Today let me introduce you to an Early PICT from Hatford, CT, Katherine Lee Enders. She’s a a photographer profiled in the Hartford Courant newspaper in 1923, a piece that was headlined as follows:
Early PICT: “… in Natural Home Atmosphere”
Two Tales of EWAP Research
In the Matter of Speaking
It’s been a busy month! I was honored and delighted to receive invitations to give two speaking engagements this month, which has kept me busy but also was quite fun to do.
Upcoming: a Free Virtual Event
Hi everybody. I have been woefully remiss in posting this month as I prepare for two invited talks I will be giving in March. Today I wanted to share that first talk is coming up […]
Impromptu Memory Lane
overall intro blog post I was recently asked to provide an introduction to my some of my older posts and podcasts about early women photographers, and that provided me a chance to take a look […]
Early PICT – Mrs. Clara Barton Drew – Part 2
In today’s post, we continue our story about the life and career of Mrs. Clara Barton Drew, a photographer in Ansonia, Connecticut in the early 20th century. Here’s a quick summary of the information in […]
Early PICT – Mrs. Clara Barton Drew – Part 1
Clara Barton Drew, née Tomlinson, was born in 1867. Clara was named after the famous Civil War nurse and founder of the Red Cross, Clara Barton. Clara Barton Tomlinson married (William) John Drew in 1889. […]
Early PICT Followup: On the Flip Side
It’s always fun when Chris and I are able to find an additional example of work by one of the women photographers I’ve already talked about. Today’s example: a new-to-us cabinet card by the Appelquest […]
Revisting a Woman in a Class All Her Own
A few years ago I celebrated the many accomplishments an extraordinary woman named Lydia J. Cadwell. Not only did she have at least one famous client (Frederick Douglass) who sought her out as a photographer, […]
Early PICT update: Finding “First Class Work”
Just a quick update today. A few months ago I posted about F Tuttle Mckee, a photographer who advertised “First Class Work at popular prices” in Plainville, CT — and elsewhere — circa 1886: