7 COOPERS POSED IN FRONT OF THEIR SHOP. Cabinet Card. A generally friendly grouping of a team of coopers, clearly pulled directly from their workshop.
COMMERCIAL WOODWORKING SHOP. Cabinet Card. Furniture? Commercial fixtures? Although the backing of this cabinet card is in nice shape, with clear embossing, the image was very faded. I brought as much detail out as I could. I can't make out what they are making, but they are certainly making lots of them.
GEO. MOYNAN CARRIAGE MAKING AND GENERAL BLACKSMITHING. Cabinet Card. Interesting image of a group of carriage makers / blacksmiths holding tools of their trades. Notice that the woodworker is holding a transitional plane? Yup, they where used by the working man. There is the remains of a poster for Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West show tacked up on the barn.
HARDWARE STORE INTERIOR. c1890. Cabinet Card. Quite obviously the proprietor of this hardware store pushed Gypsine brand paint over and above all others.
LEATHER OR HARNESS SHOP INTERIOR. Cabinet Card. Judging from the bales of leather on the floor and the pile of what appear to be either belts or harness straps... this is the shop of leather workers of some sort. How's that for an educated guess?
Entitled: "MY GRANDFATHER". Cabinet card size image. This is one of those rare, fully identified photos that combines a great image with detailed information. "My Grandfather; Thomas A. Miller; Expert Wagon Maker; In his shop at Jewell, Kansas. Prior to 1913; 7Th Pennsylvania Cavalry Co. E.; Everett l. Miller". From my own research: Thomas A. Miller, 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 80th Regiment Volunteers, Mustered 2/26/1864, General Discharge - 2/7/1865". Can anyone identify the felloe boring machine Grandfather is using?
FRED COLBY'S TOOL CHEST. Cabinet Card. Fred Colby was so proud of his new tool chest that he just had to have a picture taken of it.
SHINGLE MAKERS ?. Cabinet Card. Perhaps the photographer had had too much to drink that afternoon? The workers and the shack all decided to lean over at the same time? My guess is that these fellows are shingle makers, judging by the form of drawknife they are using and the scraps in the background.
WHEELWRIGHT SHOP. May, 1881. Cabinet Card. Yup, that is exactly what the sign on the shop says: "Wheelwright Shop". And it's dated on the back. Nothing left to the imagination or guesswork on this one. Two images of the same group of wheelwrights.
KISTLER, IOWA MILLWORK SHOP. Cabinet Card. All I know is that this was labeled Kistler, Iowa. "Father". I don't know which one is Father. This looks like a millwork shop to me. There's a heavy commercial surface circular sander, bandsaw, table saw, lathe and one mitre box to be seen.
HOOD & HADLEY PATTERN SHOP. 1903. Cabinet Card. This photograph and next 6 are all of the Hood & Hadley Pattern Shop. Unfortunately I don't know where they were located. I was fortunate in that the seller choose to offer them as a lot. A rare series of views of a turn of the 20th Century Pattern Shop
HOOD & HADLEY PATTERN SHOP. 1903. Cyanotype print. "Member of the firm of Hood & Hadley. On and off duty." Two prints on a very acidic piece of backing. This is why digital preservation is needed.
HOOD & HADLEY PATTERN SHOP. 1903. Cabinet Card. Two Patternmakers looking very proud and self-satisfied at their benches. Note the Emmert vises, planes (both wooden and metallic), natural lighting and hanging tool chests
