Tag Archives: Cowin Collection

Alfred Jackson

Posted on August 10, 2010 by erinbarnett

Thuss Studio (William Gustav Thuss and Andrew Joseph Thuss), [Alfred Jackson], ca. 1889 The sitter is “Uncle Alfred,” one of Andrew Jackson’s slaves at the Hermitage outside of Nashville. Alfred Jackson (ca. 1812–1901), the head coachman, was the son of … Continue reading →

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The Carringtons Visit Watch Hill

Posted on July 27, 2010 by erinbarnett

F. J. Trowbridge, [Nannie Carrington, Harrison Carrington, Miss Taylor], ca. 1895 Nannette Carrington (1887–1977) and Alexander Harrison Carrington (1888–1993) were the children of Alexander and Manzella Carrington of Norwich, Connecticut. They lived in a middle-class neighborhood surrounded by Irish immigrants … Continue reading →

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Uncle Sam’s Burden

Posted on July 26, 2010 by espindel

B.L. Singley, Keystone View Company, The Philippines, Porto Rico, and Cuba—Uncle Sam’s Burden, 1899 Introduced during the President’s State of the Union address in 1823, the Monroe Doctrine states that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2010 by erinbarnett

André Kertész, Glass Birds of New York, 1978 Weegee, [Heartbreak Pillow], ca. 1945 Unidentified Photographer, [Unidentified Woman], ca. 1930 Vik Muniz, Memory Rendering of Kiss at Times Square, from the “Best of LIFE” series, 1995 Vu, September 27, 1933

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Stereoviews

Posted on September 28, 2009 by tashalutek

Unidentified Photographer, [Two Unidentified Women Reading a Letter], ca. 1880s George Barker, The Johnstown Calamity, 1889 Unidentified Photographer, How De Debil Do Dey Make A Bicycle, ca. 1900 Handheld stereoviewer Oliver Wendell Holmes invented the “Holmes type” stereoviewer. He explains his device in … Continue reading →

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One Stick of Gum for Two

Posted on April 16, 2009 by claartjevandijk

T. W. Ingersoll, One Stick of Gum for Two, ca. 1900 The Daniel Cowin Collection of African American Vernacular Photography Truman Ward Ingersoll created a large number of stereographs in the 1880s in which he extensively pictured the Northwest of … Continue reading →

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Lillyn Brown

Posted on January 27, 2009 by espindel

[Norman Thomas and E. L. Brown (Lillyn Brown)], ca. 1928 Photographer: Atelier Robertson (Hans Robertson, 1883–1950), Berlin The Daniel Cowin Collection of African American Vernacular Photography [Lillyn Brown (1885–1969)], ca. 1920 Photographer: Earl-Broady Studios, Schenectady, New York The Daniel Cowin … Continue reading →

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The Crimson Skull

Posted on January 9, 2009 by fansinaflashbulb

Unidentified Photographer, Production still for the film The Crimson Skull, 1921 The Daniel Cowin Collection of African American Vernacular Photography “Race films”—movies with all-black casts produced for black audiences—were an integral part of the African American viewing experience from World … Continue reading →

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Red Bird, Oklahoma

Posted on December 3, 2008 by fansinaflashbulb

Unidentified Photographer, [Townspeople of Red Bird, Oklahoma, in front of railroad depot], ca. 1910 The Daniel Cowin Collection of African American Vernacular Photography During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, African Americans established at least 88, and perhaps as … Continue reading →

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