Behind The Negative

Photo by Gladys Muller. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photo depicts Egbert, the mechanical greeter robot at the Franklin Institute.

Depicts Melvin Vaniman holding Trent, or Kiddo, the mascot in 1910. Vaniman was the designer and engineer of the airship America and Trent the cat was

JF Sherry was a prominent member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE). He wore the coat at the 1933 Elks National Convention in Milwa

Depicts Lincoln Beachey and his airship. Postcard is addressed to a Mrs. Henry W. Greenfield in Rochester, New Hampshire. Stamped on September 4th, 19

The fair featured five days of events including 14 airship flights, airship races, horse races, and auto races. Noted aviators A. Roy Knabenshue and L

Depicts Charles Lindbergh and his aircraft the Spirit of St. Louis in 1927. Photos are by Underwood and Underwood.

Unknown location. Nice example. Depicts an airplane flying over a fairground.

Photograph was published by J. Inbody. Lincoln Beachey was born in San Francisco on March 3rd, 1887. He was a member of the Curtiss Exhibition Team an

Charles Keeney Hamilton (1885–1914) was a pioneer pilot nicknamed the "crazy man of the air." He was famous for dangerous exhibition...

The airship broke apart during a violent thunderstorm over Noble County, Ohio on September 3rd, 1925.

The airship broke apart during a violent thunderstorm over Noble County, Ohio on September 3rd, 1925.

The airship broke apart during a violent thunderstorm over Noble County, Ohio on September 3rd, 1925.

The portrait in the corner is Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, the inventor of the airship. Postcard on the bottom is stamped from Germany.

Studio was located in San Francisco, California Post card is addressed to a Mr. Ivan Zengler in Milwaukee, WI and sent and signed by Hans Girschick.

1912, Gueydan, Louisiana. Signed by Harry G. Greenfield.

Nice example.

Depicts the Baldwin Airship, often known as U.S. Signal Corps #1, which was the first powered aircraft ordered by the U.S. Army's Aeronautical D...

Depicts the scene of housing the airships. The Strobel could fly one pilot and flew during the Taft Day celebrations in Savannah, Georgia on November

Depicts Stanley Vaughn driving the Strobel airship in Savannah, Georgia during the Taft Day celebration on November 5th, 1909. The back says You may n

The Inlet Atlantic City, NJ. Nice original example.

Tree trunk monument design. 1880's-1890's. 4" by 8".

6" by 8". Nice original example. Depicts a husband and wife mourning their child posed with his portrait.

Depicts a deceased baby, photographed for mourning. 6" by 8".

7 1/2" by 9". Back says Brown Baby died 1909.

7" by 9". Very unusual, the mortician is standing by the case, the women in the background are both deceased.

Back says Mrs. Matt Brochta 1392 Spencer St, Appleton, WI. Bust birch coffin. 6" by 9".

The back says Mother, I am sending you the portrait of Maurice. You already knew that he was dead. Philias. Post mortem photograph by A.D. Noury, Nico

Depicts Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris of the Mormon Later Day Saints. A.M. Chase in Lamoni, Iowa. 5" by 8".

Includes a post mortem cabinet card of a deceased baby and a funeral notice dated April 13th, 1885. The funeral notice mentions the funeral of Eliza L

Dorothy Derrick was a jazz and blues artist in Chicago and New York. She sang with the McKinney's Cotton Pickers in the 1930's. 8" by 1...

Photo was taken by the Fromader Photo Service in Davenport, Iowa. 8'' by 10".

Signed by all the band members. The back says Alton Purnell, Slow Drag, George Lewis, Baby Dodds, Lawrence Marrero, Bunk Johnson, Jim Robinson. 8&qu...

6 7/8" by 5".

5 1/4" by 4 1/4". Dated 1891. In 1891, Max Planck was a 33-year-old theoretical physicist working at the University of Berlin (where he st...

6" by 4".

Depicts a woman sewing in a rocking chair with her cat.

1894. 5 1/4" by 4 1/4".

5" by 5".

7 1/4" by 4 1/2".

5 1/4" by 4 1/4". Depicts a woman sewing in a rocking chair with her cat.

Back says Grandpa and Grandma Dickens. Likely depicts Erasmus Richard Dickens (1845-1933). 7 1/2" by 5 1/2".

7 1/2" by 5 1/4". Early 20th century depicting a street sprinkler.

7 1/2" by 5 1/2".

6 7/8" by 4 7/8". Operated by Zulu men dressed in traditional headdresses.

6 7/8" by 4 7/8" each.

5 1/2" by 7" Sherman Mills Fairchild (April 7, 1896 – March 28, 1971) was an American businessman and investor who founded over 70 c...

4 3/4" by 6 3/4". Golden Eagle was a Mississippi River passenger excursion steamboat built in 1904 in Jeffersonville, Indiana. It operated...

5" by 7". John A. Eveler owned and rented rolling chair. Dated 1924 on the backside.

5" by 7"

5" by 5" Wilson A. "Snowflake" Bentley (1865–1931) was an American farmer and pioneering photographer from Jericho, Vermon...