Vintage Scrapbook 04 

Contact us if you have an interest in any of the photos in this album.

 Just like our scrapbooks today, there are examples in our scrapbooks from the early 1900s from our grandparents and parents and on to this day, so these books have photos in them from the early 1800s - 1890s. See if you know which ones they are.

We encourage anyone to give us any information on our images, so that we can pass the knowledge on.

Names found on these photos

Alida Bowman

Allen Bowman

Addie Matter 

Ella Bowman

Elma Bowman Sawyer

Frank Colwell

Laura Burgess

Susan Storey

Grandma Polly Bowman

Aunt Susan Storey, Grandmother (Polly) Bowman's sister.

Photographers found in this group:

Reynolds, David City, Nebraska

Chicago Rail Road Photo Car

Ed C. Pierce Photographer, Prarie, City, Illinois

W.E. Relf, Neligh, Nebraska

J. Walter Griffith's Palace Gem and Photo Cab

Lee, 

Keene Bros, David City, Nebraska, North Side Square

V.R. Lane, Rising City, Nebraska

Townsend, Lincoln, Nebraska

Clark

Henderson, Lincoln Ave, York Nebraska

H.D. Graves

A.W. Wykoff, Risin Nebraska

history of photography to learn more about them.

image 01 cover

velvet worn

Photos 01-10

Photos 11-20

Photos 21-30

Photos 31-40

Photos 51-60

Photos 61-73

Photos 01-10 from here down

Image 01:

Type/Size: cabinet card, 4.25 x 6.50

Photographer:

Photo Dating Notes:

Circa:

Image02:

Type/Size: cabinet card, 4.25 x 6.50

Photographer: Reynolds, David City, Nebraska

Photo Dating Notes: Large ornate stamp photographer stamp

Circa: 1887

Image 02 backside:

Type/Size: cabinet card, 4.25 x 6.50

Reynolds, Photograph Art Gallery,

South Side Public Square, David City, Nebraska

1887

Negatives Preserved

Image 04

Type/Size: cabinet card, 4.25 x 6.50

Photographer: Lee, York Aurora

Central City Nebraska

Photo Dating Stamp: white card with gold single line border 70s, rounded card edges, small vignette 60s.

Circa: late 60s to early 70s

Image05

Type/Size: cabinet card, 4.25 x 6.50

Photographer: Chicago Rail Road Photo Car

Photo Dating Note: black card, solid gold edge, associated with the mourning period of Prince Albert. Close-up vignette. 

Circa:

Image05

Words on back:

"Duplicates of this picture can be had by addressing 

P) G.W. Hutchings, Home Gallery, Villisaca, Iowa"

Image06

Type/Size: cabinet card, 4.25 x 6.50

Photographer: Chicago Rail Road Photo Car

Photo dating note: notice curly bangs

Backside same as image 05

Image 07:

Type/Size: cabinet card, 4.25 x 6.50

Photographer: Reynolds, David City Nebraska

Photo dating note: scalloped edges, photographer stamp on front.

image 08

Type/Size: cabinet card, 4.25 x 6.50

Photographer: None

image 09

Type/Size: cabinet card, 4.25 x 6.50

Photographer: H.D. Graves, 

Roseburg, Oregon

Image 10:

Type/Size: cabinet card, 4.25 x 6.50

Photographer: Henderson, Lincoln Ave, York Nebraska

Words on back, Edith Norquest 1895 "in memory of our air castles" Gus's wife.

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image 11:

Type/Size: cabinet card, 4.25 x 6.50

Photographer: Lee, York Aurora, Central City, Nebraska

Photo Dating Note: Single line around cabinet card, white card, rounded corners

image 12

(P) Clark

Photo dating note:  early 1900s. This photo is out or order, meaning it could have been just stuck in there by the person who had possession of the book in 1900's.

Image13: Words written on it,  Grandmother Bowman 1st.Polly, mother of Dan, Allan & Geo.

Type/Size: cabinet card, 4.25 x 6.50

Photographer: 

Photo Dating Note: cabinet card, special effect, curled edges.

image 14, writing at bottom of photo.

