American Historical Ephemera & Photography

Collection of approx. 210+ CDVs, tintypes, and cabinet card portraits of men, women, and children, the majority housed in 4 CDV and/or cabinet card albums (condition issues to album extremities and interior pages). Most photographs from the third and fourth quarters of the 19th century, with a sampling of early 20th century photographs also included. Several different US photographers are credited, such as Andrews, Westfield, MA, DeLamater, Hartford, CT, Lewis J. Powers, Springfield, MA, T.P. Collins, Westfield, MA, Ingraham Bros., Westfield, MA, Hutchison, Chicago, IL, Wilcox, Chicago, IL, F.A. Place, Chicago, IL, Scott, Chicago, IL, Ashborn, Chicago, IL, Hartley, Chicago, IL, Scholl, Chicago, IL. Highlights include: 

Album containing CDV-sized tintypes and cabinet cards of men, women, and children, many credited to Chicago area photographers of the mid-to-late 19th century. Some are housed on album pages that are embellished with floral designs. Notable images within the album include a 2 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. tintype of a first sergeant, likely from the Indian Wars-era. -- 2 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. occupational tintype of a young woman in uniform, possibly a housekeeper. -- 2 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. tintype of a man wearing ribbons on his jacket, with a bag hanging from his shoulder. -- Cabinet card of a young, married couple, the wife dressed in her bridal gown.

Album containing CDVs and CDV-sized tintypes, many subjects identified on the album pages in pencil or pen. One notable pair of tintypes housed in CDV-sized paper sleeves show a bearded gent identified as William Rathie and his wife Christine Smart Rathie. A. native of Scotland, Rathie moved to America with his family in 1854. He first worked as a farm hand in New York before moving west to Iowa, where his family owned a farm. Rathie found success as a farmer and land owner in Iowa, and he later moved to South Dakota, where he continued to succeed in agriculture and business. 

Album containing CDVs, cabinet cards, and 2 trimmed cyanotypes of men, women, and children. Many of the CDVs and cabinet cards are credited to photographers from Chicago, IL, San Francisco and Oakland, CA. Notable images include cabinet card studio portraits of sweet, young children by photographers such as Burnett & Slattery, San Francisco, Godeus Art Studio, San Francisco, and Hoffman & Holgerson, Chicago. -- Lovely cabinet card portrait of a young woman posed in profile before a fan-like backdrop by Max Platz, Chicago. 

Album containing CDVs and cabinet cards of men, women, and children, many credited to Iowa and Chicago photographers. Notable images include a CDV-sized tintype of 3 men wearing brimmed hats. -- Cabinet card of a woman looking through an album, possibly containing photographs, by Monford, Chicago. -- 4 cabinet card portraits credited to female photographer Mrs. H.P. Harvey, Maquoketa, Iowa. -- Possibly portrait of John Robson, a noted agriculturalist from Iowa. 

Additional highlights include: 2 1/2 x 4 in. loose tintype portrait of a gentleman sitting on a studio chair with an open album or book, in which what appears to be a portrait of a girl is visible, on his lap. N.p., n.d. (clipped corners, wear and some bending/denting throughout, oxidation mostly to edges and corners). -- 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. loose tintype portrait of two women wearing black clothing and hats. N.p., n.d. (some bending and significant surface scratching and wear throughout). -- CDV portrait of Henriette Moretz, a famous Little Person, holding a fan. New York: Charles Eisenmann, ca 1884 (light toning to image, wear to mount edges and corners). Subject identified and physically described in print on mount recto. Verso bears photographer's imprint and ink details including date and alternate age of subject. 

Together, approx. 210 photographs. Condition of photographs generally good to very good. Many with toning, corner and edge wear to mounts. Albums in poor to fair condition.