Perhaps this is well-known among coinoisseurs of antique photography, but I was recently introduced to the concept of the “hidden mother,” an interesting yet strange part of photographic history. In early portrait photography, children would have to sit for quite some time … Continue reading
Walnutts FAQ’s is a series of common questions… and their answers. Q. I notice you frequently sell or post about “CDVs” on your auction page and website. What is a CDV, exactly? A. A CDV (or more precisely a “carte-de-visite”) is small albumen print … Continue reading
The photographs scattered throughout this post and all from a spectacular, circa 1867, finely bound, large folio album. Each is an original, stunningly beautiful, large format Albumen photograph of the Himalayan Mountains and the region of Kashmir by the … Continue reading
Ruth Malcomson (April 16, 1906–May 25, 1988) was crowned Miss America in 1924, earning the title at the tender age of 18. Stunningly beautiful by the standards of any era, Malcomson, a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the amateur winner … Continue reading
We were fortunate enough to offer up a rare and wonderfully preserved Stereoview photograph of Ashishishe (English name Curley), a Crow Warrior enlisted in the U.S. Army as an Indian scout on April 10, 1876 and was later chosen to … Continue reading
