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LL/9834
Josiah Johnson Hawes
The photographic wagon of J.J. Hawes, 19 Tremont Row Boston (Detail)
n.d.
Stereocard
 
Archives of Modern Conflict OR National Gallery of Canada
 
LL/9834 [Further details available]

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LL/80700
Unidentified photographer
Traveling Daguerreian Studio
1850 (ca)
Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate
3 1/4 x 2 3/4 ins (8.26 x 6.99 cm)
 
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gift of Hallmark Cards, Inc., Object number: 2005.27.6
 
LL/80700 [Further details available]

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LL/111475
Unidentified photographer
[Traveling Daguerreian Studio with two men standing beside it]
n.d.
Daguerreotype, 1/6 plate
 
Internet - Original source ill-defined
Further details and current location requested.
 
LL/111475 [Further details available]

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LL/23340
Unidentified photographer
Exterior of the temporary studio of an itinerant Daguerreotypist
n.d.
Daguerreotype, 1/4 plate (Laterally corrected)
 
Archives of Modern Conflict OR National Gallery of Canada
 
LL/23340 [Further details available]

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LL/80749
Unidentified photographer
Traveling Ambrotype Studio
1860 (ca)
Ambrotype
5 1/2 x 7 3/4 ins (13.97 x 19.69 cm) (overall)
 
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Gift of Hallmark Cards, Inc., Object number: 2005.27.427
 
LL/80749

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LL/53397
Unidentified photographer
The photographic carriage of Frank William Micklethwaite (1849-1925) [Ireland?]
1870s (ca, early)
Photograph
 
Royal Cornwall Museum
 
LL/53397 [Further details available]

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LL/35996
McLeon's, W.A. Mooers, operator (operator. 34 Charlotte St., St. John, New Brunswick)
Photograph Saloon on raft
n.d.
Carte de visite
 
Rare Photo Gallery - Neil David MacDonald
 
LL/35996 [Further details available]

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LL/35887
H. Gurlitz
Harry Gurlitz's Photograph Gallery
1860s (ca)
Carte de visite
 
Private collection of Laddy Kite
 
LL/35887

8 of 51
LL/107583
Unidentified photographer
Harry Gurlitz Picture Gallery
1883
Carte de visite
 
The Indiana Album Inc.
Gurlitz Album
 
LL/107583 [Further details available]

9 of 51
LL/94997
Unidentified photographer
A travelling photographic studio
n.d.
Carte de visite
 
Private collection of Brian Monette
 
LL/94997

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LL/107451
E.P. Gerould
A photographer's wagon parked outside a building complex features a prominent, angled skylight perched on top of the roof, an entrance with ornate door, and a window through which can be seen a curtain.
n.d.
Carte de visite
 
Private collection of Ron Coddington
 
LL/107451 [Further details available]

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LL/81684
Unidentified photographer
Traveling photographic studio
1860s (ca)
Carte de visite
 
Private collection of Carl Mautz
 
LL/81684

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LL/123919
N.S. Campbell and James Mills
Campbell & Mills' Photograph Wagon
1860s-1871 (ca)
Carte de visite
 
Private collection of Ron Coddington
 
LL/123919 [Further details available]

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LL/123920
N.S. Campbell and James Mills
Campbell & Mills' Photograph Wagon
1860s-1871 (ca)
Carte de visite, detail
 
Private collection of Ron Coddington
 
LL/123920 [Further details available]

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LL/78457
Bastide
Photographic studio mounted on a wagon
n.d.
Carte de visite
 
Internet - Original source ill-defined
Photo-carte.com (Facebook, posted March 2016)
 
LL/78457

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LL/67382
E.A. Adams (Whitinsville, Mass.)
Traveling photographic studio of E.A. Adams
n.d.
Cabinet card
 
The Jeffrey Kraus Collection
 
LL/67382

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LL/94632
H.D. Cooper (Devils Lake, N. Dak.)
Traveling photographic studio
n.d.
Cabinet card
 
