- 2008.001.V
- Series
- 1840-
Series consists of gelatin silver prints, albumen prints, acetate negatives, and various colour photographic processes produced by amateur photographers, usually in an informal, outdoor setting.
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Series consists of gelatin silver prints, albumen prints, acetate negatives, and various colour photographic processes produced by amateur photographers, usually in an informal, outdoor setting.
Images are of a gathering on a farm, with one group portrait and four snapshots of children. There is an illegible word inked on the envelope.
Shields, Lorne
Item is a cabinet card portrait of man in bowler hat. Type below photograph reads, '141 St. Peter Street-, between st. james-' Inscription below photograph reads, 'Martin'.
Portrait of man. Faint inscription on back reads, 'Alfred E. Orr.'
Woman raising right arm in costume
Item is a cabinet card photograph of a character from Wagner's opera Lohengrin. Mostly illegible script written on photograph, except, '1894'. Text below photograph reads, 'Lohengrin, Bayreuther Buhrenfest - Spiel'. Text on verso reads, 'W. Hoffert, Hof Photograph. Breslau, Hamburg, Leipzig, Berlin, Magdeburg, Dresden, Hannover. Photographische Kartenfabrik v. Paul Suss, Dresden.
W. Hoffert Hof Photograph
Item is a cabinet card portrait of woman. Gold imprint below photograph reads, 'Elmer Chickering 21 West St. Boston'. Black text on back of card reads, 'The royal studio, Massachusetts charitable mechanic association founded 1795 inc. 1806. Awarded at the seventeenth exhibition 1890, highest award, Elmer Chickering Proprietor 21 West St. Boston, Duplicates can be had at any time', inscription in pencil on back reads, '86503'
Royal Studio
Item is a cabinet card portrait of baby. Brown text below photograph reads, 'Copyright Barraud 263 Oxford St London A few doors West of The Circus'. Brown text on back of card reads, 'Mr. Barraud 263, Oxford St. W (regent circus) London. Mr. Barraud bestows particular attention on enlargements, miniatures and reproductions which can be made from any photograph. All negatives registered and carefully preserved. Mr. Barraud's studios are approached by a lift constructed on the most approved patents which will be found a great advantage to sitters as no stairs have to be ascended, childrens portraits the same prices as other sitters.' Inscription in ink on back of card reads, Willi a Kiss, from Phyllis Margaret Dickson'.
Barraud Studio
Item is a portrait of young woman. Inscription in blue ink on surface of photograph reads, 'Florence Elizabeth Roe'. Inscription in black ink on back of card reads, 'Florence E. Roe'.
Item is a portrait of baby standing on a chair. The mother's arm is subtley draped in the background. Embossed beneath the photograph reads, 'Phillips Square, Montreal, Wm. Notman & Son'. Inscription in black ink on back of mount reads, 'Constance Orr'.
William Notman & Son
Item is a portrait of man with a beard. Red ink stamp on back reads, 'JJL, J.L. Jones. Army Photographer, 10 Fabrique St. Quebec'
J.L. Jones Army Photographer
Item is a portrait of boy. Blue type beneath photograph reads, J.T. Lambly, Photo'r., T.R., P. Q.
Item is a portrait of young girl sitting on chair. Inscription on verso reads, 'Dorothy Orr Jany. 1908'
Item is a portrait of young girl lying on the ground holding a ball. Inscription on verso reads, 'Dorothy'.
Item is a professional portrait of young woman. Inscription on verso reads, 'Florence Roe Orr'. Edges of the item have been unevenly cut circularly around the subject's face.
Item is a portrait of man in a suit.
Item is a portrait of man in a suit.
Item is a portrait of man in a suit.
Item is a portrait of a man in a suit.
Brown/maroon bound cover labeled "6". Notations in pencil. Photographs are mounted behind window-cutouts on the pages. Some photographs quite faded.
Locations include: Granada, Alhambra, Algeciras, Spain; Scheveningen, Netherlands; Southamphton, England.
Sites include: Rio Genil, Puerta de Elvira, Rio Frio, S.S. Olympic.
