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At a Glance
New & Noteworthy
- National Gallery of Art-The Art of the American Snapshot, 1888-1978: From the Collection of Robert E. Jackson
- National Gallery of Art - The Art of the American Snapshot, 1888 - 1978: From the Collection of Robert E. Jackson.
Schedule: National Gallery of Art, Washington, October 7-December 31, 2007; Amon Carter Museum, February 16-April 27, 2008.
Picture Books
The Art of the American Snapshot, 1888-1978
Amazon Price: $34.65 (as of 11/21/2009) 
Snapshots and the Anonymous Image
About Vernacular Photography
- A Timeline - Kodak and the Rise of Amateur Photography
- Kodak and the Rise of Amateur Photography, A Timeline of Art History from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Ampersand Vintage
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- Ampersand Vintage
- Ampersand Vintage is an independent seller of vernacular photography and historical paper ephemera in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle.
Least Wanted: A Century of American Mugshots
An amazing new book from the collection of Mark Michaelson
Least Wanted
Amazon Price: $33.75 (as of 11/21/2009)
Least Wanted on Flickr
A fantastic collection of mug shots from Mark Michaelson
See The Book "Least Wanted" from the show in NYC at Steven Kasher Gallery, which just closed, October 28. You can still view Least Wanted's extensive collection on Flickr.
African American Vernacular Photography
A Selection
Disfarmer
The photographer from Heber Springs
Disfarmer: The Vintage Prints
Amazon Price: $42.32 (as of 11/21/2009)
Heber Springs Portraits: Continuity and Change in the World Disfarmer Photographed
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Mike Disfarmer: Original Disfarmer Photographs
Amazon Price: $32.85 (as of 11/21/2009)
Aperture 078 (Fine Photography Series)
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Disfarmer: The Heber Springs portraits, 1939-1946
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Photobooth
Hilhaven Lodge: The Photo Booth Pictures
Contemporary Celebrity Photobooth pictures
Amazon Price: $25.55 (as of 11/21/2009)
Photobooth: 30 Postcards
Book of 30 postcards view created from Hine's book
Amazon Price: $9.95 (as of 11/21/2009)
Evidence
Police Pictures
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Death Scenes: A Homicide Detective's Scrapbook
Amazon Price: $17.90 (as of 11/21/2009)
Shots in the Dark: True Crime Pictures
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New York Noir: Crime Photos from the Daily News Archive
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Scene of the Crime: Photographs from the LAPD Archive
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Death in Paradise: An Illustrated History of the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner
Amazon Price: $17.05 (as of 11/21/2009)
Evidence
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Medical
The Dr. Ikkaku Ochi Collection: Medical Photographs from Japan Around 1900
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A Morning's Work: Medical Photographs from the Burns Archive & Collection, 1843-1939
Amazon Price: $40.25 (as of 11/21/2009)
Invention of Hysteria: Charcot and the Photographic Iconography of the Salpetriere
Amazon Price: $15.65 (as of 11/21/2009)
Phototherapy Techniques: Exploring the Secrets of Personal Snapshots and Family Albums (2nd Edition)
Amazon Price: $28.01 (as of 11/21/2009)
Memorial
Sleeping Beauty: Memorial Photography in America
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Sleeping Beauty II: Grief, Bereavement in Memorial Photography American and European Traditions
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Periodicals Dedicated To the Vernacular & The Found
- FOUND Magazine | Find of the Day
- "We collect FOUND stuff- love letters, birthday cards, photos, to-do lists, poetry on napkins, doodles- anything that gives a glimpse into someone else's life. send us your finds!"
Archives and Collection
- DPA Collections
- DPA - Documentary Photography Archive "The pivotal feature of our work is the preservation of early photographs (or documentary collections connected with photography). The Archive comprises three distinct elements - two special collections which have been grown from scratch, the Archive of Family Photography"
- MOHAI - Museum of History & Industry
- MOHAI - Museum of History & Industry. 1.5 million images in the archive. Link is to 'Jack and His Roosters" January 3, 1928,
Webster and Stevens, Photographers. - Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection
- "Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection. Charles Weever Cushman, Amateur Photographer and Indiana University Alumnus."
- The Burns Archive
- The Burns Archive
"The 700,000 plus vintage photographs in the Burns Collection is a unique source of historic visual documentation. The strength of the collection is in vernacular photographs. The photographs taken by, for and of the common man. The collection is especially strong and noted for iconic historic images."
Galleries That Specialize In The Vernacular
- thefoundphoto VINTAGE VERNACULAR PHOTOGRAPHY
- The Found Photo - Vintage Vernacular Photography
- ROBERT TAT - FINE PHOTOGRAPHS
- ROBERT TAT - FINE PHOTOGRAPHS features a selcection of over 150 vernacular and found photographs.
- Be-hold: Fine Early Photography Auction and Sales
- Be-hold: Fine Early Photography Auction and Sales.
Daguerreotypes, Ambro & Ivorytypes, Tintypes, Cartes de Visite, Cabinet Cards, Boudoir, Stereo Views,
and Other Prints.
Collectors
- Square America
- "Square America is a site dedicated to preserving and displaying vintage snapshots from the first 3/4s of the 20th Century." Ever expanding online collection organized in to 46 galleries, "In the Kitchen", "The Sporting Life" and "The Dead".
Men, Friendships, and Culture
Dear Friends: American Photographs of Men Together 1840-1918
Amazon Price: (as of 11/21/2009)
At Ease: Navy Men of World War II
Amazon Price: $26.72 (as of 11/21/2009)
Favorites on Flickr
- Flickr: Photos from mrwaterslide
- MrWaterslide's collecton of amazing images. A beautifully curated collection on Flickr.
- Flickr: Photos from Least Wanted
- Mugshots of the unknown on Flickr. A rare and unusual collection. Unexpected beauties.
- Flickr: Old Photos
- A Flickr Group dedicated to Old Photos - 14,000 and counting.
- Flickr: vernacular photo
- A Flickr group dedicated to the vernacular photograph.
Found Portraits
A box of old portraits found in La Porte, Indiana
LaPorte, Indiana
Amazon Price: $15.56 (as of 11/21/2009)
Tintypes
AMERICAN TINTYPE
Amazon Price: $82.95 (as of 11/21/2009)
Working Stiffs: Occupational Portraits in the Age of Tintypes
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Frozen in iron: A selection of tintypes from the Peter E. Palmquist collection
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Snap, Scrap & Swap
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