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Young Gertrude: 1894
Gertrude Käsebier, daughter of the photographer, at Crecy en Brie, France, in 1894. View full size. 8x10 glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. Gertrude Käsebier? So is this Gertrude Käsebier ... no emulsion. - Dave] (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, Portraits) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/08/2012 - 11:59pm -

Gertrude Käsebier, daughter of the photographer, at Crecy en Brie, France, in 1894. View full size. 8x10 glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. Gertrude Käsebier?So is this Gertrude Käsebier Jr.? [Gertrude fille, yes. - Dave] Gertrude the YoungerHaunting features and expression. Like a painting. Black and Ragged EdgesI have noticed that the glass plate look is making a comeback among art photographers today, with emulation of these kinds of effects in border treatment, and a hand-finished, "worked-over" appearance. This is a lovely and evocative image, by the way. [The "border" is the clear part of the plate where there's no emulsion. - Dave] (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, Portraits)
Happy Days: 1902
"Happy Days." Gertrude Kasebier's grandson Charles O'Malley in 1902. 8x10 dry-plate glass negative. ... this. Kasebier? My German's a little rusty...does Gertrude's surname translate to "cheese beer"? Oh, and you have to love a ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/09/2012 - 12:40am -

"Happy Days." Gertrude Kasebier's grandson Charles O'Malley in 1902. 8x10 dry-plate glass negative. View full size. You can't get much cuter than this. Kasebier?My German's a little rusty...does Gertrude's surname translate to "cheese beer"? Oh, and you have to love a country of immigrants where a woman named Gertrude Kasebier has granchildren named O'Malley! The variety of last names in my family tree has always been a source of delight...we can celebrate ANY holiday! Yup, "cheese-beer"Apparently 600+ years ago it referred to an inn where the coaches would stop for lunch, offering only cold food. Presumably an innkeeper adopted this name just as smiths became Schmidt and weavers adopted Weber. Casbier, Casebeer, Casebere are American variants, but none closely related to Gertrude's husband, descending from a family that came over much earlier. Hello, it's meStrange thing to me, the girl on the far right looking into the camera looks just like me when I was her age, only I was about this age in the 1970s, I guess we all do have a twin out there some where, even if it was in a different era. (The Gallery, Cats, Gertrude Kasebier, Kids)
A Boy and His Dog: 1904
... glass negative by the pioneering portrait photographer Gertrude Käsebier. View full size. Beautiful The light on the ... was born about 96 years later... Pioneering Indeed Gertrude Käsebier was definitely a pioneer. A portrait that would be at home ... sisters, too. (The Gallery, Dogs, Gertrude Kasebier, Kids) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/24/2012 - 7:08pm -

1904. "Boy with dog." Oceanside, Long Island. 8x10 dry plate glass negative by the pioneering portrait photographer Gertrude Käsebier. View full size. BeautifulThe light on the leaves...the balance... This photo is beautiful! Sweet child~What a precious child. He looks like my boy who was born about 96 years later... Pioneering IndeedGertrude Käsebier was definitely a pioneer. A portrait that would be at home in any fine art gallery. The light This picture is so sweet! The light and his position is so great. Fantastic. My own grandmother would be born 4 years later. Peter PanLovely photo, he looks like Peter Pan. Gertrude K.Some of her portraits are a little saccharine for my taste but you have to remember what came before -- frozen people positioned with neck braces on Victorian parlor sofas. She was one of the very first to move away from those formal poses into more naturalistic settings -- the rooms where her subjects actually lived, and the real as opposed to fake outdoors. The one of the Newport laundress is really stunning -- revolutionary for 1902. The Gerson sisters, too. (The Gallery, Dogs, Gertrude Kasebier, Kids)
Hello, Shoe: 1942
... study on motherhood than the pretentious portraits by Gertrude Kaesebier we've seen in the last few days. Adoration: 1898 ... the magic happens when they intertwine. ~mrs.djs Gertrude K. Gertrude Käsebier's work is certainly not pretentious. The ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/09/2011 - 7:44pm -