Private collection of Thomas Molocea
 
LL/94632

17 of 51
LL/67383
Unidentified photographer
Traveling photographic studio
n.d.
Stereocard, detail
 
Private collection of Jack and Beverly Wilgus
 
LL/67383 [Further details available]

18 of 51
LL/103020
Unidentified photographer
Traveling photographic studio
n.d.
Stereocard, half, detail
 
Private collection of Jack and Beverly Wilgus
 
LL/103020 [Further details available]

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LL/51771
Bill Witt
Tintype street photographer
1947
Gelatin silver print
 
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Auction: 25 November 2013, Lot: 158
 
LL/51771

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LL/111667
Unidentified photographer
An itinterant photographer as work, Vassy, Calvados, Normandy, France
1900 (ca)
Photograph
 
Private collection of Denis Véronique Boullé
 
LL/111667

21 of 51
LL/57313
Parson's Palace Car Photographic Co.
Backmark for F.H. Parsons & A.B. Duncan
n.d.
Cabinet card, back
 
Private collection of James Elmegreen
 
LL/57313

22 of 51
LL/61121
M.C. Goodell
Backmark for M.C. Goodell, Travelling Artist
1870 (or later)
Carte de visite
 
David Chow
 
LL/61121 [Further details available]

23 of 51
LL/84244
H.E. Smith
Backmark for "H.E. Smith, Itinerant Photographer."
n.d.
Carte de visite, back
 
Private collection of Bill Jones
 
LL/84244

24 of 51
LL/86332
Ben H. Briscoe
If the cart don't break down and Mule don't give out, I will reach ………. On or about ………. 1880 ….. Ben. H. Briscoe.
1880s
Carte de visite, back
 
Private collection of Carl Mautz
 
LL/86332

25 of 51
LL/121653
E.F. Scovell
Backmark for "From E.F. Scovill's Portable Picture Palace." - "$1.00 Per Doz."
n.d.
Carte de visite, back
 
Private collection of Jeff Ward - The Early Light Project
 
LL/121653

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LL/69640
Eadweard Muybridge
Backmark for "Helios Flying Studio"
n.d.
Carte de visite, back
 
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Photographs: Cabinet Cards & some Civil War, 29 October 2016, Lot 300
 
LL/69640

27 of 51
LL/65120
C.G. Blatt
Backmark for "C.G. Blatt, Excelsior, Traveling Artist"
n.d.
Carte de visite
 
Private collection of William Jones
 
LL/65120

28 of 51
LL/86247
Wm. Dougherty
Backmark for "Taken at the Mammoth Wagon, by Dogherty."
n.d.
Carte de visite, back
 
Private collection of John Quin
 
LL/86247

29 of 51
LL/111417
J.C. Burge
Backmark for "J.C. Burge, Traveling Photographer, Prescott, A.T."
n.d.
Cabinet card, back
 
Private collection of Matthew Auxier
 
LL/111417

30 of 51
LL/70166
J.K. Keil (Quakertown, Bucks Co., Pa.)
Backmark for "J.K. Keil, Quakertown, Bucks Co., Pa. Traveling Artist"
n.d.
Carte de visite, back
 
Private collection of Mark Lee Rotenberg
 
LL/70166

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LL/66778
J.J. Green
Backmark for "J.J. Green, Travelling Saloon"
n.d.
Carte de visite, back
 
Private collection of John S. Rochon
 
LL/66778

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LL/67695
F.H. Kirk
Label for "F.H. Kirk's Travelling Picture Gallery"
n.d.
Label
 
Private collection of Kim Iocovozzi
 
LL/67695

33 of 51
LL/92334
E.B. Squier
Card Ferrotype Taken At Squier's Traveling Gallery
n.d.
Label
 
