Found this photo amongst some Tintypes and CDV's I recently purchased in a lot. The photo is on glass, but I can't tell if it's a Dag or...
Hello, are there any scroll art experts here? We recently had the opportunity to view and photograph this item and it has us puzzled as to...
I just started getting interested in 19th century books and was wondering if there are any websites or forums specific to the Victorian era? Also,...
So over the past year I've purchased some antique family albums with CDV's, tintypes and cabinets (red felt like, leather like and celluloid,...
I just purchased a 6x4" family album with mostly tintypes. I have done zero research so far but I think most of the photos may be from between...
Hello, I recently purchased a large lot of postcards. Most appear to be linens with some chromes and also some white borders (I think). This is my...
I was going thru some photos of a recent family album I picked up and I thought this CDV was kinda' cool. The back mark is W.H. Cunningham,...
Hello, I bought some old family photos a couple weeks ago, and I'm just now getting around to sorting them out. This cool photo was among them and...
Hello, the Steele Box thread (interesting thread, btw!), reminded me of some documents I won in a photograph lot I purchased awhile back. I was...
I'm still pretty new to 19th century photography, but I find tintypes the hardest to identify of all antique photographs, because they were made...
Hello, bought my 1st daguerreotype. I believe it might be from around the 1850's, but I'm not sure. I'm basing that on the info on phototree. It...
Was wondering if anyone knows if salt prints were ever/often hand colored? I occasionally see enlarged hand colored portraits in bubble glass that...
Hello, if a CDV or cabinet has a photography studio/photographer name/emblem printed on the front or back of a photo, is it certain that the photo...
New member here. I've been collecting 20th century photographs for many years and just started dipping my toes into 19th century photography. I...
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