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...

4" by 6". Photo taken by Walter Lichtenstein, image from the 1924 Silent Film "Orient – Die Tochter der Wuste" or "Or...

Taken by Elliot and Fry of London.

Wendell Phillips (November 29, 1811 – February 2, 1884) was an American abolitionist, labor reformer, temperance activist, advocate for Nativ

Taken by the Notman Photographic Company in Boston. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (March 8, 1841 – March 6, 1935) was an American jurist who serv

3 5/8" by 4 3/4". Dated 1930 on the backside. Clipping on the back translates to : "…there was great devotion toward his second...

Nice turn of the century image of a group of travelers waiting for a passenger railcar. 4" by 6 1/2"

4 1/4" by 5 1/4" Taken by J.R. Tewksbury of Fort Madison, Iowa. after a derailment of a passenger coach of a wooden trestle.

5 1/2" by 8 3/8". Identified as the B&O on the back, as well as the location being Garrett, Indiana.

5 1/8" by 6 1/8". Nice photograph of a Freighter moving materials for the Great Lakes Industrial Shipping System. The George N. Orr was a ...

4 1/4" by 5 1/4"

Photographer Henry Hamilton Bennett. The Apollo number one operated on on the Upper Mississippi River, associated with tourist excursions around the W

Photographer was A. Wiemer. The Wieland operated as part of the Hamburg, Germany to New York Line.

5 1/2" by 6 1/2". Nice image of an Early Aviation pioneer era aircraft.

Nice cabinet card photograph. 4 1/4" by 6 1/4" In 1888, Marie Kirkland of Council Bluffs, Iowa placed a notice in her town newspaper askin...

Nice example of a young girl acting as a walking billboard or banner lady with the advertisement reading "My Mamma Uses Atlas Flour"

Nice image of a woman advertising with Spoons and Stars adorned to her, likely marketing for a shop that sells flatware. L.H. Bissell Photographer, Ef

Nice group of cyanotype photograph post cards. Two of the three were produced by The Rotograph Company of New York and had images of Fishermen. All 3

Nice grouping. Likely part of the British Museum Photographic Series.

Nice grouping. Likely part of the British Museum Photographic Series.

Minute Man, Nathan Hall, and William Penn Statues. The largest of the 3 measures 4" by 5".

Nice group of historical paintings featuring George Washington. The Photo of Washington Crossing the Delaware measures 3" by 4 3/4"

4" by 5 1/4"

4 1/4" by 5 1/4"

Nice image. The woman photographed presumably made the quilt. 4 1/4" by 6"

8" by 10" Warren "Baby" Dodds (December 24, 1898 – February 14, 1959) was an American jazz drummer born in New Orleans, Lo...

8" by 10" Dr. John (Malcolm "Mac" Rebennack, Jr.; 1941–2019) was an American singer, pianist, guitarist, and songwriter fr...

Image is of Clark Terry of the Count Basie Orchestra with a table of fans and new friends at the Brass Rail Theater Lounge in Chicago in 1950. He insc

Nice photo from the Jazz club days in Chicago. The signature on the front is not legible.

Image is of Clark Terry of the Count Basie Orchestra with a table of fans and new friends at the Brass Rail Theater Lounge in Chicago in 1950. He insc

Taken by the Sissman Studio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 8" by 10". Perry Bradford (February 14, 1893, Montgomery, Alabama – April 2...

8" by 10" Jimmie Wade and his Club Alabam Orchestra of Vocalion Records, presented by the Chicago Amusement Service Corporation. Jimmy Wad...

8" by 10". Cab Calloway (1907–1994) was an American jazz singer, bandleader, and entertainer best known for leading one of the most ...

Depiction of the arm and hand of the Statue of Liberty, part of Bartholdi's 'Liberty Enlightening the World' colossal sculpture. The att...

7" by 9". Photo taken by Acme Roto Service to be released to the media. The Caption on the backside reads The Amish are plenty thrifty and...

8" 10". The last name on the bottom appears to read Mr. Chmarzynski, while the top name is not quite legible. The monument style especiall...

8" by 10". Nice example. Taken by F. Heising of Chicago Heights. German translates to Jesus, my redeemer lives.

8" by 10". Nice example. Deceased person is unidentified.

8" by 10". Photographed by Ted Lucas, Miami Beach, Florida Sun

8" by 10". Also mentioned are the Jackson Harmoneers, another Gospel group that spent time on Peacock Records of Houston Texas.

Dated 1908.

Nice pair of German Postcards.

One Postcard features a Tintype studio in Dearborn, Michigan, and the other shows the "Worlds Smallest Studio the Maid of the Mist" owned ...

Nice postcard.

Photographer is noted as George W. Wells of Saltillo Tennessee.

The stamp on the backside dates this post card to 1911. Skilled photographer Sam Levy and his nephews started "Floto," a floating photo st...

Unusual

Image shows 3 famous photographers posed as baseball players from a 1975 playing card set created by Mike Mandel. The three photographers pictured are

Image is of a woman carrying her fold up Kodak Camera and message about how much more fun her trip is because of the camera. This exact card was produ

Nice grouping. William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous socia

One of the photos was by Ralph R. Doubleday.