Celebrating Early Women Artisan Photographers
100 years ago today, readers of the The Meriden Daily Journal newspaper in Meriden, Connecticut, might have been surprised to see that a syndicated business column called “Making Money” profiled a successful Jefferson City, Missouri […]
On this, the 100th posting here on the Photographs, Pistols & Parasols website, let me take you back in time today…
Today is Part 2 of photographer Ida Wilcox’s life story. Ms. Wilcox was a photographer from Salt Lake City, Utah; in Part 1 about her life, we learned about her skills as both a photographer […]
100 years ago today readers of the Knoxville Journal and Tribune opening their newspaper were treated to this beautiful bridal portrait of Mary Alice Brown (née Edgemore), taken by the Branson Sisters Studio:
Today, October 25, 2024, is the opening day of the 2024 World series. It seemed like a good day to take a moment to remember Coyla Gaspar, a professional photographer who was married to Harry […]
100 years ago today, photographer Bessie R. Edgecombe had the following ad in The Times newspaper in Hammond, Indiana:
100 years ago today, readers of the Salt Lake Telegram would have seen this ad prominently displayed in the paper:
100 years ago today, the following ad for Dr. A. L. Zell’s dental office appeared in the Leader Tribune newspaper in Laverne, Oklahoma. I would direct you to note Dr. Zell’s office address in the lower left […]
100 years ago today the following announcement appeared in Southwest Mail and The Weekly Post for the Whipple Studio in Nevada, Missouri. The announcement seems pretty straightforward. However, the story of the female photographer who […]
