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 […]
Pondering Probate
Category: Extras
Photogenic Snowmen
It’s February 3, 2025. It’s the day after Groundhog day. Since I’m writing this ahead of time, I don’t know if the groundhog predicted an early spring this year. It’s definitely still plenty cold and […]
A Visit to the Chaudet Photo Car
On this, the 100th posting here on the Photographs, Pistols & Parasols website, let me take you back in time today…
Remembering Monroe
Ollie H. Monroe was an early woman photographer that I talked about here on the podcast a couple of years ago. She had such a long and varied career that it took me 2 episodes […]
14-Extra The Mystery of John Swan
In this episode we take a quick look at an unusual story about one of Miss Libby’s fellow photographers in Norway, Maine.
Under the Hood
“But I always thought it was a man under that hood behind the camera!”
— Comment from a woman after learning that both men and women ran studios and were professional photographers in the 19th century.