Themes include: portraits, scenic views, bullfighting, ships, sailing.
Blue cover embossed with black design and gold "Kodak." White pages with one window per side. Fabric binding. Notation in black ink.
Brown soft cover album with word "Photographs" on front. Bound by green braided string. Black pages with photos glued in. Handwritten notations in pencil. Back cover folded in upper left corner.
Photographs are family snapshots taken around Toronto, Orillia, Banff, Regina, Ancaster, Moose Jaw and Saskatoon. Some activities include rowing, tennis, canoeing, and attending various events.
Item is a portrait of seven men. Stamp on back of card reads, 'F.H. Denison, Photographer, Dealer in Picture Frames, Chromos, Oil paintings, Stereoscopic Views, Albums, Wall Pockets, Brackets, &c. Court St. Fergus Falls, Minn.'
F.H. Denison, Photographer
Item is a cabinet card portrait of man. Gold text below photograph reads, 'Francis R. Elwell, M.A., 122, Regent St., London W.'
Portrait of woman in hat and furs.
Item is a cabinet card portrait of woman in hat and furs. Gold text below photograph reads, 'Wilkinson Bros. Cookshire, Que.'
Wilkinson Bros.
Two girls in traditional dress
Item is a photograph of two girls in traditional dress. Text beneath photograph reads, 'Delintraz Phot. Rue Duphot, 9.' Text on back of card reads, '9, Rue Duphot, 9 Cidevant No 15, en face l'Eg de la Madeleine a l'Entree du Boulevart. Delintraz Photographe Specialite de reproductions et tous genres. PARIS'
Delintraz Photographe
Little girl with parasol, Florence E Roe
Item is a carte de visite of a little girl with parasol in winter coat sitting on a chair in a studio. William Notman photo. Ink inscription on recto reads, 'Florence E Roe'. Illegible inscription on verso.
Notman, William
Portrait of young man - W. Roylance Gourt'
Item is a photograph of a boy standing in a studio. Inscription on verso reads, 'W. Roylance Gourt'
Item is a carte de visite of a young man in a jester costume sitting in a photography studio. Text below photograph reads, 'Camille Rensch, Phot' Text on verso of card reads, 'Camille Rensch Photographe 19 Rue Royale St Honore au premier PARIS' Inscription on verso reads, 'Mon ami Alfred Roe, Garcia William, 8 Mars 1866'
Camille Rensch Photographe
Portrait of tightly laced young lady
Item is a portrait of tightly laced young lady. Text below photograph reads, 'Wilkinson Photo'. Text on back of card reads, 'Wilkinson Sheffield & Birmingham'
Item is a carte de visite portrait of a young man dressed as jester. Text below photograph reads, 'Camille Rensch Phot.'. Text on back of card reads, 'Camille Rensch Photographe 19 Rue Royale St. Honore Au premier PARIS'.
Camille Rensch Photographe
Item is a portrait of woman. Gold text beneath photograph reads, 'Boissonnas, Geneve' Gold ink on back of card reads, 'Photographie Instantanee Medailles D'argent Zurich 1883, Stuttgart 1887. Boissonnas 4 Quai de la Poste Geneve La Maison N'est Pas a L'Angle. Tous les cliches sont conserves'. Inscription in black ink reads, 'Property of Edith A. Murphy, Geneva Suitz. '89'
Boissonnas Photographie Instantanee
Item is a portrait of woman in Victorian dress. Black text below photograph reads, 'Wilkinson Bros. Cookshire, Que.' Inscription in black ink on back of card reads, 'Alfred and Florence with love from the original'
Wilkinson Bros.
Item is a full length portrait of woman in Victorian dress. Black text below photograph reads, 'Phot E. Bondonneau 173 Palais Royal'. Black text on back of card reads, 'Cliché No. Il suffit d'indiquer ceNo poar obtenir des epreuves semblables. Emile Bondonneau Photographe Editeur. Galerie de Valois, 173 (Palais Royal.) Entree des Voitures, 1, Rue de Valois Paris.'