New York, June 1942. "Nursery school at the Queensbridge housing project. Dressing a child after a nap." View full size. 4x5 nitrate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Office of War Information. MotherhoodThis modest shot is a better study on motherhood than the pretentious portraits by Gertrude Kaesebier we've seen in the last few days. Adoration: 1898 The Manger: 1901 Motherhood...Only she's not his mother is she? She's his nursery school teacher. PhotographyI agree. Yet at the same time, this illustrates what I love so much about photography. It's an art form AND a record keeper. To me, the magic happens when they intertwine. ~mrs.djs Gertrude K.Gertrude Käsebier's work is certainly not pretentious. The above photo is documenting something, while Käsebier's work has a more artistic quality. Nothing pretentious about them. Consider the eraGertrude Käsebier's portraits may seem pretentious at first glance. Still, if we take unto account the era in which she lived and worked, it seems clear that she sought to produce artistic photos that were at the same time as spontaneous as they could be given the photographic technology of the day, which required relatively long exposures and hence rather rigid poses if the image was not to be blurry.The sense of immediacy and intimacy in the photo above was much easier to achieve, I suspect, with WWII-era cameras and films. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Kids, NYC)
Evelyn Nesbit: 1901
... Stanford White. View full size. 8x10 glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. Rowhouse in Ruins A interesting article on the final ... for. Oh, wait, that already happened. (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, Portraits, Public Figures) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/08/2012 - 11:44pm -

New York circa 1901. "Evelyn Nesbit, age 16, brought to the studio by Stanford White." A chorus girl turned artists' model, Evelyn Nesbit was at the center of a huge scandal in 1906 when her husband killed her former lover, the architect Stanford White. View full size. 8x10 glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. Rowhouse in RuinsA interesting article on the final days of White's "Red Velvet Swing" rowhouse. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/nyregion/thecity/04swin.html EvelynI think I am in love again. She is so very pretty. Evelyn Nesbit Evelyn Nesbit, the Girl in the Red Velvet Swing, was the subject of the PBS documentary Murder of the Century. She was also a prominent character in the E.L. Doctorow bestseller "Ragtime." RagtimeShe was played by Elizabeth McGovern in the movie version of "Ragtime." The part earned McGovern an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1981. This is one of the tamer photographs that Stanford White had taken of Evelyn, who was one of the models for Charles Dana Gibson's "Gibson Girl" drawings. After White dumped her for more "virginal" girls she was the mistress of John Barrymore. After White's murder by her husband Harry K. Thaw she was promised a million dollars by Thaw's mother as a divorce settlement. Evelyn got the divorce but not the money. After an indifferent career as a vaudeville performer, silent film performer and club manager, she overcame alcoholism and an addiction to morphine as well as a number of suicide attempts. She eventually settled down and taught classes in ceramics. She died in California in 1967 at age 82. Pitcher of EvelynShe is holding a small pitcher in her hand. The pattern looks like one from Pyrex, which is impossible given the date. Can someone tell me the maker? Thanks! [Pyrex glassware? This looks like hand-painted ceramic to me. - Dave] Re: Evelyn's PitcherI believe the small pitcher is an example of French Quimper faience pottery. You can see other examples here: http://www.faience-de-quimper.com/ Delft or MakkumThe dress and especially the cap point to Holland. My guess is that it is Delft (blue monochrome) or Makkum (polychrome) earthenware. The defects in the glazing suggest that it is late 18th or early 19th century. DelftI agree with the Delft suggestion. It matches others that have been in my family for decades. EvelynThis photograph haunts me. It's like she's saying "Admit it, you'd go to jail for this!" What a beautiful picture! I'm going to search for more of her images. I don't know too much about her. Laura WarholicIsn't this the same girl as on the cover of the Alexander Theroux novel "Laura Warholic, The Sexual Intellectual"? [It is. - Dave] WowI'd risk tearing the fabric of my being apart with wormhole-based time travel to get close to that. In photos at least, she had a very strange, indefinable, undeniable charisma. Amazing. Evelyn NesbitHi. My new book, American Eve, is a bio of Evelyn Nesbit, the girl "who put one man in the grave and another in the bughouse." It has 50 period photos, many of which have not been seen for 100 years (if ever before.) Take a look at http://www.americaneve.com. cheers Paula Uruburu EvelynI first saw this picture in a book when I was in my 30's. I'm 58 now. It has haunted me over the years. There is something so erotic about it even though nothing in it is particularly out of place. Then, I finally figured it out....the look on her face. Says it all. I have it in a frame in my den now. My wife thinks it's artistic, but Evelyn and I know better. Don't we, sweetheart? Evelyn III first saw this picture in my 30's in a book and was haunted by it for weeks, but didn't know why. I'm in my 50's now and I realize now what it was about the picture: her look. Jeez. How many 16 year olds have that "look" in a photo or otherwise. The eroticism is so intense and it transcends time. She is as beautiful a creature as ever existed. As Jerry Lee Lewis once said, if God made anything better than a woman, he kept it to himself. Gorgeous She's so lovely! ChabrolThe Nesbit story was also the inspiration for Claude Chabrol's latest film, "The Girl Cut in Two." (Found this photo while searching for some info on the movie.) Beautiful girlHer beauty is astonishing. The unhappy course of her life bolsters the idea that over-the-top beauty skews a woman's life. Good looks are pleasant and useful, but when all the attention is for one's appearance, how is it possible to become a balanced person? Evelyn NesbitSuch a pretty girl. Such a messy life. *Sigh*. Don't hate me because I'm beautifulNo doubt, the kind of woman that men would kill for. Oh, wait, that already happened. (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, Portraits, Public Figures)
The White Family: 1913
... standing around her." 8x10 dry plate glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. View full size. Beautiful! This photo looks like ... White was a master photographer, as was Gertrude Kasebier. His wife was Jane Felix. The Whites' Sons All three of ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/17/2020 - 3:56pm -

