March 31, 1924 Oh dear. What’s going on with between Mary E. and William J. Moon, the dynamic couple who ran the popular Moon photography studio in Charlotte , NC? The following notice appeared in […]
100 years ago today: Many Moons ago
100 years ago today: “So completely satisfying”
If we were to travel to Chapel Hill, NC 100 years ago today and get a copy of the Daily Tar Heel newspaper, we might not be surprised to see that Miss Katie L. Johnson […]
100 years ago: Social gatherings
100 years ago today (February 21, 1924) we find a write-up of last night’s big ball in Boston that was sponsored by the British Naval and Military Veteran’s Association. One of the secretaries of the […]
100 years ago: Fire and Frost
Today we consider some snippets from a long article that appeared 100 years ago today in the Groton Times newspaper in New Hampshire, about a fire that occurred on January 31, 1924 in Littleton, New […]
100 years ago: Checking in with the Misses Chilberg
100 years ago today, readers of the Dispatch newspaper in Moilne, Illinois, would have read this notice:
Update: Emily Gay’s family connection
Hi everybody! First off, I would like to extend a lot of thank yous: – thanks to all for waiting patiently through the long delay in activity here on the blog – thanks also to […]
On the trail of Early Women photographers of New England
There’s a recording available here of my Sept 11, 2022 talk for the Photographic Historical Society of New England. There was a great discussion after my presentation – my presentation is only about 40 minutes […]
Breathing life into a family legend
Although there isn’t an early women photographer with a connection to the photo of the 3 girls in my last post, Chris and I have uncovered some interesting information – and also a puzzle – […]
Finding “–oolittle”
Chris and I made a fun discovery this weekend. In sorting through boxes of old family memorabilia, we came across a an old small metal frame with two 19th century family photos. I remember seeing […]
A blog is born
For a variety of reasons, I’m going to retire the the Facebook Photograph, Pistols & Parasols page.