Tag Archives: #photography

Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated +]

Posted on September 12, 2011 by lmharnisch

[Update: This is Nell O’Day (d. 1989).] Here’s another mystery photo courtesy of Steven Bibb! There’s another photo on the jump.

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated ++]

Posted on September 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

[Update: This is Leon Janney (d. 1980)]. Here’s our mystery fellow, courtesy of Steven Bibb!

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on September 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s today’s mystery photo, courtesy of Steven Bibb! [Update: This is Linda Ware, who was billed as the next Deanna Durbin. The fellow imitating President Roosevelt is R.D. Parker, who was elected Chief Grouch of 1939 by the Grouch Club. … Continue reading →

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A Good Way to Scan Negatives

Posted on September 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

I rarely post non-historic items from EBay, but this one is worth mentioning. It’s a CanoScan 9950F, which handles negatives – and does a good job. These scanners have (of course) been discontinued by Canon, and don’t show up terribly … Continue reading →

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Zoot Suit: A Trip to the National Archives

Posted on September 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: House, Perris, Calif. Credit: Larry Harnisch/LADailyMirror.com This house is at the turnoff to the National Archives in Perris, Calif., where I spent the day researching the Zoot Suit Riots. It was great: Photo: The city of Los Angeles is … Continue reading →

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Revival of Wet-Plate Photography

Posted on September 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: “Heather,” done in a wet-plate process. Credit: Robert Christian Malmberg We will be drinking nothing but clear liquids at the Daily Mirror HQ today in memory of Dr. William Wolff, who helped develop the colonoscopy. Yes, they’re annoying, but … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on September 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s today’s mystery fellow! Notice the mystery coiffure.

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on August 31, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s another mystery photo courtesy of Steven Bibb! Interesting pose. Look how she’s got her feet. [Update: This is Rosita Diaz, who was reportedly executed by firing squad “for using her Latin charms as a spy.”]

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Smithsonian Plans Exhibit on Paradox of Jefferson and Slavery

Posted on August 31, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: “New Native Photography”; “Shiprock Fair, 2009.” Credit: Jinniibaah Manuelito Jacqueline Trescott of the Washington Post writes that the Smithsonian Institution and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello are collaborating on a new exhibit about Jefferson and slavery. “Jefferson and … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Hartsook Portrait

Posted on August 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

This Hartsook photo of Anita King as a gypsy girl, possibly from the 1915 film “Carmen” starring Geraldine Farrar and Wallace Reid, has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $24.97.

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on August 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

[Update: This is Carrie Finnell. Please congratulate Dewey Webb for identifying her. Finnell (d. 1963) was a famous stripteuse of the 1920s and ‘30s who invented the art of tassel twirling with her “educated muscles,” shown here in repose. ] … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Witzel Photo of Dorothy Dalton

Posted on August 29, 2011 by lmharnisch

This Witzel portrait of actress Dorothy Dalton has been listed on EBay. That’s some fur coat she is wearing! The photo is listed as Buy It Now for $14.99.

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on August 29, 2011 by lmharnisch

[Update: No one identified mystery woman Ruth Clifford (d. 1998) in “Hollywood Boulevard” which featured former mystery folks Esther Ralston, Jack Mulhall, Betty Compson and Creighton Hale!]. Here’s today’s mystery woman, courtesy of Steven Bibb!

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The Mystery of the Crimean Cannonballs

Posted on August 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

I was so intrigued by Roger Fenton’s 1855 photo from the Crimean War that I thought I’d do a little experimentation. Image: With cannonballs. Credit: Gernsheim Collection, Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin. Image: Without cannonballs. Credit: … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated++]

Posted on August 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s another mystery photo, courtesy of Steven Bibb! [Update: Nobody has even attempted to identify our mystery lady. I guess I’ll leave her as an unknown for now. ] [Update 2: I stand corrected, thanks Dewey! There were two guesses. … Continue reading →

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An Inquiry Into Photographic Truth

Posted on August 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

Image: The Las Vegas Mob Experience. Nancy Trejos of the Washington Post visits the Las Vegas Mob Experience, an interactive museum/theme park,  (tickets $30) at the Tropicana. As I bought my ticket, the young lady behind the counter said, in … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on August 25, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s another mystery photo, courtesy of Steven Bibb! [Update: This is Sonja Ziemann from the 1961 film “The Secret Ways.” ]

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Found on EBay – Witzel Mystery Photo

Posted on August 22, 2011 by lmharnisch

This Witzel studio photo, which the vendor says shows a child performer named Hamilton, has been listed on EBay. I cannot locate anything on a child performer by this name. Bidding starts at $9.99.

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LAPD Pistol Team – 1934 [Updated]

Posted on August 21, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: The LAPD pistol team puts on a demonstration at the Auto Club headquarters in 1934. Credit: “Three Cars in Every Garage: A Motorist’s History of the Automobile and the Automobile Club of Southern California,” Page 164. Did they really … Continue reading →

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Mystery Witzel Photo

Posted on August 18, 2011 by lmharnisch

This Witzel photo has been posted on EBay. Judging by the stamp on the back, it’s some celebrity, but the woman isn’t identified. OK, brain trust, what do you think? Bidding starts at $24.99.

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