14 The Unforgettable Miss Minnie Libby

In this episode we’ll travel to Maine to follow the trail to the wonderful early artisan photographer Miss Minnie Libby.

Under the Hood

Gertrude Käsebier (and friend), 1905; photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston

“But I always thought it was a man under that hood behind the camera!”
— Comment from a woman after learning that both men and women ran studios and were professional photographers in the 19th century.