John N. Brengel – Kingston, New York Photographer
June 10, 2023
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Introduction
John N. Brengel was a popular photographer for over 20 years in the city of Kingston, New York. Prior to his arrival at Kingston Brengel operated a photographic gallery in New York City from the late-1860s through the mid-1880s.
Family portrait, by J. N. Brengel. Author's collection.
Biography
John N. Brengel was born i...
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B. E. Pudney – New Gallery of Delaware County, NY Postcards
June 03, 2023
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B. E. Pudney was a prolific publisher of postcards depicting the scenes of Delaware County, New York and the surrounding region. Located at the village of Sidney, he was also a well-known businessman, at times operating a clothing store, a bicycle shop, a stationery store, an automobile garage and a famous music store.
I have recently acquired a...
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John G. Stenger – Callicoon Depot, New York Photographer
May 27, 2023
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Introduction
John G. Stenger was a popular photographer at the hamlet of Callicoon Depot in the 1890s to the early 1900s. He was noted for both his landscape and portrait work. Anthony Stenger, John’s father, also worked as a photographer for many years at Callicoon Depot and at the hamlet of North Branch.
Country Scene, by J. G. Stenger. A...
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Clyde Fisher: Photographing John Burroughs
May 20, 2023
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Introduction
Clyde Fisher was a well-known naturalist, scientist and lecturer who served as curator at the American Museum of Natural History and as head of the Hayden Planetarium. He was a close friend of famed author and naturalist John Burroughs. Being an avid photographer Fisher took many photographs of Burroughs, his home and the surroundin...
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Charles Carman – Andes, NY Photographer
May 13, 2023
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Introduction
Charles Carman was a popular photographer who operated a gallery at the village of Andes for over 30 years from around 1875 to 1908. He took a countless number of portraits of village residents and is believed to have taken some of the earliest photographs of the village of Andes.
Andes, New York. Main Street, from High Street...
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Bob Wyer: 32 New Photographs
May 06, 2023
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Bob Wyer is one of the most prolific photographers in the history of the Catskills. His photographic career included shooting just about everything, such as passport photos, chauffer licenses, hunting licenses, high school yearbooks, formal portraits, special occasions such as birthdays and weddings, young babies, local stores, hotels and businesse...
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Detroit Publishing Company: From Black-and-White to Color in the Catskills
April 29, 2023
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In the blog posts of April 8 and April 15 the importance of the photochrom process was discussed as part of the history of the Detroit Publishing Company. As a brief recap the process was invented in the 1880s in Zurich, Switzerland. The exclusive American rights to use the photochrom process was acquired in the mid-1890s by the Photochrom Company,...
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Detroit Publishing Company: New Catskills Photo Gallery
April 22, 2023
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The last two posts described the history of the Detroit Publishing Company, one of the largest American publishers of photographic prints and postcards in the early decades of the 20th century. Part of the company’s extensive inventory included beautiful black-and-white photographs and colorized photochrom postcards from the central and northern Ca...
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Detroit Publishing Company: Capturing the Beauty of the Catskills (Part 2)
April 15, 2023
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The Catskills
“The Detroit Publishing Company of Michigan issued such a wide variety of views that one is awed by their prolific coverage of towns and cities and hamlets of the nation, along with the magnificent sights of the west and mid-west. These picture postcards form an important record of American historical and social life. Not only from...
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Detroit Publishing Company: Capturing the Beauty of the Catskills (Part 1)
April 08, 2023
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Introduction
“One firm, the Detroit Publishing Company, a part of the Detroit Photographic Company, covered the length and breadth of America shortly after the turn of the century and chronicled as no other publisher attempted the diversity of people, activity, and industry found in the United States.”
The Detroit Publishing Company, earlie...
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Merrill & Humphries, Delhi, NY Photographic Partnership: New Gallery
April 01, 2023
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The partnership of Merrill and Humphries operated a drug store located at the village of Delhi in Delaware County, New York while also publishing scenic postcards of the western Catskills region from 1911 to 1928. After the partnership dissolved in 1928, Pierre B. Merrill continued to publish postcards under his own name.
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Schuyler S. Cornell: New Portraits and Stereoviews
March 25, 2023
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Schuyler S. Cornell (1843-1927) was a popular photographer who operated out of the village of Stamford in Delaware County, New York for nearly 50 years. He operated a portrait studio on Main Street in the village and was also well known for his landscapes of the surrounding western Catskills.
I have recently acquired seven new stereoviews and th...
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Stereoviews of the Catskills by the E. & H. T. Anthony Co.
March 18, 2023
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The E. & H. T. Anthony company was the largest 19th-century manufacturer and distributor of cameras and photographic supplies in the United States. The company was founded by Edward Anthony (1818-1888) and his brother Henry T. Anthony (1814-1884). Regionally, the company produced many of the greatest views of the Catskills of the 19th century. The...
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The Foot Race, Loch Sheldrake, N.Y.
March 11, 2023
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For several years now I have been collecting postcards and photographs from throughout the four-county region of the Catskills. Most of my purchases have focused on specific requirements, perhaps a particular photographer, or a certain location, and some items for my Catskills: Then and Now series.
Every once in a while though I will come across...
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Ashokan-Turnwood Covered Bridge – A Photographic Study
March 04, 2023
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The historic Ashokan-Turnwood Covered Bridge is located at the Ashokan Center in the Catskills hamlet of Olivebridge, New York. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places “as a rare and substantially intact example of rural vernacular bridge design and construction in the Catskill region.”
The Ashokan-Turnwood C...
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