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Post by Inspeqtor on Feb 15, 2022 23:01:19 GMT
I am just totally guessing on the dates, it could be much earlier than 1890 even later to 1920's or 1930's or later than that perhaps. My Wife's Great Uncle, Albert Black took these pictures probably with different camera's he may have owned. An Aunt of my wife (Marion) gave me 150+ Negatives (16 boxes) filled with these negatives, in the ORIGINAL boxes they were bought in. I will show you pictures of some of the boxes also. Aunt Marion also gave me one of his camera's and wooden tripod, the PONY PREMO No.4 camera. This camera was new in 1903 made in two sizes of 4 X 5 and 5 X 7 sold for $24.00 or $30.00. Albert owned the 4 X 5 version which I now have. The glass negatives I have, there are 2 sizes 3 1/4 X 4 1/4 and also 4 X 5. I have 4 boxes of the smaller size and 12 boxes of the larger size. All boxes had been opened when I received them, but I found of the 4 X 5 boxes, 3 of those boxes had NEVER been used! Yes I opened the boxes, so yes light hit the unused negatives, but also remember these negatives were probably over 60 years old when I got all this in the early 70's. My wife's Aunt Marion gave this all to me because she saw me using a camera a lot back in our early days of marriage. I am THRILLED she did!!  Building 26 by inspeqtor, on Flickr  Building 16 by inspeqtor, on Flickr This store building is interesting with the large sign to the left of the building! Building 02 by inspeqtor, on Flickr Here are 3 images from the Worlds Columbian Exhibition of 1893 also known as the Chicago World's Fair exhibiting for the first time Electricity!! 1893 Worlds Fair 03 by inspeqtor, on Flickr  1893 Worlds Fair 02 by inspeqtor, on Flickr The long streak in the sky is of course our moon - How long did he leave the shutter open??
 1893 Worlds Fair 01 by inspeqtor, on Flickr Albert went to school at Purdue University, but I was told he never got a degree from them. He did take a few pictures at Purdue. Purdue-01 Scan 004-b by inspeqtor, on Flickr  Purdue-02 Scan 015-b by inspeqtor, on Flickr  Purdue-07 Scan 047-c by inspeqtor, on Flickr At Some time Albert was also in the Army. I do not know if these were taken at Purdue or a Military School. Purdue-12 Scan 042-c by inspeqtor, on Flickr  Purdue-15 Scan 037-d by inspeqtor, on Flickr  Purdue-16 Scan 047-a by inspeqtor, on Flickr Here are 2 with the film peeling away from the glass
I do not know how long these people had to stay poised without moving to get good pictures back then. This is back at Purdue for sure! Purdue-17 Scan 019-a by inspeqtor, on Flickr  Purdue-18 Scan 035-c by inspeqtor, on Flickr This is what film peeling away from the glass looks like. Glass Negative Peeling1 by inspeqtor, on Flickr  Glass Negative Peeling2 by inspeqtor, on Flickr I will return with more pictures later!! Enjoy!!
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Post by BuckSkin on Feb 15, 2022 23:53:50 GMT
This has been most entertaining and informative.
Regarding the cannon firing photo, it is hard this day and time with modern equipment to catch the cannon at the instant the charge ignites; you can see that the man with the igniter is still pulling the lanyard, even though the gun is going off.
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Post by hmca on Feb 16, 2022 0:57:46 GMT
Your slides are wonderful and a great share, Charles. If you create an album on Flickr, then you could just add a link to the album and they could all be seen by just clicking on the link.
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Post by pontiac1940 on Feb 16, 2022 2:35:23 GMT
Great treasures for you. Love the photos!!
Thanks for sharing.
