Carte de visite was found in Jefferson City, Missouri.  It is in good condition and is of the later CDV’s.  The photographer was Dabbs on Liberty Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Dabbs Photography did business in Pittsburg for a number of years, in 1876 he moved to the Liberty Street address.  The style of the (more)

Carte de Visite (CDV) was found in Jefferson City, Missouri.  The photo is in excellent condition and includes a blue two cent Washington stamp on the back as well as a negative number.  The photo is labeled “Frank King Biggs” and was taken at H.C. Phillips in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  The two cent stamps were issued as part of the (more)

Carte de visite was found in Jefferson City, Missouri and is in very good shape for its age.  There is some spotting and a bit of wear on the edges.  The photograph was taken at L. Moberly photographers in Chillicothe, Missouri.  On the back of the carte de visite is written “Wm. M Burten, (more)

Carte de Visite photos were found in Jefferson City, Missouri.  They range from good to fair condition with some spotting and wear.  The photos of Mr. Arey and Mr. and Mrs. Arey were taken at E.P. Bushnell in Jefferson City, Missouri.  The photo of Mattie Arey was taken in 1876 at Lautour’s in Sedalia, Missouri.  (more)

Dating old photos can be a daunting task.  If the photo is labeled with your ancestors name the dating becomes much easier.  However, if the photograph is unlabeled with no photographers mark you have a real dilemma as to when and (more)

Funeral card was found in Columbia, Missouri. The card is in good shape; however the envelope is worn and torn in some places. Funeral cards of this type were used during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s to announce the death (more)

Cabinet card was found in Jefferson City, Missouri, the heirloom is in good condition, with some spotting and wear on the bottom left corner.  Photo was taken at (more)

Cabinet card was found in Columbia, Missouri, the heirloom is in good condition. Photo was taken at E.D. Fear in Odessa, Missouri between (more)

Card photograph was found in Jefferson City, Missouri and is in poor to fair condition.  There is some spotting on the photo, the photo part is starting to lift up in some spots and there is a good amount of discoloration around the edge of the card.  However (more)

Card photograph was found in Sedalia, Missouri and is in fair condition.  There is some spotting on the photo, in particular on the forehead of Marie, but the details of the portrait are still clear. The card photo is smaller than a standard cabinet card, the dimensions are: 3.25 x 5.25 inches.  The photograph was made at (more)

Cabinet card photo was found in Columbia, Missouri and is in fair condition.  There is some spotting on the photo, but the details of the portrait are still clear.  The style of the card dates the photo about the 1900 to 1910 time period.  The photograph was made at Weible’s in Columbia, Illinois.  The bottom (more)

Cabinet card photo was found in Sedalia, Missouri and is in good condition.  There is some spotting, but the details of the photo are still clear.  The style of the card dates the photo to 1890-1910 time period.  The photograph was made (more)

Cabinet card photo was found in Sedalia, Missouri and is in good condition.  There is some fading, but the details of the photo are still clear.  The style of the card dates the photo to 1890-1905 time period.  Photograph was made at J.F. Walker in Joplin, Missouri.  The back of the (more)

Memorial card was found in Jefferson City, Missouri. The card is in very good condition. The funeral card was found with photos from the Hurd family and other photos taken in St. Louis, Missouri. Catherine and Williams are both very common names; (more)

Cabinet card was found in Sedalia, Missouri.  The photographer mark list Fritz, Parisian finish, Sedalia, Mo and Quincy, IL.  The features of the card suggest (more)

Cabinet card was found in Sedalia, Missouri.  The photo is of the larger cabinet card size which helps to date the portrait to after 1900.  The card is in good condition with some spotting on the portrait part of the photo.  The back of the card is labeled Earl, Gene and Beatrice Case, (more)

Photos were found in Sedalia, Missouri.  The photo of Leta and Leo Smith is a traditional cabinet card; the photo of Leta is a picture postcard.  The cabinet card photo was taken about 1905 and is labeled on the front and back “Leo J. Leta Smith” and is in good condition.  The photo post card of Leta is also in good condition with some spotting.  Leta’s (more)

The 1894-1895 end of term report for the Waynesville Public School, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania is in good condition, especially considering it is a sheet of thin paper and over 100 years old.  Inside the program is a report of “Harvey Sponsler”, “List of pupils for Meritorious Work in Composition”, “Names (more)

Cabinet card was found in Columbia, Missouri.  It is in good condition and is thicker than most cabinet cards.  The thickness of the card helps date the photo to after 1900.  Portrait was taken at Orton Studios in Lancaster, Wisconsin.  The bottom of the card is labeled (more)

Cabinet card photo was found in Jefferson City, Missouri.  It is one of the larger cabinet cards photos.  The size of the photo dates the portrait to 1900-1910.  The photo (more)

Research Notes
These two cabinet card photos were found in Jefferson City, Missouri.  There are in good condition with just a little wear and spotting.  There is some spotting on Alton’s forehead and Herbert’s right cheek. Both photos were taken at Devereaux Brothers Studio in Lansing, Michigan and date to about the mid 1880’s.  The back of the single subject photo is labeled (more)

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Cabinet card was found in Jefferson City, Missouri, is in fair to poor condition with worn edges, spotting and fading.  The style of the card dates it to around the 1880’s.  The photo was taken at King Photography in Clyde, Cloud County, Kansas.  The bottom of the photo is labeled (more)

Research Notes
Cabinet card was found in Jefferson City, Missouri.  The photo is in fair condition with some spotting, edge wear, and a pin hole at the top of the card.  Photo was taken in Clyde, Kansas and is labeled “Hazel and Lessie Wellman”. (more)

Research Notes

Cabinet card was found in Jefferson City, Missouri, the photo is in good condition with some fading and edge wear.  The cabinet card was made at Goldsmith studio in St. Louis, MO.  The age of the cabinet card is from the early 1880’s and the subjects of the photo appear to be in their forties.  The back of the photo is labeled (more)