Alexander Graham Bell kissing his wife, Mabel Hubbard Gardiner Bell, who is standing in a tetrahedral kite, 1903. A favorite from our book, People Kissing: A Century of Photographs. 💋#antiquephotography #vintagephotography #photography #oldphotos #vintagephotographs #photoarchive

Glamour shot! #dogs #photography #vernacularphotography #vintagephotos #humor #photoarchive

Lucky Charm. Photomontage postcard, 1910. #photomontage #photography #vintagephotography #vintagepostcard #cats #photoarchive

Crystal gazing and its expression in pictorialist photography. In the early 20th century, a small cadre of photographers attempted to portray the then-popular fad of looking into crystal balls to foresee the future. Their work was beautifully expressive as well as reflective of the times.

Mike the cat, 1890 (written on the back of the photo). #vernacularphotography #vintagephotographs #oldphotos #cats #photography #photoarchive

Sojourner Truth,1865. Truth (born into an enslaved family) advocated for the emancipation of African Americans and women's suffrage. She used photographs of herself (she called them her ‘shadow’) to sell and raise money for her causes. #blackhistory #antiquephotos #vintagephotography #workingwomen

A favorite from our collection. #vintagephotography #oldphotography #oldphotos #blackhistorymonth #photography #photobooth #handpainted

A few years ago, Paige and I made the book, People Kissing: A Century of Photographs. It is full of love, affection, friendship and lots of smooches!💋💋 #vintagephotography #booksky #photobook #oldphotos #photography #kissing #love #friendship #valentinesday #photoarchive

Breaking the spell. #vernacularphotography #vintagephotographs #oldphotos #mixedmedia #photography #photoarchive

🌱🌱 Coming soon: Heap-O-Livin’ by Lora Webb Nichols (1883-1962) edited by Nicole Jean Hill.
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👉 Heap-o-Livin’ is following the sold out book ‘Encampment, Wyoming’, and is scheduled to be released Spring 2025 👈

Our book, Caption This, features our collection of vintage photos to celebrate the funny, surprising, snarky and mysterious captions people wrote on the backs and fronts of their photographs. #vintagephotography #booksky #photobook #historyofphotography #oldphotos #photography #humor #photoarchive

We love collecting early photo id badges featuring women because the pins are simultaneously a memory object, photograph and artifact of the history of women in the workforce. #workingwomen #history #photohistory #oldphotos #vintagephotography #oldphotography #vintagepins #photoarchive

Our Project B archive of vernacular photography also has #vintagebooks with interesting images. Here are photos from the 1951 book, “Hypnotism and the Power Within” by Dr. S.J. Van #oldbooks #vintagephoto #oldphotography #photography #vernacularphotography #photoarchive

Many of the #vintagephotographs in our collection reflect our sense of humor! #vernacularphotography #photography #dogs #photoarchive

Fotoescultura, a Mexican folk art that combines photographs and sculpture. 1930s. The body is carved and painted, while the face is a hand coloured photograph.

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#photography #sculpture #folkart #Mexico

From our collection is 1934 press photo showing Max Factor’s Beauty Micrometer. Designed to take facial measurements to determine which features needed enhancing with make-up. #vintagephotographs #foundphoto #photography #vernacularphotography #beauty #photoarchive

ID badges in "Face Value:The Uses of Portraiture"

Paige and I have been collecting vernacular photography for over 30 years! We use our archive (Project B) to curate, collaborate and make books. We’ll be posting favs from the archive here! #vernacularphotography #vintagephotography #foundphoto #photobooth #photoarchive