ca. 1848-54, [daguerreotype portrait of Fulton, an early San Francisco actor]
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ca. 1856-1910, [tintype portrait of a smiling and sharply dressed young lady] |
I am often struck by the similarities between past and present. We are living in mythic times, we are walking in the histories of our ancestors and at the same time being guided by them into the future. You might want to have a look at the fascinating
Historical Indulgences website featuring photographs from America in the mid-1800s. When I look at these faces I see such modern expressions and eyes full of stories looking back at me.
The soul lives forever, only the costumes change...
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ca. 1852, [daguerreotype portrait of an Iroquois man, probably Seneca, with applied hand-gilt detail] |
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ca. 1870-80’s, [tintype portrait of two women admiring cabinet cards |
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ca. 1860’s, ambrotype portrait of a Confederate soldier |
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ca. 1860-80’s, [tintype portrait of a woman in unusual costume, possibly for a Wild West show] |
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ca. 1860, [tintype portrait of a mother and her child] |
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ca. 1859, [daguerreotype portrait of a bespectacled gentleman, |