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Almost moving day!

A Collector's Story - M.J. Steffens Portraits, Younger Clayton Mark or his Brother?

Almost moving day! by photo_history

This is the last picture I will post before the moving van comes on Monday. My scanner is...

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Uploaded on Dec 5, 2009

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A Collector's Story - M.J. Steffens Portraits, Younger Clayton Mark or his Brother? by photo_history

As you may know from my previous posts we are in full-panic mode packing for a move. With two weeks...

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Uploaded on Nov 23, 2009

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Post Mortem Daguerreotype - Gaunt Man

A Collector's Story #2 - M.J. Steffens Portraits, Clayton's Sister

Post Mortem Daguerreotype - Gaunt Man by photo_history

We are the poster children for collection addiction! We are spending every day packing for our move,...

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Uploaded on Oct 25, 2009

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A Collector's Story #2 - M.J. Steffens Portraits, Clayton's Sister by photo_history

Well I can't post just one! After I posted the Steffes portrait of Clayton Mark with the story of...

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Uploaded on Oct 8, 2009

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A Collector's Story - M.J. Steffens Portraits, Clayton Mark

Meet Phineas Gage... Or how flickr changed our life

A Collector's Story - M.J. Steffens Portraits, Clayton Mark by photo_history

Check my photostream and you will see that the last photograph I posted was on July 15. I can't...

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Uploaded on Oct 8, 2009

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Meet Phineas Gage... Or how flickr changed our life by photo_history

We have had requests for prints of the Gage daguerreotype from teachers and history buffs. We are...

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Uploaded on Jul 15, 2009

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Cabinet Card with Amateur Background

Details from Cabinet Card with Amateur Background

Cabinet Card with Amateur Background by photo_history

The first thing I noticed when I picked this card out of a rack of very ordinary photographs...

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Uploaded on Jun 10, 2009

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Details from Cabinet Card with Amateur Background by photo_history

I have clipped two details from the Cabinet Card with Amateur Background to show the technique and...

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Uploaded on Jun 10, 2009

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Napoléon III Carte-de-visite by André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri

German Carte de Visite - Album Filler

Napoléon III Carte-de-visite by André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri by photo_history

These days we go to antique shows for exercise and amusement more than buying. On our recent trip to...

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Uploaded on Jun 10, 2009

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German Carte de Visite - Album Filler by photo_history

This is my favorite of our album filler cdvs, an appeal for photographs in German. Josefnovak tells...

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Uploaded on Apr 14, 2009

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Paper Mache Easter Egg - Duck with View Camera

Paper Mache Easter Egg - Little Girl with View Camera

Paper Mache Easter Egg - Duck with View Camera by photo_history

This German made egg features a duck with a view camera on a tripod photographing a cat and rabbit....

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Uploaded on Apr 11, 2009

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Paper Mache Easter Egg - Little Girl with View Camera by photo_history

This German made egg features a little girl with a view camera on a tripod. The two part egg can be...

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Uploaded on Apr 11, 2009

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Santa Monica, California Camera Obscura - June 12, 2008

San Francisco, California Camera Obscura - Giant Camera - June 7, 2008

Santa Monica, California Camera Obscura - June 12, 2008 by photo_history

The mechanism came from a turn of the century camera obscura next to the pier and was installed in...

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Uploaded on Apr 11, 2009

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San Francisco, California Camera Obscura - Giant Camera - June 7, 2008 by photo_history

The Giant Camera behind Cliff House in San Francisco overlooks Seal Rock on Point Lobos. The small...

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Uploaded on Apr 11, 2009

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Edinburgh, Scotland Camera Obscura - September 11, 2006

Dumfries, Scotland Camera Obscura - September 12, 2006

Edinburgh, Scotland Camera Obscura - September 11, 2006 by photo_history

The camera obscura at the top of the Royal Mile, next to the castle was established in the 1850's by...

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Uploaded on Apr 11, 2009

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Dumfries, Scotland Camera Obscura - September 12, 2006 by photo_history

The 1836 camera obscura in the museum at Dumfries is the oldest, best preserved we have ever...

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Uploaded on Apr 11, 2009

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Aberwystweth, Wales Camera Obscura - September 16, 2006

Dumfries, Scotland Camera Obscura - September 12, 2006

Aberwystweth, Wales Camera Obscura - September 16, 2006 by photo_history

The first camera obscura in Aberystwyth was built in 1880 on the promenade. It was re-located to...

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Uploaded on Apr 11, 2009

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Dumfries, Scotland Camera Obscura - September 12, 2006 by photo_history

The 1836 camera obscura in the museum at Dumfries is the oldest, best preserved we have ever...

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Uploaded on Apr 10, 2009

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