Emile Bondonneau
Item is a baby portrait. Black text below photograph reads, 'Weston & Son, Dover & Folkestone'. Black text on back of card reads, 'Photographed From Life by Lambert Weston & Son. Waterloo Crescent, Dover. Sandgate Road, Folkestone.'
Lambert Weston & Son
Cabinet card and tintype album
Item consists of a dark blue album with the words "Scenes By the Way" written in white ink on the cover. Pages are grey with cutouts to slide in and hold photographs. Photographs consist of cartes de visite, cabinet cards and tintypes and are either loose or glued onto the pages. Some have captions written in fading white ink.
Photographs were taken at studios in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; New Westminster, British Columbia; Summerside, Prince Edward Island; Ottawa, Ontario; and Chicago, Illinois, and all consist of single-figure portraits.
Photographers and studios include: C. Lewis, E. R. Turner
Item is a portrait of young woman in a white dress. Inscription in pencil on back of mount reads, 'Connie Orr'. Inscription in blue ink on back of mount reads, 'Constance Orr'.
Item is a portrait of woman in hat holding baby. Inscription in black ink on back of mount reads, 'Florence L. Clary Nu Orr, Leslie Clary 1901'
Coronation Day at the Home of Mr and Mrs Smith, June 22nd 1911 Toronto Canada
Glossy print with white border mounted on thick card of the same size, and black paper of a larger size. Depicts a group of people outside a house surrounded by flags. A picture of the royal family hangs behind them. Recto caption, bottom right of image area: "Coronation Day at the Home of Mr and Mrs Smith June 22nd 1911 Toronto Canada."
Item is a portrait of man sitting in a chair wearing a suit and gazing to the right of the camera.
Portrait of young girl with bow in hair, holding umbrella behind her back. Inscription in black ink on back of photograph reads, 'Constance L.C. Orr'
Item is a portrait of woman in white dress standing in front of rocky beach. Inscription on back in pencil reads, 'Mrs. Orr 80%'. Inscription in black ink reads, 'Kitimat - Aug. 1956 (Note Snow). Green stamp reads, 'August 1 (illegible)
Item is a portrait of woman standing with hand on a mantle wearing cape and bonnet.
Item is a photo postacard portrait of young woman in hat.
Two pairs of photographs originally grouped together. Two photographs are of a girl seated on a miniature chaise longue in front of garden wall, and two photographs are of the interior of Canterbury Cathedral. The cathedral photographs have both been written on verso in pencil "Canterbury Cathedral," and individually in ink, "Presbytery and Archbishop Bourchier's Tomb" and "Effigy of the Black Prince from his Tomb."
Shields, Lorne
Item is a loose tintype of a man sitting between two children on some rocks in the woods.
Item is a loose tintype of a man and small child sitting in a photography studio.
Item is a loose tintype of a man and small child sitting in a photography studio.
Item is a loose hand-coloured tintype portrait of four men.
Item is a tintype placed in makeshift paper housing.
Item is a portrait of man, loose tintype.
Item is a tintype portrait of Teddy Orr as a boy with a friend. Housed in a black embossed mat. Inscription in pencil on back reads, 'Teddy Orr & Friend, April 1912'
Item is a loose hand colored tintype depicting a boy with curly hair standing beside a table in a photography studio.
Item is a portrait of woman in veil holding flowers. Information [illegible] pressed into tin on top of object.
[Portrait of man in long overcoat]
Item has a black wooden case with simple foliate/ scroll motif. Red velvet lining. Tintype full-length portrait of a man in long overcoat leaning against an upholstered chair.
Brown suede cover slip with some sort of faded decorative drawing; slipped over maroon hard-cover. Grey pages. Some photograph peeling away from pages; protective paper inserted between pages. A few lose photographs. Many pages left blank.
Themes include portraits, horse-drawn carriages, landscapes, waterscapes.
Includes a photograph of B. Heyman Furniture Co. in Phoenix, Arizona while located at the Anderson building on the northwest corner of Washington and 1st Street. The Anderson Building was built in 1888 and lasted until the 1980's. Also includes a photograph of Davidson's Cash Store, believed to be in Phoenix, Arizona c. 1902.
