Photographs, Pistols & Parasols
Celebrating Early Women Artisan Photographers
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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 […]
Oddly enough, one of the first photos Chris and I bought back in 2017 — i.e., back when we started our research project on early women artisan photographers, was a photo by a male photographer:
While there are early women artisan photographers who took photos in Alaska and maybe even at the Arctic Circle, we’re not going to be talking about them this post. Nope, today we are going to […]
Back in 2017, Chris and I bought a Carte de Visite (CDV) by an Early PICT, Mrs. Mary “Lizzie” Lawton, a woman who did business as “Mrs. A. J. Lawton” in Willimantic, Connecticut. I remember […]
Today we meet another early PICT, Hattie Dowe. Miss Dowe was active in the 1860s in eastern Connecticut. As I’ve mentioned previously, at the start of professional photography (circa 1840 and through the 1850s) the […]
First thing today, I want to thank the Manchester Library for hosting my talk at the Whiton Branch last week. Also, a big thank you to everyone who attended the talk! It was a fun […]
I’m delighted to announce that I’ve been invited to give a lecture about early women artisan photographers from Connecticut at our local library here in Manchester, CT. The 1-hour talk starts at 6:00pm on March 19, […]
Between 1902 and 1932 many newspaper articles appeared about a woman named Mrs. C. R. Watson. These articles — which appeared in newspapers stretching across the country from Ohio to California — were publicity for Mrs. […]