The Jeffrey Kraus Collection
 
LL/92334

34 of 51
LL/85986
J.B. Montgomery
Backmark for "J.B. Montgomery, Traveling photographer, Headquarters at Macon, Georgia"
n.d.
Cabinet card, back
 
Private collection of Lee Eltzroth (Georgia Photographers Documentation Project)
 
LL/85986

35 of 51
LL/92333
E.B. Squier
Backlist for "Stereoscopic Views of ….. And Vicinity. Photographed by E.B. Squier."
1870 (ca)
Stereocard, back
 
The Jeffrey Kraus Collection
 
LL/92333 [Further details available]

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LL/112185
Dougherty & Cope
Paper label "Taken at the Mammoth Wagon. Dougherty & Cope." - "Photographs, $1.50 Per Doz. Ferrotypes, 4 for 50 Cts." - "Taken as well in Cloudy as in Clear Weather"
n.d.
Paper label, on tintype
 
Private collection of Kyle Watson
 
LL/112185

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LL/76893
J.W. Davis
The Davis Photograph and Tintype Gallery Will be at ___ And remain ___ days ONLY
n.d.
Ephemera
 
Private collection of Pepper Broad
 
LL/76893

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LL/69129
Van Ness & Richmond (Itinerant photographers)
Two women and a girl holding the "Lodi Valley News", Wisconsin
n.d.
Cabinet card
 
Private collection of Andy Kraushaar
 
LL/69129

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LL/69605
Dunham ("Traveling Photographer," Liscomb, Iowa)
A photographer with a camera and cabinet cards on a table, with a posing stand behind
n.d.
Cabinet card
 
Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc
Photographs: Cabinet Cards & some Civil War, 29 October 2016, Lot 68
 
LL/69605

40 of 51
LL/77635
Anna (Traveling photographer)
Portrait of a young child
n.d.
Cabinet card
 
Private collection of Karen Hendrix
 
LL/77635

41 of 51
LL/84439
Zolk Bros. (Portable Photographic Art Studio)
Studio portrait of a family group with a woodland rustic background and fur on the floor to simulate grass
n.d.
Cabinet card
 
Private collection of John S. Rochon
 
LL/84439

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LL/125124
Hackett & McClellan (Traveling Photographers)
Portrait of a young man in a traveling studio
n.d.
Cabinet card
 
Private collection of Jack and Beverly Wilgus
 
LL/125124

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LL/123909
D.S. Uys
South African Man
1870 (ca)
Albumen print
4 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.
 
Archive Farms
The Patrick Montgomery Collection, Object No. 2022.758
 
LL/123909

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LL/86292
John Thomson
Photography on The Common / Waiting for a Hire
[Street Life in London]
1877
Woodburytype
 
Private collection of Jack and Beverly Wilgus
 
LL/86292 [Further details available]

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LL/95066
Unidentified artist (French ?)
A drawing showing an itinerant photographer (En voyage les trois photographes.)
1870 (ca, or earlier)
Pencil drawing
 
Bazar Nadar / Wouter Lambrechts
 
LL/95066

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LL/78210
Unidentified author
Itinerant Photography
1882
Newspaper clipping
 
Internet - Original source ill-defined
I'm indebted to Rebecca Stearns for bringing this to my attention (20 October 2017)
 
LL/78210 [Further details available]

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LL/78211
Unidentified author
Itinerant Photography
1882
Newspaper clipping
 
Internet - Original source ill-defined
I'm indebted to Rebecca Stearns for bringing this to my attention (20 October 2017)
 
LL/78211 [Further details available]

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LL/86121
J. Pollack (Sydney, Australia)
Daguerreotype. - Mr. J. Pollack begs to inform…
1847, 21 October
Newspaper advert
 
Internet - Original source ill-defined
I'm indebted to Rebecca Stearns for bringing this to my attention (10 December 2018)
 
LL/86121 [Further details available]

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LL/102371
Martin
Dagherotipo
1840, 16 May
Newspaper clipping
 
