ADORABLE LITTLE GIRL LOOKS UP AT HUGE ST. BERNARD IN AWE (STEREO CARD)
This stereo card is offers an adorable photograph of a little girl looking up in awe at a large St. Bernard. The dog looks friendly enough and the child does not seem intimidated. In fact the caption on the card indicates that the girl asks “Aren’t you big enough to talk? I am”. The little girl sits on a Persian rug holding a doll in her lap. There is also a toy block and another doll in the foreground of the photograph. Since this is the Cabinet Card Gallery and not the Stereo Card Gallery, a few words about Stereo cards may be in order. Stereo cards have a pair of photographs which give a three dimensional view when looked at through a Stereo Card viewer. This form of photography was in it’s prime between 1870 and 1920. A popular producer of these cards was Underwood & Underwood Publishers. Two brothers, Elmer Underwood (1859-1947) and Bert Elias Underwood (1862-1943), formed the company in Ottawa, Kansas in 1881. They later moved to Baltimore and later New York City (1891). At one point in time, Underwood & Underwood was the largest publisher of stereoviews in the world (10 milion views a year). This particular view was one of their publications. SOLD
CUTE LITTLE GIRL IN BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK
A cute little girl poses for her portrait at the Osborn studio in Binghamton, New York. She is wearing a collar pin as well as a bow in her blonde hair. Her eyes are wide open as she tries to cooperate with the photographer. Emerson Osborn (1843-1916) appears in the 1870 US census and is listed as a photographer. He was married to Hannah E. Osborn (1843-1928) and the couple had three children. Anthony’s Photographic Bulletin (1885) reported that Osborn bought the Singhi gallery in Binghamton and made significant improvements. To see an image from Will G. Singhi’s gallery, place his name in the cabinet card gallery search box. The 1900 US census reveals that Osborn and his son, Fred, were working as photographers but by time of the 1910 US census, Emerson was listed as retired. Emerson died in 1916 and is buried in Binghamton’s Spring Forest Cemetery along with his wife and one of his children. To view other images by this photographer, click on the category “Photographer: Osborn (Binghamton NY)”. SOLD
PORTRAIT OF AN ADORABLE YOUNG GIRL IN GATESHEAD, ENGLAND
The young girl in this cabinet card photograph looks absolutely adorable in her lace dress and cute hat. She is holding a fan and wearing a paper garland of flowers. This sweet child was photographed by George Frank who’s studio was located in Gateshead, England. An image of the reverse of this cabinet card can be found below. This is an excellent example of some of the better advertising employed by photographers to symbolize their artistry. (SOLD)
ADORABLE LITTLE GIRL STANDING ON A CHAIR IN MACON, MISSOURI
This cabinet card features a most adorable little girl dressed in a long white gown and standing on a chair. This cutie pie is quite expressive. Is she joyful or is she fearful? I opt for joyful. The photographer, Manton M. Patterson, is cited in the St. Louis and Canadian Photographer (1900). A short biography of Mr. Patterson appears in the History of Adair County (1911). Patterson was born in Logan County, Illinois in 1868. At age 6 he moved to Macon County with his family. At age 14 his father died and in order to maintain himself he went to work for a Macon gallery where he learned the photography business. Like many photographers, his work caused him to move from place to place. He operated studios in Missouri (Macon, Memphis, St. Louis, and Kirksville). He also conducted business in Iowa (Iowa City). Patterson was married to Rebecca Ely in 1899.
EXCEPTIONALLY ADORABLE LITTLE GIRL WEARING AN UNUSUAL JACKET
This vintage photograph features an incredibly adorable little girl standing on a chair and charismatically looking at the photographer. Some individuals are amazingly photogenic and this curly haired little girl is one of those individuals. Take note of the little girl’s patterned jacket. The jacket has fringes on both the shoulders and the pockets. She is also wearing a cute hat. The child and the photographer are unidentified. The photographer demonstrated much talent in his production of this 5″ x 7″ photograph.
SASSY LITTLE GIRL WEARING A WHITE BONNET (1904 VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH)
The adorable little girl featured in this vintage photograph has an abundance of attitude. Her posture, positioning, facial expression, and her hand on her hip all indicate that this is one sassy child. She is beautifully dressed and is wearing a terrific bonnet. An inscription on the reverse of the image indicates that the portrait was taken in 1904. Although this photograph is about the size of a cabinet card, it has a paper mat.
PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL WITH HYPNOTIZING EYES IN CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
This cabinet card portrait features a young girl, attractively dressed posing for her photograph at the Garns & Company studio in Camden, New Jersey. She is wearing beautiful lace and a ring. Most notable are her hypnotizing eyes. She gives the appearance of having a lot of knowledge despite her youth. The girl’s name is inscribed on the reverse of the photograph. The inscription states “Helen Mae Jones, Marlton, New Jersey”. The photographer of this terrific portrait was Henry D. Garns. He began his photography career around 1860. After four years of being a photographer in the US Navy and operating Philadelphia studios, he became partners with Herman Henrici who also worked as a hat dealer (1874-1876). Garns then joined H. L. Wardle in a photography gallery partnership from 1877 through 1890. They opened the studio that produced this photograph in 1889.
DAPPER EIGHT YEAR-OLD AUGUSTUS DAVIES IN POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK (PHOTOGRAPHED BY G. W. PACH)
This cabinet card portrait features an eight year-old boy named Augustus Davies. An inscription on the reverse of the photograph provides his name and age. The young boy is well dressed and well groomed and exudes an air of confidence. The photograph comes from the studio of G. W. Pach in Poughkeepsie, New York. At the time of this photograph, Pach also had studios in New York City, West Point, and in Long Branch (New Jersey) and Ocean Grove (New Jersey). Pach is a celebrated name in Cabinet Card era photography. Pach Brothers was a famous New York City photographic studio located on Broadway and many celebrities had their photographs made at that location. The founder of the studio was Gustavus Pach who died in 1904. His two brothers, who were his partners, were Oscar (predeceased Gustavus) and Gotthelf. The studio was so successful that it opened branches in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. To view other photographs by G. W. Pach and Pach Brothers studios, click on the category “Photographer: Pach Brothers”. The child in this portrait grew up to become an established painter and craftsman. He was born in Poughkeepsie in 1867 and died in 1951 in Almeda, California. The 1900 US census found Augustus living in Poughkeepsie with his 72 year-old mother, Fran Davies and two servants. His occupation was listed as “painter”. The 1910 US census revealed that Augustus still lived in Poughkeepsie with his mother but that he had added a 35 year-old wife (May Elton Morrow) and a two year-old son (Elton Davies). He had jettisoned the two servants and had hired a cook. This time his occupation was listed as “artist”. Davies studied art at the ASL (Art Students League) of New York City. In 1910 he settled in Pasadena, California and established a studio. He also worked as a school administrator. His artistic specialty was religious paintings.
TWO YOUNG GIRLS PARTICIPATE IN RELIGIOUS CEREMONY IN READING, PENNSYLVANIA
Two cute young girls pose for a portrait capturing their participation in a religious ceremony in Reading, Pennsylvania. Note the crucifix and other religious objects in the photograph. The girls are well dressed and adorable. The photographer of this cabinet card portrait, John D. Strunk, was quite prolific and talented. To view more of his photographs, click on the category “Photographer: Strunk”.
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