Brown leather cover with inset star surrounded by gold embossed patterns and blue beads. Spine also has embossed design and letters- "Photographs." Two gold clasps decorated with gold ribbons and rings. Inside cover has pink and gold pattern. Title page and index page included. White pages with window openings and gold borders. Page edges gilded and embossed. Some hand tinting on tintypes.
Brown textured leather cover. Sewn binding. Black pages with photographs mounted with glue along one side of photograph, on one side of page only.
Item consists of a brown album with gold embossing and darker brown detailing. Item has part of a metal clasp on right of cover. Pages are white with gold embossing and sleeves with cutouts to insert the photographs into. Spine is torn and in very poor condition.
Photographs are all carte de visite size, and there are 5 tintypes in paper mats spread throughout the album. Some are hand-coloured. They are all portraits, some are labeled in pencil or black ink on the back of or below the photograph with the subject's name and sometimes a date. The photographs were taken accross Canada in Charlottetown, Montreal, Halifax, Pictou, Ottawa, and others as well as Boston, Washington D.C., New York and Auckland New Zealand. Some of the studios that made the photographs in this album are the Notman Studio, Brady's National Portrait Galleries, James Inglis, and J.W. Black. Photographers include C.S. Lewis and Tanton.
Loose materials include: photographs, tintypes in individual envelopes.
Shields, Lorne
Black cover album with black pages bound by black braided string. The word "Photographs" is embosed on front cover in gold lettering. Photographs held in with black photo corners.
Photographs are mostly family snapshots, on the beach, at home, having a picnic and by the lake; some include domestic animals. Some photographs taken Ottawa, and Niagara Falls, and at Balboa Island, California, among other destinations.
Photo stores include Thompson's Camera and Art Store.
Date on the back of a loose photograph says "Apr. / 30".
Red leather Victorian-era album
Item consists of a read leather album. The album has the words "Where Rolls the Oregon" etched onto the front cover. Includes several family photographs and group portraits as well as images of locations in the United Kingdom such as Pass of Killiecrankie (Scotland), Queenstown Harbour (Ireland), Balmoral castle (UK). Other subjects of photographs include people on horse-drawn carriages, in military settings, playing sports, on farms, weddings, and chronological baby photos at the end of the album.
Item is a cream cabinet card with gold letterpress at bottom centre, "H.C. TAIT./ PHOTOGRAPHS, FANCY GOODS." Photograph shows an old man with long beard in fur coat, seated in an interior, slightly blurred setting. He holds a paper that reads, upside-down, "THE/ -OGRAPH/-/[illegible]".
H.C. Tait Photographs
Portrait of boy holding paddle, beach setting
Item is a cream cabinet card with red letterpress at bottom, "G.A. OLDHAM, COLCHESTER." On verso, graphic design with text, "G.A. OLDHAM/ PHOTOGRAPHER/ AND/ MINIATURE PAINTER/ 11 QUEEN ST./ COLCHESTER/ NEGATIVES KEPT./ COPIES MAY BE HAD BY/ SENDING TO ABOVE ADDRESS./ Marion Imp. Paris, London - Déposé - Copyright." Photograph shows a boy holding a paddle, standing in front of a painted lake or seaside backdrop with a small boat on the shore. Boy is same as pictured in 2005.001.107.
G.A. Oldham Photographer and Miniature Painter
Portrait of man seated on stone wall
Item is a dark green cabinet card with gold letterpress, "Strong/ INSTANTANEOUS PHOTOGRAPHS/ Vance Block, Eureka, Cal." Photograph shows a man leaning against a low stone balustrated, with one leg up. Blurred backdrop with trees behind him.
Vance Block, Strong Studio
Portrait of boy with tennis racket
Item is a cream cabinet card with red letterpress at bottom, "G.A. OLDHAM, COLCHESTER." On verso, graphic design with text, "G.A. OLDHAM/ PHOTOGRAPHER/ AND/ MINIATURE PAINTER/ 11 QUEEN ST./ COLCHESTER/ NEGATIVES KEPT./ COPIES MAY BE HAD BY/ SENDING TO ABOVE ADDRESS./ Marion Imp. Paris, London - Déposé - Copyright." Photograph shows a boy seated on a plush chair with one leg crossed under, holding a tennis racket. Boy is same as pictured in 2005.001.107.
