Category Archives: Types of Photographs

June 29, 2015

Catwalk on Main Street USA

By C.E. Ryan
RPPC. Private Collection.

1940s gentleman walking in a three-piece suit and fedora. RPPC. Private Collection.

A WWII era gentleman on Main St. U.S.A strutting his stuff hand in pocket, the other holding a cigarette. I love the white shoes to match the fedora, even though on this picture they’re blending into the sunlit ground.  The three-piece suit with the fitted waist and loose pants gave this man the very classic business-like and sharp look of the decade.

The store behind the man is Kress (S.H. Kress & Co.), a popular American “five and dime” department store chain which operated from 1896 to 1981.

RPPC: AGFA/ANSCO 1930s-1940s

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June 28, 2015

The photographer with the wet plate camera

By C.E. Ryan
Snapshot. Private Collection.

RPPC sized snapshot. Private Collection.

This is a cute, artistic snapshot probably taken in the 1930s or 40s, yet the young photographer holding the stylus looks like he’s standing next to what I believe is a wet plate collodion camera (so the snapshot is not of his reflection).

He looks like he’s getting ready to take a picture. In his days tintypes were already considered vintage.

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Digital restoration work titled The Photographer With Wet Plate Camera by Caroline C. Ryan is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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June 26, 2015

The happiest little cabinet card on earth

By C.E. Ryan
'The happiest gent on a cabinet card'. Private Collection.

Man laughing on cabinet card, by Dan Cleave. Private Collection.

My starry-eyed self HAD to add this very happy gent to my collection! And my regular followers know exactly why.

What a picture! Isn’t his laughter just contagious? I’m in love with this. What did the photographer tell his sitter to catch him laughing his head off like this? But whatever Dan Cleave did or say, hats off!

This is a very rare sight on a cabinet card, and such a lovely and precious moment caught at just the right time. The way he wears his straw boater hat too. As you can imagine, this is an absolute favorite of mine. And he’s got a nice set of teeth too. :)

The card has golden scalloped edges. I date this wonderful photograph to be from the 1890s to early 1900s.

Photographer: Dan Cleave. Dexter. Iowa. Back is blank.

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June 26, 2015

A post in celebration of today’s Supreme Court ruling

By C.E. Ryan

RPPC circa 1910

RPPC circa 1910

We’ve come a long way in a hundred years’ time. This RPPC I found on eBay. I was tempted to bid for it because it’s just so cute, but I’m not gay (obviously…lol); someone else would appreciate it more than me. I’m very happy for my friends who will finally be able to marry in all U.S. States

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June 26, 2015

New York City back of train trio with a Wilson whiskey bottle

By C.E. Ryan
New Yorkers and a Wilson whiskey bottle RPPC. Private Collection.

Holding Wilson whiskey bottle in New York City. RPPC. Private Collection.

My, oh my…How long did this bottle stay unopened? A New York minute.

Wilson Whiskey label

Wilson Whiskey label of the era

wilson-back

Back of RPPC

Photographer: High Grade Postal Studio. 134 East 14th Street. N.Y.C.

Backdrop Artist: N. Wortman Prop. First time I see the backdrop artist credited!

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