A collection of links relating to antiques, photography, Lancaster County & friends.
Antique Photography Links
- Craig's Daguerreian Registry A resource for researching the biographical informaton on American photographers from 1839 to 1860.
- Victorian Image Collection Trying to identify that English man or woman in your image? Take a look here.
- The Daguerreian Society An organization for those who love daguerreotypes. They hold an excellent symposium with speakers on a number of topics that you won't hear about anywhere else.
- Photographers of Great Britain & Ireland 1840-1940. Background information on the photographers, their studios, their photographs, and their customers.
- Classy Arts extensive database on photographers active from 1839 to 1949 worldwide.
- The Magic Lantern Society This is located in England. A marvelous site for browsing information about magic lantern slides!
- Antique Lantern Slides Last updated in 2004 but some interesting information on there about antique lantern slides.
- Playle's Real Photo Stamp Back Boxes How to identify and date vintage Real Photo Postcards from the design of the stamp boxes on the card.
- The National Stereoscopic Association Homepage. For everything related to stereoviews.
- Circus Historical Society Great site for researching the identities and backgrounds of performers in the circus who often distributed their images on cdv's and cabinet cards.
- Sideshow World Sideshow history, sideshow memories, sideshow stories. Everything related to sideshows. Especially images and performers.
- Little People: Midgets, dwarves and others. A helpful site for identifying some of the little people whose images are seen in early photographs.
- Photo-Sleuth A blog in which the blogger/author offers a series of articles about old photographs, photographers and their subjects.
Antiques & Collectible Dealers
- Peter H. Eaton Antiques New England antiques dealer who carries fine eighteenth and nineteenth century furniture and accessories.
- Uptown Antiques Lewis & Brenda Bechtold, 350-352 N. Prince St., Lancaster, Pa
- The Political Bandwagon Bob & Jeannine Coup specialize in political memorabilia. They will be exhibiting antiques and art at 114 W. Orange St. in downtown Lancaster, Pa beginning in mid-October 2010.
- eMoviePoster.com Bruce Hershenson's site of vintage movie posters and movie poster books. Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday, eMoviePoster.com adds 200 to 1000 items to online auctions.
Lancaster County Art Related Links
- Lancaster County Art Association 149 Precision Ave., Strasburg, Pa. The County's oldest arts organization that offers art education opportunities and exhibits by local artists.
- Kevin Lehman Pottery 560 S. Prince St., Lancaster, Pa
- Christiane David Gallery 142 N. Prince St., Lancaster, Pa
- Isadore Gallery 228 N. Prince St., Lancaster, Pa
- Lancaster Museum of Art 135 N. Lime St., Lancaster, Pa
- Lancaster Gallery 34 N. Water St., Lancaster, Pa
- Jerome Hershey Studio 34 1/2 N. Queen St., Lancaster, Pa
- J A Sharp Custom Jeweler 334 N. Queen St., Lancaster, Pa
- D & J Scott Gallery 393 N. Queen St., Lancaster, Pa
- Demuth Foundation 120 E. King St., Lancaster, Pa
Lancaster City Links
- Wish You Were Here: Restaurant at 108 W. Orange St., Lancaster, Pa. An excellent restaurant and nearby neighbor of Ginny's studio/gallery on W. Orange St.
- www.downtownlancaster.com Upcoming events in or near downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Mud Sale Links
Online Auction & Marketplace Links
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Auctionbytes.com Great articles on the most recent news on ecommerce business for small and large vendors.