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very cool looking images David, did any of them have any info with them?
They came in this box, with developer ingredients printed on the cover. Nothing much has changed. They came from a junk dealer in Napier, North Island, New Zealand.
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I blog about my collecting habit - mostly anonymous vernacular images, but some pieces are by famous photographers and/or famous subjects (civil war generals, Tom Thumb and his wife, Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner to name a few).
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Native American Trio, Oklahoma ca. 1890
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Group photo, Alexander Gardner, Washington DC ca. 1865-1870
Great thread.
I have no idea why, per se. I suspect it may have been some kind of display of virtuosity on the part of the photographer - showing he could master the composing of such a diverse group to show the best side of each sitter. It doesn't really matter in the long run - it's just a neat image. Also, did you notice the head clamp sitting off in the corner by itself? I wonder if that was another way to say "I'm such a great photographer that I don't need to use the head clamp on my subjects", or if it was just a sign of laziness that he forgot to remove it from the scene before taking the picture.
Some more from the collection:
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Violinist, mounted tintype.
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Two men painting a fence - homage a Tom Sawyer, Gaslamp paper print on cardboard mount.
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Two affectionate pals, tintype.