38 – Peter Palmquist’s Prowess

In today’s episode we’re on a hunt where one photo leads to more than one story, as well as a continued appreciation of the prowess of Peter Palmquist.

37 – March Montage 2019

In today’s episode we’ll learn who the photographers were for all the photos I included in my March 8, 2019 montage in honor of International Women’s Day.

32-Narrative Nuances

Today we pay a virtual visit to the American Historical Association’s 2019 Annual Meeting, as I give you a taste of my paper from that conference, which is all about nuances found in the multi-threaded narratives of early women artisan photographers.

31-Traveling and Photo Cars

In today’s episode, it’s all about travel … including a bit more about the 19th Century traveling photograph studios known as Photo Cars.

30-A Trail Leads to Brooklyn

In today’s episode, we’re in Brooklyn, E.D. in the 1860s, on the trail of the talented – and tantalizingly obscure – Mrs. Lydia A. Hicks.

29-Linked in Lawrence, Part 2

In today’s episode, we’re still in Lawrence, Kansas, looking at the extraordinary lives of another talented family of photographers. The stories we’ll discover about the Shane family include tales of triumph, tragedy … and murder.