discovering the story it tells
The young woman in this cabinet card photo, Miss Anna Price, wore a dress with tight sleeves and small pointed puffs at the shoulders. This helps to date her portrait from about 1889 to 1891 when she would have been 14-16 years old. Sarah Anna Price was born in 1875 in Tonica, Illinois. She married... Continue Reading →
I picked up this cabinet card photo in Allegan, Michigan. Although it's a lovely portrait I added it to my collection because of what was written on the back. In addition to the Victorian couple being identified as Aunt Maude and Uncle Perry, there was a note signifying that this was their wedding day and... Continue Reading →
This cabinet card came to me as a gift from a friend. She knew my love of researching old photos and suspected I would be especially interested in this one. You see, part of the writing on the reverse reads "murdered by Durant (sic), for which he was hanged." My friend was correct; I was... Continue Reading →
Philip J. Clark was a 23 year old bachelor, in August, 1872, when he sat for photographer, Samuel Montague Fassett, at 501 Wabash Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois. His birthday was in August, and I wonder if this photo was taken to mark the occasion. Seven years later, Philip wed Miss Sarah E. Fletcher, and the... Continue Reading →
the rescued photo 