G.A. Oldham Photographer and Miniature Painter
Item is a vignetted photograph, portrait of an old woman in black dress, in oval matt with black letterpress at bottom right, "M.M. Morton/ LINDSAY, ONT." Mat is enclosed in a bi-fold grey card with embossed drawing of sun with face on the right side.
M.M. Morton
Portrait of two young men in suits
Item is a brown card with photograph pasted in centre oval, with light brown border around the oval. At lower left, embossed in white, "Noble & Pottenger/ WICHITA, KAS." Photographs hows two young men in suits, same as in 2008.001.111.
Noble & Pottenger
Portrait of two young men in suits
Item consists of a brownish green card with small oval photograph pasted on. Image is of two young men in pinstriped suits, also shown in 2008.001.112. Embossed at lower right of card, in black, "Studebaker/ 142 N. MAIN ST./ WICHITA." On verso, handwritten in pencil, sideways, "MARY A Ydene".
Studebaker
Portrait of man with beard and checkered bowtie
Item is a cream cabinet card with gold letterpress at bottom, "Baldwin & Son/ 118 Douglass Ave., WICHITA, KAS." Photograph shows a man with close-cropped hair and a long beard, wearing a checkered bowtie and a plain suit. Back of card is pink.
Baldwin & Son
Item is a dark brown card with gold letterpress at bottom centre, "J. FRASER BRYCE/ 107 KING STREET WEST, TORONTO". Picture is 3/4 view of a woman in cap and gown, holding a book in her left hand, with a white fur hood draped across her shoulders, possibly indicating an undergraduate degree obtained. A sticker on the verso reads "$1.00/ D".
J. Fraser Bryce
Portrait of a young man with large tie
Item is a white cabinet card with elaborately embossed border and text, at bottom "Goff" followed by symbol with the letters F, G, and L intertwined, and "WAUSAU, WIS." On verso, in black letterpress, "These cards are manufactured expressly for/ F. Lee Goff, Wausau, Wis. U.S.A./ by Carl Ernst & Co. Berlin, Germany." Image is of a young man in a tweed suit with an elaborate paisley tie.
Goff
Portrait of three children with toys
Item is a pink cabinet card with red backing. In gold letterpress at bottom, "Peppiatt FERGUS." Image is of three children with toys. The youngest is seated in the centre holding a doll in her lap. On the left, a child in striped dress sits on a rocking horse, and to the right, a boy stands holding the reins to a wooden horse head lying on the floor. On verso, in pencil, "1.00".
Peppiatt
Portrait of a young man with moustache and bowtie
Item is a white cabinet card with gold letterpress and gold border. Text at bottom reads "Lee" followed by a symbol with M, W and L intertwined, and "OCONTO,/ WIS." Image is of a young man in a suit with a striped bowtie and a moustache.
Lee Photography
Item is a photograph of a woman with dwarfism standing at a table, reading a card. Framed by grey card with an embossed border. On verso, in pencil, "$25.00/ Set 4".
Portrait of Ida, seated on bed
Item is a photograph of a woman with dwarfism seated on the edge of a bed, holding something in her left hand. Mounted on a card backing with a square grey card frame and cream coloured oval mat. On verso in pencil, "$25.00/ Set 4"
Portrait of a young man (J? Preston) framed by a scroll
Item is a brown cabinet card with scalloped/beveled edges and gold letterpress at bottom, reading "Hobberling/ 334 QUEEN STREET EAST,/ TORONTO, ONT." Image shows a young man in suit and tie. Photograph has a border drawn like a scroll. On verso, in pencil "2.50" and in green ink "J(?) Preston".
Hobberlin, E.A.
Item is a small brown card with rectangular photograph pasted on. Woman with dwarfism stands in front of a flower bush, outdoors. On verso, in pencil "This picture was taken when Ida was/ 18 years old." and "$25.00/ Set 4".
