In today’s start to Season Three, we’ll meet several early women photographers in Colorado and learn how their lives and careers connect them not only to each other, but also to several other interesting people.
Author: Lee McIntyre
24-Serendipitous Silver (Snodgrass Part 2)
In today’s episode we’ll learn more about Mary and Margaret Snodgrass, the two Snodgrass sisters who ran the Snodgrass Picture Shop in Caldwell, Idaho from 1919 – 1939.
23-Fate and Photography (Snodgrass Part 1)
In today’s episode we’ll meet Mary Snodgrass, a woman who ran photography studios in the early 1900s in both Iowa and Idaho, partnering at first with her brother, and then later with each of her two sisters.
22-On the trail of Belle B. Chase
In today’s episode we’re following in the footsteps of early artisan photographer Belle B. Chase, as her 50+ year career takes her across the U.S. and around the world.
21-The Extraordinary Mrs. Vreeland
In today’s episode we’re going to meet Rosa Vreeland, the “more than ordinarily successful” early artisan photographer and photographic entrepreneur.
20-The Women of Blue Rapids, Part Two
Today we’re back in Blue Rapids, Kansas with photographer (Edith) Daisy Roche, her sister Emma, and a number of their fellow photographers circa 1903-1950s.
19-The Women of Blue Rapids, Part One
Today we explore the life stories of some of the 18(!) women photographers who were active as professional photographers in the tiny town of Blue Rapids, Kansas as early as 1893.
18 – Iva Roach and the Rambling Man
Today we have a tale of a successful photographer whose story unexpectedly involves a bit of larceny and deceit through her encounter with a mystery man.
17x – The People You Meet
Today we’ll encounter misfortune, mystery, and a dash of serendipity as we learn more about some of the people mentioned in passing in the Eva B. Strayer episode.
17 – The Peripatetic Miss Eva B. Strayer
In today’s episode we travel to meet Miss Eva B. Strayer, a photographer who was (mostly) based in Huntington, Indiana.