Category Archives: Types of Photographs

March 20, 2015

1850s Melainotype Gentleman

2″ x 2.5″. Private Collection

I got this one for the copper frame it was in I intended to use for another. The scan of the seller made the subject blurry and I really didn’t know what I was going to get. It was a nice surprise to see the subject is worth keeping the frame for. I delicately took it out for the scan and promptly put it back in.

The inscription on top is the patent for the process: MELAINOTYPE PLATE FOR NEFFS. DAT 19 FEB (18)56.

The melainotype was the precursor of the tintype. It had a thicker plate.

Leave a comment | tags: 1/9th plate, 1850s-1860s, handsome man, melainotype, portrait, tintype, victorian | posted in Gentlemen, Tintypes

March 20, 2015

Wild Party with photographer Dana B. Merrill

By C.E. Ryan

Dana B. Merrill and his young rowdy subjects. Personal Collection

Dana B. Merrill among young, rowdy subjects. Circa 1910. Private Collection

Back. Click on the picture for larger format

Dana B. Merrill was a noted American photographer whose prints are still on sale today. I researched him based on the name and the N.H. in pencil I figured is New Hampshire.

2 Comments | tags: 1910s, American photographer, Dana B. Merrill, drinking, drunk, edwardian, figure of note, Funny, laughing, New Hampshire, play cards, smiling, USA | posted in Cabinet Photos, Humorous

March 20, 2015

They shot Freddy in the hand!

By C.E. Ryan

Bootleggers or just bad looking buddies? Personal Collection.

Pals in crime. Private Collection.

A favorite of my collection. Who were these guys? Some look related and one is displaying amputated fingers. What’s his story? What’s theirs?

The one on the top right just saw a cop!

And every single one with his fedora and unlit cigarette in the mouth. One thing is sure, they were their own gang and must have had a good laugh looking at their picture.

This photograph gives me a good chuckle every time I see it.

Photographer: Unknown. RPPC.

Leave a comment | tags: 1910s-1920s, bad boys, fashion, fedoras, Funny | posted in Bad Boys, RPPCs

March 20, 2015

Extremely High Collar Wearing Man with Wife

By C.E. Ryan

highcollarcouple

I missed out on this one to get another, but it is well worth adding to this site. The gentleman is wearing a very high collar, and this looks like their wedding picture.

1 Comment | tags: 1900s-1910s, beautiful couple, edwardian, extremely high collar, round | posted in Cabinet Photos, Couples

March 19, 2015

1909 Fraternity boy (?) from Brooklyn

By C.E. Ryan

1909 Fraternity boy (?) Personal collection.

1909 Fraternity boy (?) Private collection.

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This one did not scan well. The process made the dark parts look like silver, so I toyed with it some. Does anyone out there know the pin he’s wearing? I’m guessing a fraternity by other examples I’ve seen.

An adult wrote the date on the back in pencil, then below it a toddler (I strongly assume) wrote it again, also in pencil. :)

Photographer: Oxford & Dillholfk. Brooklyn, N.Y.

Leave a comment | tags: 1900s-1910s, Brooklyn, edwardian, fraternity, handsome man, New York, portrait, USA | posted in Cabinet Photos, Gentlemen

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