A handsome young African American man poses for his portrait at the Wadell & Moody Studio in Warrensburg, Missouri. The gentleman is very well dressed and has an appearance of confidence. His identity is unknown. SOLD
HANDSOME AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN IN WARRENSBURG, MISSOURI
A CELLIST AND HIS CELLO : MUSICIAN : JEWISH MAN : LATVIA : (1921)
This vintage real photo postcard features a man and his cello. He is holding a bow in his right hand. The previous owner of this postcard stated that it came from a Jewish family’s photo album. The family resided in Latvia. The photographer did an excellent job with the lighting used for this photograph. The cellist is dressed in dark clothing and the cello and chair are made from dark wood. The dark tones offer a nice contrast to the musician’s face and hands. This vintage photo postcard is a former resident of a photo album or scrapbook. (SOLD)
BARE CHESTED MAN READYING FOR A BATH : RARE : CABINET CARD
This rare cabinet card captures a bare chested man preparing for a bath. He appears to be muscular and fit. He has a formidable thick mustache. Writing on the reverse of the card states,“This is for mother. Father is taken washing and this is as exactly as he looks”. This cabinet card invites speculation. It appears that the man is separated from his wife. Is he in prison? Is he in the military? The answer is most likely unobtainable as there is no identifying information concerning the identity of the subject, or the photographer. In addition, the location that the photograph was taken is also unknown. A cabinet card photo of a bare chested man is rare unless it is a photograph of a wrestler or boxer. SOLD
IDENTIFIED UNIFORMED BELGIAN SOLDIER : GARDEN : FAMILY PHOTOGRAPH : RPPC 1910’s
This vintage real photo postcard features a portrait of a Belgian soldier sitting in his parent’s garden. He appears to be writing a letter. A framed cabinet card photograph is atop the table in front of him. The photograph captures a family portrait and individual photographs of members of the soldier’s family. It is likely that the pictured individuals are the soldier, his wife, and their two children. The soldier is identified on the reverse of the card as Paul Coppenyns. The photograph is from circa, the 1910’s. (SOLD)
GOOD LOOKING GUY IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN DESPERATELY IN NEED OF A HAIR STYLIST
This photograph is a wonderful image of a very handsome man desperately in need of some hair styling assistance. The photograph was produced by a prize winning photographer; Clarence M. Hayes (1863-?) of Detroit, Michigan. Hayes was educated in Ohio and began working in the field of photography in 1883 as an apprentice to an Ohio photographer. He arrived in Detroit in 1885 and established his own firm in 1891. He became President of the National Association of Photographers in 1901 and he was a member of the Detroit Archeological Society, Masons, Knight of Templar and the Shriners. SOLD
HANDSOME MAN PORTRAIT : MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE : CABINET CARD
Meet Walter Burnham, who is posing for his portrait at the studio of Langley, in Manchester, New Hampshire. The studio was located at 780 Elm Street. Burnham has movie star looks and an interesting mustache which curls upward at each end. This cabinet card portrait has gold beveled edges. SOLD
GENTLEMAN WEARING A BAGGY SUIT : EXQUISITE HANDWRITING : RPPC
This vintage real photo postcard features a man dressed in a baggy striped suit. He appears to be holding his overcoat and he is wearing a hat. On the verso of the card is a message from Henry to Viola. Henry has lovely penmanship. (SOLD)
GOOD LOOKING MAN WITH BUSHY MUSTACHE IN NATICK, MASSACHUSETTS
This post cabinet card era photograph features a handsome middle aged man with a bushy mustache. He is wearing formal clothing and is very fashionable. The photograph comes from the Holden studio in Natick, Massachusetts. Charles W. Holden had an advertisement for his studio in the Wellesley Directory (1904). His obituary can be found in the Bulletin of Photography (1915). The obituary states that he had taken “thousands of photographs of Wellesley College girls” and had died of heart disease at 59 years of age. (SOLD)
HANDSOME GENTLEMAN : PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND : CABINET CARD PORTRAIT
A handsome man poses for his portrait at the studio of Morton, in Providence, Rhode Island. Hosea Q. Morton is the photographer of this portrait and he is listed in Providence directories from the 1880’s and 1890’s. This cabinet card portrait has gold beveled edges. SOLD
FIVE MEN, DERBIES AND DOGS IN KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
The boys gather together at Snyder’s Studio in Kutztown, Pennsylvania for a group portrait. Suits and derby hats seem to be the order of the day. Someone brought their two large hounds to the gathering. The dogs appear to be hunting dogs. Examination of this cabinet card image brings up the question, “How are these men connected to each other?”. Are they good friends? Are they co-workers? The answer to these questions are unobtainable and we are left with only hypotheses.What do we know about the photographer? The 1880 U. S. census reveals that Charles Wanner Snyder (1852-1927) was married to Sallie A. Jackson (1858-1900) and the pair had a daughter named Lydia (born 1879). Charles Snyder was born, and later died, in Kutztown. At the time of the census, Snyder was employed as a boot and shoe maker, but he appears to have had a tendency to switch careers over time. After tiring of boots and shoes, he worked two years as a harness maker. He learned photographic and freehand crayon work and then, became a photographer. Research reveals that he had a reputation for being an excellent scenic artist and sign painter. He also was a very civic minded man. He was credited as saving a grove from woodsmen, and establishing the Kutztown Park with the rescued property. He served six years on the Kutztown council and five years as President of the council. In 1880 he entered the bicycle business. He added a Sphinx automobile dealership to his bicycle shop in 1915. What in the world is a Sphinx automobile? The Sphinx was produced by the Sphinx Motor Car Company which was located in York, Pennsylvania. The company produced cars in 1915 and 1916. The Sphinx was a light touring car. Automobile Industries (1914) reported that the car was expected to have an initial selling price of six hundred and ninety-five dollars. SOLD
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