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Post by Inspeqtor on Feb 16, 2022 4:07:57 GMT
This has been most entertaining and informative. Regarding the cannon firing photo, it is hard this day and time with modern equipment to catch the cannon at the instant the charge ignites; you can see that the man with the igniter is still pulling the lanyard, even though the gun is going off. BuckSkin, I am very happy you are enjoying these photos that Albert took. I know nothing about the firing of a cannon. I see 2men near the cannon, I assume the man the furthest back is the man that pulled the lanyard. I Googled "Lanyard for a cannon" and really got no help as to what a lanyard for a cannon should look like. I am also assuming the man furthest back pulled the lanyard with his right hand. You think the lanyard is still attached to the cannon? I do hope they are firing blanks!! |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Feb 16, 2022 4:15:19 GMT
Your slides are wonderful and a great share, Charles. If you create an album on Flickr, then you could just add a link to the album and they could all be seen by just clicking on the link. I am also pleased you are enjoying these photos! I have made Albums before at Flickr, but it has been several years since doing that. I was disappointed the pictures are not separated into albums on my home page like I thought they would do. Maybe I did something wrong? Do you have a Flickr account? PM me if you prefer... |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Feb 16, 2022 4:16:15 GMT
Great treasures for you. Love the photos!! Thanks for sharing. Thank you Pontiac1940! |
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Post by jackscrap on Feb 16, 2022 4:49:54 GMT
What a great gift you have been given, history in a box of slides. Looking forward to seeing more of these photos.
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Post by BuckSkin on Feb 16, 2022 5:21:19 GMT
This has been most entertaining and informative. Regarding the cannon firing photo, it is hard this day and time with modern equipment to catch the cannon at the instant the charge ignites; you can see that the man with the igniter is still pulling the lanyard, even though the gun is going off. BuckSkin, I am very happy you are enjoying these photos that Albert took. I know nothing about the firing of a cannon. I see 2men near the cannon, I assume the man the furthest back is the man that pulled the lanyard. I Googled "Lanyard for a cannon" and really got no help as to what a lanyard for a cannon should look like. I am also assuming the man furthest back pulled the lanyard with his right hand. You think the lanyard is still attached to the cannon? I do hope they are firing blanks!! Here you go: Friction Primer10-Pk Friction Primers For SaleAn interesting note --- a lot of these cannon supply stores also sell black-powder alarm guns; you load the alarm gun with black powder; connect a fuse of whatever length you wish such that the black powder ignites the fuse; connect the fuse to a pack of firecrackers somewhere away from the initial alarm. You string your trip wire concealed across the path to your tool shed, or connect it to a door; or, better yet, connect the trip wire to a big jug labeled GAS but filled with water and set it somewhere conspicuous. When the thief comes along and picks up the jug of gas, the trip wire ignites the black powder and it goes off --- BOOOM --- the thief has a heart attack --- and, about the moment he realizes he isn't killed, that pack of firecrackers behind him starts going off --- be sure and have a hidden video camera to catch all of this to post on FacePlace. |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Feb 16, 2022 6:06:49 GMT
What a great gift you have been given, history in a box of slides. Looking forward to seeing more of these photos. Yes I have been blessed with these items that is for sure! I will add more photos very soon  |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Feb 16, 2022 6:08:22 GMT
BuckSkin, I am very happy you are enjoying these photos that Albert took. I know nothing about the firing of a cannon. I see 2men near the cannon, I assume the man the furthest back is the man that pulled the lanyard. I Googled "Lanyard for a cannon" and really got no help as to what a lanyard for a cannon should look like. I am also assuming the man furthest back pulled the lanyard with his right hand. You think the lanyard is still attached to the cannon? I do hope they are firing blanks!! Here you go: Friction Primer10-Pk Friction Primers For SaleAn interesting note --- a lot of these cannon supply stores also sell black-powder alarm guns; you load the alarm gun with black powder; connect a fuse of whatever length you wish such that the black powder ignites the fuse; connect the fuse to a pack of firecrackers somewhere away from the initial alarm. You string your trip wire concealed across the path to your tool shed, or connect it to a door; or, better yet, connect the trip wire to a big jug labeled GAS but filled with water and set it somewhere conspicuous. When the thief comes along and picks up the jug of gas, the trip wire ignites the black powder and it goes off --- BOOOM --- the thief has a heart attack --- and, about the moment he realizes he isn't killed, that pack of firecrackers behind him starts going off --- be sure and have a hidden video camera to catch all of this to post on FacePlace. Thank you BuckSkin! |
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Post by cats4jan on Feb 16, 2022 11:20:46 GMT
What a wonderful gift. Thanks for sharing. I look forward to more. As I age, history has become more fascinating. I am amazed at all that has transpired during my lifetime. You have inspired me to look up this form of photography. EDIT Oregon State University has a good article about the history of photography, plus links to early photos Some links to photograph collections are bad, but don't give up - other links work.
