Category Archives: Types of Photographs

June 18, 2015

Reading a long letter at Elk Lake, Oregon

By C.E. Ryan
RPPC. Private Collection.

1908 C.J Catlow at Elk lake, Oregon. RPPC. Private Collection.

This cute RPPC was posted on Christmas Eve 1908 and took two days to get to its destination (stamped twice). This is C.J. Catlow reading a three page letter while lounging on studio grass. He sent a Merry Christmas note to another family member, Chester Leroy Catlow from Ephrata, Washington.

C.J. was at Elk Lake in Oregon (as hand written on the picture I edited out), and this was most likely taken at a studio nearby. The postcard was mailed from Salem.

Looking at the shells on his belt, he may have been on a hunting trip.

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June 18, 2015

Hey, Charlie!

By C.E. Ryan
I'm famous

I’m famous…so famous! Photo taken circa 1910.

Three more portraits and a bit on his life after the cut.

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June 17, 2015

The boy violinist in pajamas

By C.E. Ryan
Velox Snapshot. Private Collection.

Velox Snapshot. Private Collection.

A candid of a curly haired boy violinist in pajamas sitting in contre-jour by a tall and narrow window.

There’s some light reflection to the bottom, some fog and a ghost-like anomaly…maybe cigarette smoke…maybe not.

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June 17, 2015

Mr. Ford’s ‘dandy time at home’

By C.E. Ryan
RPPC. Private Collection.

1913 RPPC. Private Collection.

A gentleman by the name of E.A. Ford from Iowa Falls in an artistic portrait of himself. The photographer sent him the picture, calling it a ‘dandy time at home’.

The photographer signed his note R.D. Case. This real photo postcard was posted December 5, 1913.

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Portrait of Lincoln in the mirror?

reflection-back

Photographer: R.D. Case

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June 16, 2015

A beautiful black couple from Ohio

By C.E. Ryan
African American couple. RPPC. Private Collection.

Circa 1915-1925 African American couple. RPPC. Private Collection.

This photo was taken in Cincinnati, Ohio around 1915-1925. The couple is nicely dressed, and the man is displaying a couple of pens in his breast pocket -ie- he was educated and wished to show it. He also has a nice cap on his knee -wish he’d put it on!
His wife is dressed in a white lace dress, resting her hand on his shoulder. A beautiful, airy photograph.

Pictures of African Americans of the days are rare, and even rarer are couples -from what I’ve seen (or rather NOT seen). I was happy to find this one at a reasonable price. This couple may have been of mixed origins too.

Photographer: Shea. 511 Walnut St. Cin. O.

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