least one famous client (Frederick Douglass) who sought her out as a photographer, […]
Just a quick update today. A few months ago I posted about F Tuttle Mckee, a photographer who advertised “First Class Work at popular prices” in Plainville, CT — and elsewhere — circa 1886:
Today we meet another early PICT, Susan Maude Martin, née Richard. Quick note: Over the course of Susan Maude Martin’s life, she changed which name she used, going sometimes by S. Maude Martin, and at […]
Back in January 2024, I posted about sisters Fannie and Flora Chilberg, twins who worked together as the “Misses Chilberg”, photographers in Illinois. As I said in the post, Fannie died in a tragic car […]
Here on Photographs, Pistols & Parasols I often mention how the stories I share confront the “myths” (i.e. the many misconceptions) about early women artisan photographers. For example, a persistent misconception is that a widow of […]
Mary Francis “Fanny” Tuttle McKee (1856-1934) was an early woman artisan photographer during the late 1800s and early 1900s in Connecticut. Chris and I haven’t nailed down all the details of her life yet, but […]
We know from the outset that all the early women artisan photographers — the women who worked between 1850-1930 — are definitely no longer alive. So, I hope I don’t sound too morbid when I […]