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

Front of a cabinet card of a little girl taken by 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

info for lecture a t Whiton Library, March 19, 2025

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, […]

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 […]