EARLY PICT: The elusive Mrs. A.J. Lawton

Back of the First CDV by Mrs. Lawton showing her studio name and address.

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 […]