Just a quick note today to revisit the story of photographer Sarah Larimer, a 19th century photographer from Kansas. She had a successful photography studio before 1864 in Eastern Kansas. After moving west in 1864— […]
Re-viewing Sarah Larimer
Category: Update
Update: Flora Chilberg Zimmerman
Back in January 2024, I posted about sisters Fannie and Flora Chilberg, twins who worked together as the “Misses Chilberg”, photographers in Illinois. As I said in the post, Fannie died in a tragic car […]
It pays to get the best!
Yesterday, my husband, Chris – the best Internet searcher around! – uncovered a real gem in an 1899 yearbook from the University of Colorado. It’s an ad for Mrs. B.B. Chase’s photography studio in Denver, […]