Vintage: Midwest (1910s) Antique glass photo negatives

Vintage: Midwest (1910s) Antique glass photo negatives

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Collection of antique glass plate negatives found by William Creswell.  Most of these supposedly date from around 1913 and originate in the Midwest. At least one clue places these images in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area.

Family potrait

Family potrait

A group of women in a grove of trees

A group of women in a grove of trees

A girl playing with a dog

A girl playing with a dog

Girl having a tea party

Girl having a tea party

Two young boys in suits

Two young boys in suits

Men sitting on a shore

Men sitting on a shore

Group of students and teacher posing in front of schoolhouse

Group of students and teacher posing in front of schoolhouse

Women and girls posing on a stump by a river

Women and girls posing on a stump by a river

Three generations of family

Three generations of family

Cattle drive

Cattle drive

Horse and rider

Horse and rider

An unidentified group of women and children in front of a house or school

An unidentified group of women and children in front of a house or school

Three generations of family

Three generations of family

Grandmother in a mourning dress, c1913

Grandmother in a mourning dress, c1913


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