Internet - Original source ill-defined
 
LL/102371 [Further details available]

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LL/126440
André Desgranges (Aix Les Bains (Savoie) (summer) Nice (winter))
Béatrice d'Alexandry d'Orengiani before her wedding 1902
1902
Photograph
9.6 x 14.0 (image) 13.8 x 18.7 cm (mount)
 
Private collection of Marc De Clercq
 
LL/126440

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Contents - Themes & Fragments
Advertising - Advertising for Daguerreotypists
Advertising in newspapers - Advertising for Daguerreotypists
Ambrotypes - Ambrotypes: Photographic studios
Arizona - Introduction to photography in Arizona
Australia - Introduction to photography in Australia
Backgrounds and foregrounds - Cabinet cards: Backgrounds and foregrounds
Backmarks - Introduction to the backmarks of cartes de visite
Backmarks - Stereographs, Introduction to the backmarks on stereographs
Cabinet cards - Cabinet cards: Backgrounds and foregrounds
Cabinet cards - Cabinet cards: Photographica
Cameras - Stereoscopic cameras
Cartes de visite - Cartes de visite: Photographica
Cartes de visite - Introduction to the backmarks of cartes de visite
Characters and occupational types - John Thomson: Street Life in London
Daguerreotypes - Advertising for Daguerreotypists
Dead - Nineteenth century post-mortem and memento mori
Death, post-mortem, memorial portraiture and memento mori - Nineteenth century post-mortem and memento mori
Documentary - John Thomson: Street Life in London
Early social commentary - John Thomson: Street Life in London
Ephemera - Handbills, broadsides and paper-based promotional material
Ephemera - Introduction to ephemera
Exteriors of photographic studios - Ambrotypes: Photographic studios
France - Introduction to photography in France
Handbills and broadsides - Handbills, broadsides and paper-based promotional material
Head rests and posing stands - Props, accessories and novelties: Head rests - photographs
Illinois - Introduction to photography in Illinois
Italy - Introduction to photography in Italy
Itinerant photographers - Backmarks for railroad photograph cars
Itinerant photographers - Handbills, broadsides and paper-based promotional material
Itinerant photographers - Introduction to itinerant photographers and showmen
Itinerant photographers - Photographs of photographic vans
Itinerant photographers - Studios on boats and barges
Land transportation - Wagons, carts, carriages and buggies
London - John Thomson: Street Life in London
Marketing - Handbills, broadsides and paper-based promotional material
Marketing - Marketing: Photographer and studio labels
Marketing - Marketing: Signage and banners
Mobile studios - Backmarks for railroad photograph cars
Mobile studios - Photographs of photographic vans
Mobile studios - Studios on boats and barges
Occupational - John Thomson: Street Life in London
Photo-mechanical processes - Woodburytypes
Photographer, studio and distribution labels - Marketing: Photographer and studio labels
Photographers - Illustrations of people taking photographs
Photographers - Photographs of people taking photographs
Photographic vans, wagons and cars - Photographs of photographic vans
Props - Props, accessories and novelties: Head rests - photographs
Railroad photograph cars and studios on trains - Backmarks for railroad photograph cars
Railways - Backmarks for railroad photograph cars
Signage and banners - Marketing: Signage and banners
Social life of photographs - Introduction to pricing
Stereoviews, stereographs and stereocards - Stereoview cameras
Stereoviews, stereographs and stereocards - Stereoviews: Lists of views (Backlists)
Stereoviews, stereographs and stereocards - Stereoviews: Photographic vans, wagons and cars
Stereoviews, stereographs and stereocards - Stereoviews: Photographica
Street - John Thomson: Street Life in London
Studios on boats and barges - Studios on boats and barges
Wagon trains - Wagons, carts, carriages and buggies
Wagons, carts, carriages and buggies - Wagons, carts, carriages and buggies
Woodburytypes - John Thomson: Street Life in London
Woodburytypes - Woodburytypes


 
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