Item is a bi-fold card with grey card and silver embossed key design at top. Inside photograph of a young woman with a short, bobbed hairstyle. In black letterpress at bottom of inside card, "Portrait by Fulton C. Stewart, Lindsay, Ont."
Fulton C. Stewart
Portrait of McCallums children
Item is a photograph mounted on card backing, showing 4 children in outdoor setting with studio backdrop. Boy at centre sits on a swing with his sisters on either side, and the youngest seated on a log. On verso, in pencil, "McCallums - Ailsa Craig/ Lived next-door to us -".
Portrait of young woman in flowered dress
Item is a bi-fold card with greenish marbled paper. Inside, a photograph of a young woman in a flowered dress, standing in front of a window and table. On inside front-left flap, handwritten in ink, "To Cara".
Item is a photograph mounted on beige card with image of a man with a large moustache and a wool suit coat. At top, handwritten in blue ink, "1.50".
Item is a white cabinet card with purple letterpress at bottom, "NEGRETTI/&/ZAMBRA/ CRYSTAL PALACE/ SYDENHAM." Photograph shows a bearded man in plain wool coat wearing a flat hat. On verso, in purple letterpress, "Negretti & Zambra/ CRYSTAL PALACE,/ SYDENHAM/ Copies may be had by/ quoting the above number." At top left, "No." is printed with "83297" handwritten in black ink immediately following. Along bottom right, written sideways in black ink, "W. J. Richards".
Negretti & Zambra
Portrait of a woman with violin
Item is a bi-fold card with mottled green pattern and embossed floral decoration at upper left. Inside portrait of a woman holding a violin. In black letterpress, at bottom inside "Herbert E. Paige/ 259 1/2 YONGE ST./ TORONTO"
Herbert E. Paige
Portrait of girl (S. Francis?) holding carte de visite album
Item is a white carte de visite with purple border and photograph of a girl holding a carte de visite album on her lap, closed. On verso, in pencil, "S. Francis/ Lindsay"
Item consists of a photograph mounted on grey card. Image shows a group of 7 men in suits seated in the back of a car with the roof drawn back. American flags hang from the lantern, door, and in front of the vehicle. There is a barn in the background. On verso, handwritten in pencil at upper left, "WSBCJ" and at upper right, 12.00/ 3c".
Item consists of an oval photograph mounted on a black, textured card with the words "J. L. Barnes/ 149 DALHOUSIE ST./ BRANTFORD, ONT." embossed at the bottom right. Photograph shows a row of men seated, the one in the centre on a high backed gothic style chair, and a second row of men standing behind them.
J. L. Barnes
Portrait of a soldier, pointing
Item is a beige carte de visite with an image of a soldier, with plumed helmet and sword, in front of a studio backdrop. The man is posed, pointing off camera. On verso, in black letterpress, "No.../ GEORGE CROUGHTON/ FIRST CLASS PRIZE MEDALLIST,/ MINIATURE PAINTER & PHOTOGRAPHER,/ 19 ALBERT PLACE,/ LONDON ROAD SOUTH,/ LOWESTOFT./ THIS PORTRAIT CAN BE ENLARGED/ TO ANY SIZE AND FINISHED IN/ BLACK AND WHITE, OIL OR WATER COLOR."
Croughton, George Hanmer, 1843-1920
Item is a brown card with photograph of a man in uniform, possibly a British private.
Item is a cream card with photograph of a well dressed black man. On verso, a long text in black letterpress followed by a purple stamp at the bottom reading "C.A. Stacey, Artist./ Over 56 Main Street,/ Medina, New York." The text is a brief biography of Richard Gordineer, a slave born to a Mohawk Dutchman and a black woman, who was freed in 1825 along with all the slaves in New York state. He was an excellent baker, and was regularly employed as a whitewasher until he lost all his savings in 1862. Gordineer died on December 11, 1884.
Portrait of sailor stationed at H.M.S. Vivid
Item is a grey cabinet card with silver letterpress at bottom, "Warner Gothard/ 166 YORKSHIRE ST,/ ROCHDALE". Photograph shows a boy seated on a tree stump in front of a studio backdrop, wearing a sailor's uniform and holding a cap which reads "H.M.S. VIVID".
