Daguerreotype. No date.

Dangerous Work

Thomas Tatum Greenwood, about 1833

A somber daguerreotype (is there any other kind?) dated 1833. Which predates Louis Daguerre's announcement of the daguerreotype by 6 years or so, so it's probably not very accurate. This guy looks like Edgar Allan Poe to me, or rather what I imagine EAP would look like had he not actually been photographed, I'm not sure why. And I like his tie.

Daguerreotypes are fun!

Paul

We went PanAm, back United.

1950

One of my favorite portraits of the set. She looks so contemporary, aside from her dress. This scan hardly does this print justice. It's beautifully preserved with a very wide tonal range and a slightly warm tone. I think it's a platinum print but I'm not sure.

Too close to home...

This "characteristic pose" of Lorraine Rhodes was taken in Kingport Tennessee in 1918.