About this piece
Lot of 6 antique studio portrait photographs from Wheeling, W.Va. studios, on cabinet-card style mounts and one folder, appearing to date from about 1900 to the 1910s. Two are identified in pencil on the back, including members of the Timblin family. Sizes run about 5.3 x 7.3 to 6.2 x 9.1 inches. Used, with foxing on some mounts, light toning and edge wear — see photos.
• Giffin, 40 12th St., Wheeling, W.Va. ("Giffin Boudoir (Special)" mount) — young man in suit and tie; back penciled "John Kirchgessner, Wheeling" with an earlier name crossed out
• Connel, Wheeling, W.Va. — smiling baby in a long white gown on an Art Nouveau upholstered chair; back penciled "Helen Timblin Eberle, Maybe"
• Connel, Wheeling, W.Va. — baby in a white dress in an oval mat; back penciled "Harold Timblin"
• The Kossuth Studio, Wheeling, W.Va. — textured gray folder with a young man in suit and tie
• Brinkmeier's Studio — boy in a double-breasted suit and knickers beside a spindle chair; back imprint for Brinkmeier's Ground Floor Studios listing several addresses including Pittsburg, Pa.
• Brinkmeier's Studio — girl in First Communion dress with veil and flower crown, holding a candle and prayer book
A nice group for Wheeling and Ohio Valley history, genealogy and photography collectors.
• Giffin, 40 12th St., Wheeling, W.Va. ("Giffin Boudoir (Special)" mount) — young man in suit and tie; back penciled "John Kirchgessner, Wheeling" with an earlier name crossed out
• Connel, Wheeling, W.Va. — smiling baby in a long white gown on an Art Nouveau upholstered chair; back penciled "Helen Timblin Eberle, Maybe"
• Connel, Wheeling, W.Va. — baby in a white dress in an oval mat; back penciled "Harold Timblin"
• The Kossuth Studio, Wheeling, W.Va. — textured gray folder with a young man in suit and tie
• Brinkmeier's Studio — boy in a double-breasted suit and knickers beside a spindle chair; back imprint for Brinkmeier's Ground Floor Studios listing several addresses including Pittsburg, Pa.
• Brinkmeier's Studio — girl in First Communion dress with veil and flower crown, holding a candle and prayer book
A nice group for Wheeling and Ohio Valley history, genealogy and photography collectors.