1913. "The Clarence White family in Maine. Mrs. Clarence White, seated by window in light, her husband and three sons in sailor outfits standing around her." 8x10 dry plate glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. View full size. Beautiful!This photo looks like a painting! And the youngest boy has such a happy grin. Though the picture is obviously posed, his smile is so authentic. In the Spirit of Norman RockwellHad Rockwell been painting for the Saturday Evening Post in 1913, this would've been an ideal subject for one of its covers. The backlighting on the young lad's blond hair makes him look absolutely angelic. Belated kudos to Gertrude. I'd go back to live in those times in a heartbeat. Very niceIt's so unusual to see an interior shot in such a "candid" situation done with available light AND be shot with an 8x10 camera....wow! Beautiful. "Sunshine in the House"The Library of Congress photo collection has an original platinum exhibition print of this photograph, signed in the lower right corner by Gertrude Käsebier, who evidently titled the shot "Sunshine in the House." Interestingly, that print is reversed from the example seen here, with the parents on the right and the sons on the left. The LOC also includes the detail that the house in Maine was that of F. Holland Day, another influential "pictorialist" photographer and a close friend of both White and Käsebier. HahI wonder what the chances of getting your two teenage sons to wear matching sailor suits would be in this day and age? Clarence WhiteClarence White was a master photographer, as was Gertrude Kasebier. His wife was Jane Felix. The Whites' SonsAll three of Clarence H. and Jane Felix White's sons went on to creative careers. The oldest, Lewis Felix White (1895-1967), seen here between his brothers, became a book designer, typographer, and photographer, and was the founder and head of L. F. White Company, Inc., a small printing company based in New York City. Maynard Pressley White (1896-1961), far right, obtained his doctorate and became a widely respected petroleum geologist and paleontologist. The youngest, Clarence Hudson White, Jr. (1907-1978), in the doorway, succeeded his father as Director of the White School of Photography in New York City, worked during World War II as a photographer and photography instructor for the Manhattan Project in New Mexico and in the Pacific, and later founded the important Photography program at Ohio University. Tour de ForceBesides its artistic excellence, this photo is a technical achievement. Keeping the fully sunlit exterior in balance with the much dimmer interior, without obvious manipulation, is quite difficult, even today. (The Gallery, C.H. White, Gertrude Kasebier, Kids)
Newport: 1902
... Rhode Island. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. View full size. Wow Beautiful. Photo and woman. ... book illustrator and photographic model. (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, Portraits) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/08/2012 - 11:05pm -

