Portrait taken by The Weller Studio in Washington, PA with 'Mrs. J. R. Gordon, 53 Harrison Ave, Washington, PA' on the back. From a box of old portraits related to Baglins of Washington County, PA, from a garage sale in Westfield, NY.
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...