Old photos from an old small album
•These are the photos found in this small photo album (cover is the first photo). No photos were marked or labeled as to who they are, but would assume since all the photos were either taken in Fergus/Minnesota or Norway, and that they are in our possession, that they're related to us somehow! In general, I would say most of these Carte de Visite photos were taken in the late 1880s-1890s.
[Overland & Holand were in business 1886-1887 in Fergus Falls. Overland Gallery from 1898-1899. Hardy; Hardy & Denison; etc between 1881-1886, so that should help date a few of these photos. The photo from Norway...not sure. The tintypes are presumably from the 1860s & 1870s. (This is not cast in stone! Just general timeframes when tintypes were most popular)]
•The photo album itself...the paper/cardstock insides have disintegrated, but the cover remains intact. It looks and feels leather-like.
•For most photos, I have included the backside of the picture, as it is of value to some of us.
•The tintypes at the end have nothing to show on the back (just black lacquered metal).
•If someone's face even reminds you of someone, leave a comment! It's quite surprising how many traits are passed down =)
•[update: Marjorie Eia states that these are Hatlings, not Johnsons. 2/1/2020 bzb]
•Colorized versions included. (Colorization results are not perfect by any means!)
•The photos towards the beginning are considered "Carte de Visite" (CDV) size which were small paper prints—about 3.5 x 2 inches pasted onto cardboard mounts about 4 x 2.5 inches in size (to keep the photo from curling), with the photographer's name either on the bottom or the backside. [Later came "Cabinet Cards" which were typically larger with the photo affixed to a much thicker cardstock]
•At the end are Tintypes (the scans of the tintypes have been cropped to get rid of the uneven edges ).
•Tintypes were most prevalent between 1856-1870. Photos were processed on a thin sheet of blackened iron (not tin, but the name may have come from the fact that tin shears were used to cut the iron plate. Hence the uneven edges mentioned earlier). •Commonly sized at about 2.5 x 3.25 inches. Again, none of these were labeled in any way. They were (except for one) loose in this album (6 out of 7 were too large/too oddly shaped to fit in the space made for the photos). Only the last photo shown was inside an album page, as it was much smaller than the rest. (You might be able to see the oval mark left on the photo)
•It was also common practice for the photographer to add a little "color" to people's cheeks etc. If you look close enough, you can see this additional pink cheek coloring on several photos.
Read More[Overland & Holand were in business 1886-1887 in Fergus Falls. Overland Gallery from 1898-1899. Hardy; Hardy & Denison; etc between 1881-1886, so that should help date a few of these photos. The photo from Norway...not sure. The tintypes are presumably from the 1860s & 1870s. (This is not cast in stone! Just general timeframes when tintypes were most popular)]
•The photo album itself...the paper/cardstock insides have disintegrated, but the cover remains intact. It looks and feels leather-like.
•For most photos, I have included the backside of the picture, as it is of value to some of us.
•The tintypes at the end have nothing to show on the back (just black lacquered metal).
•If someone's face even reminds you of someone, leave a comment! It's quite surprising how many traits are passed down =)
•[update: Marjorie Eia states that these are Hatlings, not Johnsons. 2/1/2020 bzb]
•Colorized versions included. (Colorization results are not perfect by any means!)
•The photos towards the beginning are considered "Carte de Visite" (CDV) size which were small paper prints—about 3.5 x 2 inches pasted onto cardboard mounts about 4 x 2.5 inches in size (to keep the photo from curling), with the photographer's name either on the bottom or the backside. [Later came "Cabinet Cards" which were typically larger with the photo affixed to a much thicker cardstock]
•At the end are Tintypes (the scans of the tintypes have been cropped to get rid of the uneven edges ).
•Tintypes were most prevalent between 1856-1870. Photos were processed on a thin sheet of blackened iron (not tin, but the name may have come from the fact that tin shears were used to cut the iron plate. Hence the uneven edges mentioned earlier). •Commonly sized at about 2.5 x 3.25 inches. Again, none of these were labeled in any way. They were (except for one) loose in this album (6 out of 7 were too large/too oddly shaped to fit in the space made for the photos). Only the last photo shown was inside an album page, as it was much smaller than the rest. (You might be able to see the oval mark left on the photo)
•It was also common practice for the photographer to add a little "color" to people's cheeks etc. If you look close enough, you can see this additional pink cheek coloring on several photos.