"The Sketch." 1902. Beatrice Baxter Ruyl in Newport, Rhode Island. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. View full size. WowBeautiful. Photo and woman. Out Of TimeThis picture looks as if it were taken yesterday. Somehow, she has a loose, comfortable, contemporary look and feel about her that's not seen in many pictures from this era. This is truly an amazing picture. Wow, IndeedShe's astonishing, a day after I first saw this I'm still at a loss for words.... Love it!Her profile reminds me so much of Elizabeth Hurley... Lovely portraitSuch a wonderful capture. Beatrice Baxter RuylShe was a well-known children's book illustrator and photographic model. (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, Portraits)
Newport Laundress: 1902
... and stockings." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier (1852-1934). View full size. This has to be one of ... of 1955 than 1905. So no surprise when I saw the name Kasebier. Along with her more formal portraits her work included previous ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/06/2017 - 11:44am -

Newport, Rhode Island, 1902. "Informal portrait of a young Negro woman working amid clotheslines heavy with sheets and stockings." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier (1852-1934). View full size. This has to be one of theThis has to be one of the best photos I have seen on your site thus far. Hard to believe this was taken in 1902. Thanks for it. Very vibrantNot stiff or stagey like so many early photos. Great use of foreground and background elements to frame the subject, too. FantasticThis is a great photo! It's so real, but beautiful at the same time. Great post! 105 years later and ...... a bazillion people are looking at you through that camera. you are beautiful! BeautifulI love seeing early examples of photographers making the most of framing. What a wonderful shot. She is beautiful, isn't she?I agree with everyone before me. These are great photos on this site, and this one is spectacular. Thank you! Brilliantly beautiful!Brilliantly beautiful! Newport LaundressWonderful photo and this has become my favorite web site. Does anyone know about the stockings? They look very large and tall -- they would stretch long of course if wet, but they also seem wide at the top. StockingsProbably something like what these girls are wearing. I think stockings back then were more socklike. And thanks!! Anachronistic casualI was amazed at the date on this photo because the casual capture is more typical of 1955 than 1905. So no surprise when I saw the name Kasebier. Along with her more formal portraits her work included previous Shorpy features like this and this. I remember this photo wellSuch a beautiful radiant smile! I bet this lady held a warm life attitude to match. BeautifulOne of your best! SuperbThis is just what I would expect from what has become one of my FAVORITE sites. The woman is just radiant. (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, Portraits)
The Manger: 1901
... woman holding a baby." 8x10 dry-plate glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. View full size. Mother and Child Love the ... Beatrice Baxter Ruyl Surely? Photographer Gertrude Käsebier, location Newport RI where all the other BBR photos were ... every Shorpy page. Timeless. (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, Portraits) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/08/2012 - 11:03pm -

Newport, Rhode Island, 1901. "The Manger. Experimental portrait showing values of white against white, featuring a young woman holding a baby." 8x10 dry-plate glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. View full size. Mother and ChildLove the ethereal quality of this picture! What texture!The stables themselves would be extremely intriguing as a photograph: the worn paint, the rough wood... but then with the gauze and the light and the figures and the depth of field... exceptional. The gauze reminds one of the photographs I've seen of mediums (from the same period) producing "ectoplasm". Maybe because the mediums used gauze as a prop as well. White Manger SceneI think this photography is really pretty; not a photo expert but as a regular viewer, it is very captivating and beautiful Beatrice Baxter RuylSurely? Photographer Gertrude Käsebier, location Newport RI where all the other BBR photos were taken, white cothing etc. There doesn't seem to have been a bad photograph of BBR ever taken, if one searches through Google. I'm inclined to believe she portrays femininity better than anyone else I've seen in "print". Very arty but in a good way, no airs. Excellent photograph. Excellent model. Completely untypical of the era, and I've been through almost every Shorpy page. Timeless. (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, Portraits)
Rose O'Neill: 1907
... doll. View full size. Dry plate glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. Wonderful Great portrait, if a bit artsy and posed, like other works by Kasebier I've seen here on Shorpy (amazing site, btw). The fabric of her robe ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/08/2012 - 11:40pm -

