Gambier Curtis Reeks (1864-1917) was the younger brother of my great-great-grandfather, Alfred Augustus Reeks. Their family owned a photography business in England. He married Rachel Woodnutt in 1895 and had three children: Frederick (1891), Elsie (1894), and Ida (1896).
This is about 1890... My 2nd Great Grand Uncle, George W. Bolander, a photographer in Parsons/Coffeyville Ks. He died in 1893, from typhoid fever. Another view from the other direction....
My Great Grandfather, Sven Alfred Johnson, was a photographer in the Price County, WI area. He immigrated from Sweden and photographed the countryside of his new country to entice others to come over from Sweden.
Thanks for the photo, I always like looking at old photography equipment and studios. When I was young, I started photography training on an 8 by 10 studio camera like the ones shown. Now I use a digital camera, we have come a long way in the short time I have been alive.
Gambier Curtis Reeks (1864-1917) was the younger brother of my great-great-grandfather, Alfred Augustus Reeks. Their family owned a photography business in England. He married Rachel Woodnutt in 1895 and had three children: Frederick (1891), Elsie (1894), and Ida (1896).
Thanks to these photographers we have these historic moments captured in time.
“Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution.” – Ansel Adams, photographer, 1902 - 1984
A photo tr...
Explore the rich history of the United Kingdom through vintage photos taken over the last few hundred years.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has a rich history that began with the settlement of modern humans approx. 30,000 years ago. Through exploration of the world many people from ...
Old photos of workers and businesses from past decades
While we don't know what the first business transaction was, it is easy to imagine that thousands of years ago a good hunter bartered his excess meat for something more useful to him. In the history ...