Archives for 2014

Pre-1900’s Chow photography…details revealed during restoration

Oh how I adore any sepia photos for their warm diffused hues and antique charm. I treasure each and every one I have in my collection and these 3 are pretty darned special in my opinion! Each is a studio portrait photo (not a postcard) and in excellent condition but with a lot of fading […]

THE GINKGO ….SYMBOL FOR THE ARCHIVE FAMILY TREE

I get a number of emails asking me how I am archiving my original antique photographs to display and protect them so I thought I’d share an example. Inspired by the ancient Chinese Ginkgo tree (see more below) I am showcasing each image in 100 percent archival /acid free/ligin free materials including a custom […]

1914 MR AND MRS AXTELL WITH A CAR FULL OF SHOW CHOWS

You could have knocked me over with a feather when I found this very rare 1914 photo of Mr. And Mrs. Axtell with a car FULL of chows. I was even more blown away at how much detail I was able to reveal and how many chows there actually were in that […]