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 […]
EARLY PICT: The elusive Mrs. A.J. Lawton
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 […]
EARLY PICT: Changing times … and names
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 […]
Early PICT: The photographer known as Mrs. J. B. Lewis
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 […]
Early PICTs step into the spotlight
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, […]
The Mysterious Mrs. Watson
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. […]
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 […]
Early PICTs: Two Daguerreian “Saloons”
Today is the start of a new series on the blog that I’m calling “Early PICT.” PICT stands for “Photographer in Connecticut”; although “women” is not in the name itself, the series will of course […]
An Illinois “Portraits” artist
100 years ago today, readers of the Macomb, Illinois Macomb Daily By-Stander newspaper would have seen this ad: Although I hadn’t originally planned to continue the “100 years ago today” series in 2025, this ad […]
100 years ago today – Baby Photographer
100 years ago today, regular readers of the Pomona, California newspapers would not have been surprised to see another ad for photographer Lily Wiltberger’s studio in newspaper. After all, Miss Wiltberger’s ads had been appearing […]