Category Archives: Who Will Tell Their Story?

No identifying information for this gentleman, who is likely from the Bangor, Maine area.  The cabinet card imprint on the front reads: Weston, Bangor.  On the back it reads:  F. C. Weston, Artistic Photographer, 2 Smith Block, Bangor, ME.

Unfortunately there is no identifying information for this family depicted in this cabinet card, likely from the Meadville, Pennsylvania area.  The imprint reads:  I. E. Hall, Meadville, PA.

This cabinet card features a handsome young man, probably from the City of New York.  The imprint reads:  Rud Bachmann, 6 East 14th St., New York.

This CDV includes two children, with one appearing to be Lisle Washborn/Washburn.  The photographer imprint on the back reads:  “Mrs. M. J. Wyatt’s Art Gallery Roseville, Ill.”  The photographer is actually Mary Jane (Sears) Wyatt, who started her business back in the early 1870s in Roseville, Warren, Illinois. [1]  There is even a book written about Mary Jane (Sears) Wyatt entitled, She Rode the Rails, by Beverly S. Adam.

This cabinet card portrays a young woman from the Boston, Massachusetts area.  The photograph was likely taken in the 1880s or later.  The imprint on the front reads:  Purdy, 146 Tremont St., Boston.  The imprint on the back reads:  J.E. Purdy & Co., 146 Tremont St., Boston, Successors to Hastings.

This lovely couple hails from the Cresco, Iowa area.  Unfortunately there is no identifying information.  Given the gold beveled edge, it is possible that this cabinet card was produced between 1885 and 1892.  The imprint reads:  Borlaug, Cresco, Iowa.

Unfortunately there is no identifying information for this adorable young girl, likely from the Meadville, Pennsylvania area.  This cabinet card uses an olive green card and was probably taken in the 1880s or later.  The imprint reads:  Fowler, Meadville, PA.

This lovely lady appears to be from the Rochester, New York area.  Unfortunately there is no identifying information.