ca. 1860-1900’s, [cabinet card collage of a women scolding the held head of another woman], Carl v. Gedde  via Luminous Lint, from the private collection of Laddy Kite, LL/47892 

ca. 1860-1900’s, [cabinet card collage of a women scolding the held head of another woman], Carl v. Gedde 

via Luminous Lint, from the private collection of Laddy Kite, LL/47892 

ca. 1860-90’s, [carte de visite collage portrait of “half a woman” on a table] via Luminous Lint, from the private collection of Laddy Kite, LL/47896

ca. 1860-90’s, [carte de visite collage portrait of “half a woman” on a table]

via Luminous Lint, from the private collection of Laddy Kite, LL/47896

ca. 1860-80’s, [carte de visite collage of a woman’s head separated from her body] via Luminous Lint, from the private collection of Laddy Kite, LL/47900 

ca. 1860-80’s, [carte de visite collage of a woman’s head separated from her body]

via Luminous Lint, from the private collection of Laddy Kite, LL/47900 

ca. 1880, [portrait of four ladies with their heads poking through newspaper] via the International Center of Photography

ca. 1880, [portrait of four ladies with their heads poking through newspaper]

via the International Center of Photography

ca. 1860’s, [Collage from the Caton Family Album], W.H.E. Caton via Forget Me Not: Photography & Remembrance, Geoffrey Batchen

ca. 1860’s, [Collage from the Caton Family Album], W.H.E. Caton

via Forget Me Not: Photography & Remembrance, Geoffrey Batchen

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This blog is a collection of vernacular photography and ephemera focused mainly within the curious and often misunderstood realm of 19th century America. I have a soft spot for all things silly, antiquated, macabre, and grotesque. The content is from a variety of collections; public, academic, and private. In addition, there's an occasional emphasis on Ulysses S Grant and the Civil War, as well.

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