Vintage Guru Reveals Her Glamour Secrets
V
intage can be intimidating. It's certainly not as simple as going to the mall, finding your size, and buying a mass-produced outfit. You have to dig through racks and racks of wildly diverse items, with mysterious sizing, looking for…
The Killer Mobile Device for Victorian Women
Adrift in a sea of digital apps for every imaginable function, we often feel our needs are met better today than in any previous era. But consider the chatelaine, a device popularized in the 18th century that attached to the waist of a wo…
Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
The meerschaum pipes carved in Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th century are among the most bizarre and improbable concoctions in decorative art. Some feature …
The Beautiful Chaos of Improvisational Quilts
What would jazz look like if it had a physical presence? According to Sherry Ann Byrd, a celebrated quilt maker who posts on Show & Tell, it might look something like the hand-made "M-provisational" q…
Our Dad, the Water Witch of Wyoming
“And the Lord said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of …
This 1959 Goggomobil Is Insanely Cute and Gets 55 MPG. Why Can’t Detroit Do That?
The last time we spoke to Justin Pinchot, he took us on a guided tour of his collection of toy robots. Recently, J…
California Cool: How the Wetsuit Became the Surfer's Second Skin
When Bob Meistrell started surfing in Northern California during the early 1950s, 20 minutes was about all he could stand in the frigid coastal waters. Despite the constant rush of …
The Unfiltered History of Rolling Papers, Plus Tommy Chong's Big Fat Jamaican Vacation
It’s kind of ironic that Tommy Chong, the smokiest half of Cheech and Chong, i…
World's Smallest Museum Finds the Wonder in Everyday Objects
Tucked away in a lower Manhattan back alley, the freight-elevator-sized, generically named Museum is one of New York City's newest curiosities.…
Fightin’ Femmes: Unmasking Female Superheroes with Author Mike Madrid
When I was growing up in the ’60s and ’70s, reading comics wasn't as popular as it had been in the ’40s or ’50s. But my older sister had comics, including a big collection of “Betty and Veronica.” Our parents encouraged us to read everything, so at 6 years old…
My Favorite Image | Photographs1538 of 2290 |  |  |
musikchoo loves this.
inky loves this.
antiquesareamazing loves this.
walksoftly loves this.
wolcott1 loves this.
BeauxPurdy loves this.
tlmbaran likes this.
vanskyock24 loves this.
Manikin likes this.
scottvez likes this.Create a Show & TellReport as inappropriate
Posted 2 years ago
MrGermany
(1 item)
This is a wonderful half plate daguerreotype which I bought more than ten years ago. The image has great contrast and also the composition is perfect. I never saw an image like this again and so after all the years it is still one of the favorites of my collection.
Create an account or login in order to post a comment.
DaguerreotypesA Frenchman named Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre invented the daguerreotype i…
I can see why you like it so much-- nice image and thanks for sharing it!
Scott
Wow that looks like a Hula hoop from the 50's I wonder what they used it for ? Teaching dogs to jump threw hoops ? Hmm That is interesting ! Great photo
Hoop rolling was a popular childs game of the era. Children would use a stick to keep the hoop upright and rolling.
Hoop rolling dates back to ancient times.
Scott
I guess now I think yes your right Scott ! I had forgot About that game how odd they chose that to photo . I am sure one of the kids is a boy on right and maybe the one on stool also . But it appears that it is a girl holding hoop and to me it was more a boys game . Very interesting subject matter .
Thanks Scott for clarifying that :-)
I agree the child on the right (as viewed) is a boy-- not sure on the others.
I have several hoop images in my collection and have seen others. I think parents often let children take their favorite toy to the studio to make the experience less painful!
Scott
I would have picked my doll as a girl :- ) But it is priceless to have these old photo's of kids and their toys and also pets .
Now I look again Scott they all look like boys ! Makes it hard for us today since boys wore dress's and had long curls back then . I can see the hoop now that I believe they are all boys in photo :-)
I guess maybe 2 are girls due to hats and hair bows ?