New York, 1907. Studio portrait of illustrator Rose O'Neill, originator of the Kewpie doll. View full size. Dry plate glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. WonderfulGreat portrait, if a bit artsy and posed, like other works by Kasebier I've seen here on Shorpy (amazing site, btw). The fabric of her robe (kimono?) is especially beautiful. It makes me want to see it in color. Also, is that a cigar between her fingers? Sometimes a cigar...Yeah, that is odd. It appears that the whole hand area has been retouched, the cigar and smoke painted in. The cigar band just happens to line up with the finger behind it? Rose's CigI think that's a cigarette, the white isn't a band, it's the cigarette paper. I think there's been an attempt to retouch the photo and get rid of it. In 1907, a woman smoking was considered scandalous. Cigarettes and RoseI visited Rose O'Neill's home near Branson, Missouri. The tour guide mentioned that Rose was a notorious smoker. The tour guide said that the family told stories of Rose getting off of trains with a cigarette in her hand. Her mother and family members were quite embarrassed by this and tried to get her to hide her smoking. But Rose would not listen and did little to hide her habit. This could explain why this picture is retouched. (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, NYC, Portraits)
Mona Cornelia: 1896
... York, 1896. Cornelia Montgomery in a studio portrait by Gertrude Käsebier (1852-1934). 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative. View full ... how you dated this photograph as 1896? I'm doing a little Kasebier research and can't find a date on this one. Thanks! [The ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/08/2012 - 11:39pm -

New York, 1896. Cornelia Montgomery in a studio portrait by Gertrude Käsebier (1852-1934). 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative. View full size. Mona LisaCould it be that we've got our own American Mona Lisa? Cornelia MontgomeryHello, I am curious how you dated this photograph as 1896? I'm doing a little Kasebier research and can't find a date on this one. Thanks! [The date is from a Google Books search. Among the sources returned: "Women's Camera Work" by Judith Fryer Davidov, and "Prints & Photographs: Understanding, Appreciating, Collecting," by Madigan and Colgan. The LOC dates this series of portraits of Montgomery in Renaissance costumes (here in a Mona Lisa pose) at circa 1900. The books give 1896 as the date. - Dave] (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, NYC, Portraits)
In the Valley of the Shadow: 1914
... before her death from tuberculosis. 8x10 glass negative by Gertrude Kãsebier. View full size. Timeless Beauty What seems to be ... to a noise or someone speaking. It's interesting that Kasebier used a hand-coated plate for this 1914 photo, but appears to have used ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/29/2020 - 7:26pm -

New York. "Mrs. John Murray Anderson, actress and wife of the theatrical producer." Genevieve Lyon circa 1914, around the time of her marriage to the theater impresario and two years before her death from tuberculosis. 8x10 glass negative by Gertrude Kãsebier. View full size. Timeless BeautyWhat seems to be striking apart from Genevieve’s delicate smile is that her makeup and the hairstyle seem so very contemporary even today. Mourning ClothesIs what her dress reminds me of. All that black taffeta ... The moon has nothing to be sad about, Staring from her hood of bone. She is used to this sort of thing. Her blacks crackle and drag. GenevieveWhat a very beautiful photo! What a lovely actress. I Love the softness in her smile! Note the position of her hands. A true beauty, too bad she had to die from such a terrible disease. Hand-craftedOne of the things I love about photographs from this era is that you can really see the personal, hand-crafted elements that put you right into the moment with the photographer and the subject. You often can see the brushstrokes from the photographer's hand-coating the emulsion onto the glass plate. I'd guess that this was a collodion wet plate negative. It looks like Mrs Anderson didn't hold her pose *entirely* still throughout the long exposure. Perhaps she reacted slightly to a noise or someone speaking. It's interesting that Kasebier used a hand-coated plate for this 1914 photo, but appears to have used pre-coated dry plates for her 1901-1910 photographs. It's almost like she went through a period of trying the new stuff, found it lacking, and went back to more intimate processes and settings. [This is a dry-plate glass negative (says the Library of Congress). One way to tell the dry-plates is the uncoated inset in two of the corners. The brush marks may be from retouching. - Dave] (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, NYC, Portraits)
Ruffles and Flourishes: 1906
... Ball." Our third from this series of photographs by Gertrude Käsebier. View full size. Well the dresses are pretty I ... These dresses evoke wedding cake. Yum! (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, Portraits) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/08/2012 - 10:55pm -

