Vernacular Photography Enthusiast

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Vernacular Photography. A lens with an evolving selection of books, sites, blogs, and reference materials, that may be of interest if you appreciate vernacular photography.

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

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Snapshots and the Anonymous Image

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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

Take a look...

Ampersand Vintage, vernacular photography and vintage paper ephemera blog. See Ampersand on ebay, seller name india paper.
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

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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.
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The Vernacular

A random sample from the Mirabilia Collection at Flickr.com

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African American Vernacular Photography

A Selection

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Disfarmer

The photographer from Heber Springs

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Photobooth

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Evidence

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Medical

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Memorial

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Periodicals Dedicated To the Vernacular & The Found

found ephemera, including photographs.
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

A selection of a few interesting archives.
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

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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

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Tintypes

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New Amazon

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Mirabilia

Mirabilia Industries-design, history & research resources, Lens by Lens.

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