Here’s another installment in the Antique Photographs category with this madre e hija portrait. As I mentioned before and you can see for yourself by browsing the other antique photographs, there was an aesthetic or look that basically was forced upon by the limitations of the photography at the time which required long exposure; that’s … Read more
This antique portrait of a Franciscan friar was taken at the studio Fotografía Central by Emilio Herbruger Hijo or Junior in the 1880s, one of the most popular estudios fotográficos of the time.
Another thing I have noticed while scanning the lot of antique photographs I told you about last week is that most of the portraits are of men. Also, it seems that it was very fashionable to give these portraits to friends and people you admired. Today’s picture was taken by E.J. Kildare & Cia at … Read more