TWO ROUGH LOOKING GUYS STANDING OUTSIDE A SHED: WHATS THE STORY BEHIND THIS IMAGE?

This cabinet card features two tough looking guys, wearing derby hats, and standing outside a ramshackled shed. Who are these men and what are they doing? This may be an occupational photograph. Note the baskets and the barrel. Is that a scale that one of the guys is leaning against? Is that a horseshoe above the shed’s door. This may be a mining scene; or perhaps an agricultural image. Hopefully, someone will leave a comment that makes an educated guess concerning what this image depicts. There is no identifying information concerning the subject, location, or photographer associated with this photograph.

Published in: on February 17, 2011 at 8:42 am  Comments (4)  
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PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN OLD COUPLE IN AN UNKNOWN LOCATION

An elderly couple pose for this cabinet card portrait. They have dressed up in their finest clothing for their day at the photographic studio. Without much revealed emotion, the couple stare at the camera. There is no identifying information concerning the couple or the name and location of the photographic studio.

Published in: on February 15, 2011 at 12:01 am  Comments (1)  
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BEAUTIFUL ANGEL IN BERLIN, GERMANY (1897)

This unusual cabinet card is an image of a beautiful young girl with angel wings. Her hands are clasped in prayer and she has a hopeful expression. The photograph appears to be part of a series ( #31) from Art Publisher, V. Fritz Grandt in 1897. The caption under the photograph translates to English stating  “Childlike faith. Believers make me pure and good, if I come to you praying.” The title above the image translates to “Child Pictures Gallery”. The photographer is Carl Muller, located in Berlin, Germany.

Published in: on February 14, 2011 at 12:01 am  Leave a Comment  
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HANDSOME AND MYSTERIOUS LOOKING YOUNG MAN IN BRUNSWICK, MAINE

This cabinet card is an image of a handsome young man photographed by H. O. Reed of Brunswick, Maine. The subject is well dressed and has well groomed facial hair. He has a mysterious and ethnic appearance. To view other images of interesting mustaches, click on “Mustaches (Only the Best)”. H. O. Reed was a native of Brunswick, Maine and began working as a photographer in 1877.

Published in: on February 13, 2011 at 12:01 am  Leave a Comment  
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CUTE LITTLE GIRL STANDING ON A WICKER CHAIR IN DULUTH, MINNESOTA

This cabinet card features an adorable little girl standing on a wicker chair as she poses for her portrait. She is barefoot and has a radiant smile. The photographer is Carl Thiel, of Duluth, Minnesota. Thiel was located on Ingalls Block, in Duluth, between 1887 and 1891. His studio moved to 105 West Superior, in Duluth, between 1891 and 1901.  It is also known that he had a studio in Hibbing, Minnesota, in 1914. Research reveals that he was a close friend of Feodor von Luerzor (1851-1913), an Austrian born landscape painter who immigrated to the United States in 1886. Thiel, a former actor, occupied a studio in the same building that Von Luezor had his painting studio. Thiel’s cabinet card work is favorably cited in Anthony’s Photographic Bulletin (1888).

Published in: on February 12, 2011 at 11:59 am  Comments (1)  
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UNREMARKABLE PORTRAIT BY MISS GARRITY: FEMALE PHOTOGRAPHER IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

This cabinet card is a very ordinary profile portrait of a middle aged woman. She is nicely dressed in a high collar dress with lace trim. The only thing remarkable about this cabinet card is that the photographer, Miss Garrity, is a woman. Miss Garrity’s studio was located in Chicago, Illinois. To see other photographs by this photographer; click on the category “Photographer: Garrity”.

Published in: on February 10, 2011 at 12:03 am  Leave a Comment  
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MRS. TURNER POSES IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN

A nicely dressed, handsome woman poses for her portrait at the studio of Howie, in Detroit, Michigan. Penciled on the reverse of the card is the name “Mrs. Turner”. Also written are the words “Bennett Brothers Show”.  Hopefully, a visitor to the Cabinet Card Gallery can shed some light on the identity of the “Bennett Brothers” and possibly Ms. Turner.

Published in: on February 9, 2011 at 12:01 am  Leave a Comment  
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PAOLA MARIE: FRENCH OPERA STAR, NEWS OF HER IMPENDING DEATH PROVES FALSE

Paola Marie was a well known and talented French opera star. She was the sister of opera star Irma Marie. The publication “Every Saturday” (1874) tells an interesting tale about the performer. She was appearing in Bordeaux, France when an oversight or practical joke occurred in the printing of a notice advertising that her engagement was about to come to an end. The sign said that “Mlle Paola Marie was expiring on “friday next”, and there would be only four more performances of “The Perichole”. The notice should have said that the performance of the opera was about to expire. Upon reading about the star’s impending death, her faithful fans came out in mass, carrying many bouquets of flowers, to pay their “last homage” to the popular actress.  The photographer of this cabinet card, Mora, was a celebrity photographer located on Broadway, in New York City. To see other photographs by Mora, click on the category, “Photographer: Mora”.

Published in: on February 8, 2011 at 12:01 am  Leave a Comment  
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SALVATION ARMY LADY AND BIBLE IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

A young woman dressed in her Salvation Army uniform poses for her portrait in a Brooklyn, New York photographic studio (262 Columbia Street). The woman appears to be holding a bible and her Salvation Army badge is evident on her collar. The name of the photographer is difficult to interpret but it appears to be Thelou & Co. Research reveals that another photographer, named Leeds, also operated at the Columbia Street address, and that in 1883, the studio was put up for sale.

Published in: on February 7, 2011 at 12:01 am  Comments (1)  
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BRASS BAND IN READING, PENNSYLVANIA

The Boys in the Band gather for this cabinet card photograph by photographer John Strunk, in Reading, Pennsylvania. The uniformed brass band consists of four member. A consultation from the Cabinet Card Gallery’s unpaid research department would be helpful, but for the time being, I will identify the bandsmen’s instruments as being a clarinet, trumpet, french horn and a flute. To view other photographs by Strunk, click on the category of “Photographer: Strunk”.

 

Published in: on February 6, 2011 at 12:01 am  Comments (5)  
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