Type/Size: cabinet card, 4.25 x 6.50

Aunt Susan Storey, Grandmother Bowman's sister. 

Image 15

Type/Size: cabinet card, 4.25 x 6.50

(P) V.R. Lane

Rising City, Nebraska

Writing "Possibly Harvey and Lottie Hill

image 16

Type/Size: cabinet card, 4.25 x 6.50

Photographer: Koon Milwaukee 

Image 17

Type/Size: cabinet card, 4.25 x 6.50

Photographer: Townsend Lincoln, Nebraska 226 S. 11th St.

image 18

same as 17

image 19

Type/Size: cabinet card, 4.50 x 6.

Photographer: Keene Bros

David City, North Side Square

image 20

Tintype

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image 21

Image 21 backside:

Words on back, 

Jan 1882, aged 17 years

Type/Size: cabinet card, 2.5 x 4

Photographer: Ed C. Pierce, Prarie, City, Illinois

image 22

tintype

image 23

image 24

grandmother Bowman (see image 13 better photo)

tintype

Descendant found!

image 25

tintype

image 26

Type/Size: tintype

Photographer: none present

vintage dolls

Image 27

Type/Size: Tintype, 2.5 x 3.75

Photographer: none present

Image 28:

Type/Size: cabinet card, 2.5 x 4, Gold trim, rounded corners.

Photographer: none present

Image 29: Addie Matter

2.5 x 4

Photographer: none present

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Photos 31-40 from here down

• This photos are still valuable to study clothing, photography style and history.  We still hold to the hope that someone may have a duplicate photo and have a name for this person.  If that's your case, give us a call, 619-397-7600.

image 30: Alida Bowman

Photographer: None

Photo Dating Notes:

Circa:

image 31:

Type/Size: 2.5 x 4

Photographer: Q.A. Stearns, Columbus,Neb

Photo Dating Note: The lack of a photographers stamp suggest it is an mid 1800s photo. 

Image 32:

Type/Size: carte de visite

Photographer: none

Photo Dating Note:

Circa

Image 33

Type/Size: carte de visit, 2.5 x 4

Photographer: Frank L. Goff, 115 Main St., Elkhart, Ind.

Photo Dating Notes:

Circa: 1860s

Image 34

Type/Size: Tintype with cartouche

Photographer: None

Photo Dating Notes:

Circa:

Image 35

Type/Size: Tintype with cartouche

Photographer: None

Photo Dating Notes:

Circa:

Image 36: Nelson (written on back)

Type/Size: Tintype with Potter's Patent March 7, 1865 cartouche. 

Photographer: None

Photo Dating Notes: Civil War period 1865 Tintype in a sealed paper envelope with embossing to create a frame around image. Potter's Patent March 7, 1865.  Found on same page as Christina and probably husband and wife.

Image 37: Christina (written on back)

Type/Size: Tintype with Potter's Patent March 7, 1865 cartouche. 

Photographer: None

Photo Dating Notes: Civil War period 1865 Tintype in a sealed paper envelope with embossing to create a frame around image. Potter's Patent March 7, 1865

image 38

Tintype

image 39

Tintype

Image 40:

Type/Size: Tintype

Photographer: none

Photo Dating Note: in a sealed paper envelope with embossed patriotic stars to create a frame around image. Holding fringed chair for balance.

Circa: "Potter's Patent March 7 1865"

This is a sample of the stamp date on it. "Patent March 7 1865"

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(before)

Image 41: written on the book, Allen Bowman 

(After)

Image 41:  Type/Size: Tintype, can be lighten

Photographer: none

Circa: 1860

Photo Dating Note: plain backdrop, stand for stability.

Image 42. Frank Colwell

Type/Size: carte de viste, 2.5 x 4 

Photographer: Hartshorn's Art Studio, Corydon, IA.

Photo Dating Note: sack suit top button done, plain background, pants and jacket don't' match,

Image 43: Miss Ella Bowman

Type/Size:

Photographer: Troy N.Y.

Photo Dating Notes:

Circa:

Image 44:

Type/Size:

Photographer: 

Photo Dating Notes:

Circa:

Image 45: Allen Bowman standing 3rd from the left.