New York, 1906. "The Gerson sisters in costume for the Crinoline Ball." Our third from this series of photographs by Gertrude Käsebier. View full size. Well the dresses are prettyI cannot image the (wo)man hours used in creating those dresses. No doubt they were at least partially handmade, with all the details. Simply gorgeous. The dresses I mean. Anachronistic?Do any dress historians out there know if these are old-fashioned looking for 1906, perhaps deliberately? They look more typical of the Civil War era to me. [The Crinoline Ball was, as the caption suggests, a costume party. See the comment to this previous Shorpy entry.] ColoursAccording to the New York Times, Minerva was in lavender, while her sister was in white. Background checkAll the high society and excitement and New York Times and look at the photographic background! Chipped, nicked, and worn! Leave it to the TimesThat New York Times story is excellent, full of humor and history concerning this apparently historical night. Thanks, Jules! Got cake?These dresses evoke wedding cake. Yum! (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, Portraits)
Lollipops: 1910
... 1910. View full size. 8x10 dry plate glass negative by Gertrude Kasebier. The Walls What amazing wallpaper! Beautiful! Woodwork ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/24/2012 - 7:08pm -

"Lollipops." Mina Turner and her cousin Elizabeth in Waban, Massachusetts. 1910. View full size. 8x10 dry plate glass negative by Gertrude Kasebier. The WallsWhat amazing wallpaper! Beautiful! WoodworkAs a carpenter I find this shot is a feast of fabulous woodwork. From the exquisite filigree of the bannister to the graceful curves of the stair treads, plus the door casings and the oversized moulding as it flows up the stairs elicits admiration and awe since I'd guess most of this was accomplished without the myriad of power tools, pneumatic nailers, and high tech equipment we have on the jobsite today. Those guys would drool over what we can do so quickly and easily. Whereas we are knocked out by their ability to do such high quality work with much more basic tools. Craftsmen are craftsmen, just the times we live in make for the differences. StairsCraftsmen being craftsmen, I went back to admire the woodwork after my first comment. And I did find a little glitch that someone might have caught some flack over. But since I can see it, maybe not. Look at the corner post at the landing. You'll see the post cap trim is severely out of level. Get that guy back to fix it is what our boss would say. It was likely either the rookie or the old guy whose eyesight is not what it used to be. Happens. [That's the lens, not the trim. - Dave] Great Wallpaper!!!My grandparents used to have a similar type of wallpaper in their house in Arlington. I used to love it when I was a kid, though I'm sure my parents thought it looked tacky. SweetThis one has a very innocent, sweet appeal, not just for the candy, but the overall mood. ThermostatAt least that's what the thing on the door frame behind the lady's head looks like. Very primitive, big, and installed with no thought of aesthetics. Technology run amok. [Similar to this Minneapolis setback regulator on eBay. - Dave] One of my favesA rather straight shot from one of my fave photogs of the Pictorialist era. Min and LizThe lighting on the two kids is fantastic... very glowy. ThermostatsWhat we recognize as a thermostat was called a damper regulator in the 1910s. Unlike a modern thermostat, damper regulators, which came into use around 1885, didn't turn the heating system off and on (since there is no "off" for the fire in an old-fashioned coal furnace) but rather regulated temperature by controlling a damper that sent heated air either through the ventilating system (making the house warmer) or up the chimney or flue (making the house cooler), or in intermediate positions, partly through the ventilating system and partly up the flue. The regulator was usually mounted near the furnace, i.e. in the room above its location in the basement. Early regulators used a vacuum line or steam pressure to control the damper; later ones were electric. There were also regulators for steam lines in houses with boilers and radiator heating. One early design was the Minneapolis Regulator from Minneapolis-Honeywell. MeowThere's a curious little kitten in Elizabeth's lap. Go Figure!Funny, I always imagined that woodwork -- save that in kitchens and bathrooms -- went unpainted until much later in the 20th century. I'm still glad I spent all winter stripping and staining mine in an effort to restore my house, but had I wanted an excuse to get out of the job, this photo surely would have sufficed. Beautiful image -- wallpaper, sunlight, clothing, woodwork -- love it all! (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, Kids, Portraits)
Chester Beach: 1908
... a very handsome man, and talented too. (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, Handsome Rakes, Portraits) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/27/2012 - 1:49pm -

