Images of Photographers 1860-1900

[CCHarrison]

see http://www.antiquecameras.net/photographers.html

Dan

[Archphoto]

Those were the day's ........

Great shots !

Thanks for posting.

Peter

[CP Goerz]

Clearly facial hair was a sign of quality for most! ;-)

[Scott Knowles]

Thanks. Researching the early photographers (http://wsrmtrnp.blogspot.com/2008/10/pre-1900-photographers.html) working in later Mt. Rainier NP, I was amazed at the number shortly after Kodak released sheet film. We can complain all we want about working with a 4x5 these days, but it's nothing compared to photographers had to do then. Even getting places was work enough, but then add the camera/lenses of the day with the technology for transporting them, you definitely had to be dedicated.

[BTilson]

I really think this sort of thing is fascinating. Makes me wonder just how hard it'd be to track down a functional example of one of those cameras. That'd be awesome.

[Ash]

Clearly facial hair was a sign of quality for most! ;-)

Especially on the women :)