Texas State has an article about Glass Plate Photography |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Feb 16, 2022 13:09:19 GMT
What a wonderful gift. Thanks for sharing. I look forward to more. As I age, history has become more fascinating. I am amazed at all that has transpired during my lifetime. You have inspired me to look up this form of photography. EDIT Oregon State University has a good article about the history of photography, plus links to early photos Some links to photograph collections are bad, but don't give up - other links work.
Texas State has an article about Glass Plate Photography Janice, I am glad you are also enjoying these photos! The history here in these photos is truly amazing! Thank you also for your LINKS you found at Oregon and Texas universities! |
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Post by Lillias on Feb 16, 2022 13:50:20 GMT
What wonderful photos Inspeqtor . I am sure you will have many happy hours looking and sorting through them. Thank you for sharing them with us. |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Feb 16, 2022 14:23:45 GMT
While Albert was in the Army he won an award 2 times for his rifle shooting skills in 1914 and 1915 (left side of award)  Albion 27 Scan 027-a by inspeqtor, on Flickr My wife only remembers Albert up to her teen years, when he died. She does remember going into his home to help clean his house and was amazed at what she saw, a LOT of Civil War items which different family members got, plus another family member thought it would be a good idea to donate some of the Civil War items to a museum in Fort Wayne, IN. My wife's sister in her later adult years went to the museum to see those items only to find out they had been in storage all those years! How vey sad. She was very MAD!! One other thing about Albert was he never married. She does not know about his occupation or how old he was when he died. One other thing she does remember going into his house and seeing National Geographic Magazines stacked high off the floor with only a narrow path to walk thru the room! The room was FILLED with magazines!! In the Purdue pictures he took a picture of a drawing he made so must have been in a drafting class.  Purdue-28 Scan 026-b by inspeqtor, on Flickr He must have been very intelligent to be able to draw up this drawing. The drawing is sitting on what looks like a dining room chair.
More Purdue pictures: Purdue-27 Scan 044-b by inspeqtor, on Flickr  Purdue-25 Scan 040-b by inspeqtor, on Flickr  Purdue-26 Scan 041-d by inspeqtor, on Flickr  Purdue-23 Scan 038-a by inspeqtor, on Flickr  Purdue-20 Scan 036-c by inspeqtor, on Flickr  Purdue-19 Scan 036-b by inspeqtor, on Flickr  Purdue-13 Scan 044-c by inspeqtor, on Flickr These following pictures I have no idea where they were taken, but I did name the pictures as being at Purdue
 Purdue-35 Scan 025-a by inspeqtor, on Flickr  Purdue-34 Scan 024-b by inspeqtor, on Flickr  Purdue-33 Scan 024-a by inspeqtor, on Flickr  Purdue-32 Scan 001-a by inspeqtor, on Flickr  Purdue-36 Scan 037-a by inspeqtor, on Flickr This picture amazes me he was able to do this with his camera! Purdue-31 Scan 038-b by inspeqtor, on Flickr 2 more shots of the Chicago World's Fair 1893 - remember the Pony Premo No. 4 camera I have was made in 1903 so he had to have had a different came before the Pony Premo for his pictures in 1893
 Worlds Fair 05 Scan 030-c by inspeqtor, on Flickr  Worlds Fair 06 Scan 030-d by inspeqtor, on Flickr |
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