The American sculptor Chester Beach (1881-1956) circa 1908 in New York. 8 x 10 inch dry plate glass negative by Gertude Käsebier. View full size. ChesterHe's a very handsome young man. His hand, to me, looks strong but sensitive. Depth of FieldWonderful DOF here. The sculpting hand is put at the focal point, leaving the forward arm in focus, the face in slightly soft focus, and the rearward arm out of focus, giving the photograph great depth. TimelessI was surprised when I saw the date on this photo. At first, I thought it was from maybe around the 50's or so. Now that I look at it, two things stand out. He isn't wearing a suit, and his hair doesn't have that typical greasy look (maybe it's just because it's curly). WowHe needs to be in the Handsome Rakes gallery! What a beautiful photo. MyWhat a very handsome man, and talented too. (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, Handsome Rakes, Portraits)
The Letter: 1906
... in costume for the Crinoline Ball. 8x10 glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. View full size. The Gersons Two of the three ... go to a ball and waltz the night away! (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, NYC, Portraits) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/09/2012 - 12:39am -

"The Letter." New York, 1906. Studio portrait of the Gerson sisters in costume for the Crinoline Ball. 8x10 glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. View full size. The GersonsTwo of the three Gerson sisters one being married to American painter William Merritt Chase. The home of the Gerson sisters, Virginia, Minnie, and Alice composed something of an artist's salon in the late 19th century. Lovely GownsThe lovely gowns on these sisters remind me of paper dolls I had as a child, with Victorian costumes based on fashions found in Harper's Bazaar. I remember the dolls' names: Beatrice, Caroline, and Abigail (which happens to be my name). Such EleganceSuch a beautiful picture. The detail and elegance of the dresses comes through. The beauty of the young ladies is evident. Makes me want to go to a ball and waltz the night away! (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, NYC, Portraits)
Belles of the Ball: 1906
... Ball." Our second from this series of photographs by Gertrude Käsebier. View full size. Not teenagers I usually ... kindness of strangers, at this point. (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, Portraits) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/08/2012 - 11:41pm -

New York, 1906. "The Gerson sisters in costume for the Crinoline Ball." Our second from this series of photographs by Gertrude Käsebier. View full size. Not teenagersI usually associate events like a "Crinoline Ball" with coming-out parties or other festivities for young girls. This image shows, though, that the Gerson sisters were women -- maybe in their 30s? in 1906. Their arms look young, but this view shows their faces better than the earlier posting, and they aren't 16 year-olds, especially the one in the back. So, does anyone know what the Crinoline Ball was and who went? [Virginia Gerson was 40 and her sister Minerva (Minnie) was about 50 when this picture was taken. The Crinoline Ball, a costume party, was held the evening of April 18, 1906, at Astor House in New York -- the same day as the San Francisco earthquake. - Dave] Stella!I wonder if they're relying on the kindness of strangers, at this point. (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, Portraits)
Adoration: 1898
... May Holly and Hortense. 8x10 dry-plate glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. View full size. Happy Mother's Day! Hortense You ... Cassatt paintings. How perfect it is. (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, NYC, Portraits) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/08/2012 - 11:02pm -

New York, 1898. "Adoration," posed by May Holly and Hortense. 8x10 dry-plate glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. View full size. Happy Mother's Day! HortenseYou just don't see a lot of little girls named "Hortense" any more. Cassatt-like poseComposition is similiar to that used in several Mary Cassatt paintings. How perfect it is. (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, NYC, Portraits)
In the Garden: 1910
... View full size. 8x10 dry plate glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. Gift of Mina Turner, 1964. (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, Landscapes) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/15/2012 - 5:49pm -

"The Turner garden at Waban, Massachusetts. 1910." View full size. 8x10 dry plate glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. Gift of Mina Turner, 1964. (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, Landscapes)
Smoke Signal: 1900
... Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show." 8x10 glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. View full size. (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, Native Americans, Portraits) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/27/2019 - 3:27pm -

Circa 1900. "Joe Black Fox, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show." 8x10 glass negative by Gertrude Käsebier. View full size. (The Gallery, Gertrude Kasebier, Native Americans, Portraits)
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