Warner Gothard
Portrait of Captain George Henbene(?) Cherry
Item is a white carte de visite with photograph of a man in uniform, wearing an unbuttoned jacket and leaning casually against a wall. He stands on a tiger rug. In pencil, at bottom of card, "Captain Cherry." On verso, in pencil, "George Henbene(?) Cherry" and in pen, "Captain Cherry/ 1860".
Portrait of Mrs. Day, Singh, India
Item is a pink carte de visite with note handwritten in black ink at bottom, "Mrs Day, Singh, India 1443". Photograph shows an Indian woman in sari seated in a wicker chair holding a sleeping baby in ruffled, Western-style dress. On verso, in pencil, "Bible woman/ Balbia(?)." In a different hand, "1.00". and again, different and at bottom of card "1443".
Item is a cream carte de visite with gold border and portrait of a man in suit and bowtie, with a thick beard. On verso, in black letterpress, "EREKSON & LEE,/ PHOTOGRAPHERS,/ 285 MAIN STREET,/ BRIDGEPORT, CT./ Duplicates may be had at any time." A 2 cent US stamp is stuck on the back.
Erekson & Lee
Portrait of American officer with bicorne hat
Item is a yellow card with photograph of an officer with Napoleon-style hat and sword, in front of a rough wooden fence (in studio). On verso, an elaborate brown etching with flowers, camera and artist's paints reading "Davis & Douglas./ Photographers,/ 58 MAIN STREET/ FALL RIVER, MASS,/ INSTANTANEOUS PROCESS USED EXCLUSIVELY./ NEGATIVES PRESERVED./ DUPLICATES CAN BE HAD AT ANY TIME." In pencil, at top "15-".
Davis & Douglas
Portrait of woman with large cross necklace
Item is a brown carte de visite with raised oval print in darker border. Woman in photograph wears a large beaded necklace with a corss. On verso, in black letterpress, "D. FERGUSON,/ Photographer,/ STRATHROY, ONT./ No..."
Ferguson, D.
Portrait of Patrick and Maggie(?)
Item is a grey card with brown letterpress, along right side, cropped off at edge, "Nap. Bellange-". Photograph shows a young man and woman. On verso, in red ink, "Patrick/ Maggie(?)".
Item is a grey bi-fold card with silver embossed art nouveau pattern at upper left (floral). Inside potrait of a woman in sheer dress holding a violin. At bottom right, in black letterpress, "Barrett Studio/ 327 YONGE ST./ TORONTO."
Barrett Studio
Portrait of woman in floral wrap
Item is a brown folded card card with gold letterpress on front, "DeLille's/ STUDIO./ Toronto". Inside, sepia-toned portrait of a woman in a romantic bun and a lacey, floral wrap. On photograph, in white ink, "DeLille's/ Toronto". Photograph is pasted onto brown tissue on top of cream card.
Item is a brown folded card card with brown letterpress at upper left. "PHOTOGRAPH/ BY/ FREDERICK/ WILLIAM/ LYONDE/ AND/ HIS/ SONS/ YONGE/ STREET/ AT/ QUEEN/ TORONTO/ CANADA." Inside a photograph of a young man with glasses and graduate hood (bachelors?).
Frederick W. Lyonde & Sons
Item is a photograph of a man in wool frock coat resting an arm on a medieval style chair, in front of a studio backdrop. On verso, barely legible, "John Scott Nov 22nd/ [illegible] 1842." A piece of paper found with the card is also dated 1842.
Portrait of boy in checkered suit
Item is a grey carte de visite with portrait of a boy in checked suit and bowtie, leaning on an upholstered chair back. Drapery falls over chair on left side. On verso, in black letterpress "H. LUTHER,/ SOUTH PART/ Photograph Gallery/ 444 1/2 Third Street,/ Between Silver and Bryant Streets,/ San Francisco, Cal./ Particular attention paid to Children's Pictures./ Negatives Preserved."
H. Luther Photograph Gallery