Type/Size: Tintype, 

Photographer: none present

Photo Dating Notes: Sticks to magnet

Circa:

Image 46:

Type/Size: carte de visite

Photographer: None

Photo Dating Notes: crudely cut edges of photograph, single gold line border, crinoline dress

Circa: 1860s

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Image 47: Maude and Roy Smith written on back

Type/Size: carte de visite, 2.5 x 4

Photographer: none present

Photo Dating Note:

Circa:

Image 48:

Type/Size: tintype

Photographer: None

Photo Dating Note:

Circa:

49.

50.

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Image 51.

Type/Size: carte de visite, 2.5 x. 4

Photographer: Hutching's Philadelphia Photo Car. Good work for low prices.

Photo Dating Note: brown edge on white card.

Image 52.

Photographer: W.E. Relf, Neligh, Neb.

Image 53

Type/Size: Tintype

Photographer: none.

Photo Dating Note: came in "Potter's Patient March 7, 1865 Cartouche.

53. lightened

Image 54

Type/Size: Tintype

Photographer: none

Photo Dating Note: southwest blanket and cartouche are clues.

55.original

Image 55: no name

Type/Size: lighten tintype

Photographer: none

Photo Dating Note: paper sleeve with gold design.

56.

tintype

Image 57:  Laura Burgess

Photographer: W.E.Relf, Neligh, Nebraska (2nd appearance in this book.)

Photo Dating Notes:

Circa:

58.

Matches Image 55

59. Elma Bowman Sawyer

Type/Size: carte de visite, 2.5 x 4 

Photographer: A.W. Wykoff, Risin Nebraska

Photo Dating Notes: white card, rounded corners.

Circa:

60.

60. backside

Photographer: J. Walter Griffith's Palace Gem and Photo Cab.

David City, Nebraska

Photos 61-73 from here down

• Locations found in this group:

  Rising, Nebraska

  Syracuse, New York

   

• Photogrpahers found in this group:

  A.W. Wylcoff

  M.H. Parmelee

  George Knapp & Co.

• Names found in this group:

  Alexander Brewer

   

Image 61.

Type/Size: Tintype, 2.5 x 4 

Photographer: none present

Photo Dating Notes: cartouche with gold border lines, size mimicking carte de visite size.

Image62

Type/Size: carte de visite, 2.5 x 4

Photographer: A.W. Wylcoff, Photo Artis, Rising, Nebraska

Photo Dating Note: white card, rounded corners.

Image 63

Gold border

tintype

64.

tintype

Image 65: no name

Type/Size: Tintype with 

Photographer: none

Photo Dating Note: embossed paper envelope. 

Circa: emboss reads: Patent March 7 1865

Image 66: .Alexander Brewer

Type/Size: tintype

Photographer: None

Photo Dating Note: embossing found along edge with magnifying glass reads: Patent March 7 1865

Circa: 1865

Image 67: writing on back "Do you know this is Franklin, Eggleston, I will send you Henry's the first one & can get ? hadent any more.

Photographer: None

Photo Dating Note: embossing found along edge with magnifying glass reads: Patent March 7 1865

Circa: 1865

Image 68: 

Type/Size: carte de visite,

Photographer: George Knapp & Co., Syracuse, New York

Image 69: no name

Type/Size:

Photographer: none

Photo Dating Note:

Circa:

Image 70:

Type/Size: carte de visite, 2.5 x 4.

Photographer: M.H. Parmelee, Reading Michigan

Photo Dating Notes: Appears to be Maude and Roy older, 

Type/Size:

Photographer: Wilcox & Parmelee, Photographers, In Union Block, 106 Main Street, Reading Mich.

Image 72.

Type/Size:

Photographer: none present.

Photo Dating Note: looks like Maude in image 70,. Same shape head (forehead) and large ears.  Mutton Sleeves

Image 73: words on back, From Johnny to Aunt Della & Uncle Al

Type/Size:

Photographer: none present

Circa: 

Image 74:

Type/Size: Tintype

Photographer: none present

Photo Dating Note: 

Circa: 1850's, off the shoulder seems, hair parted down the middle.

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