This photo is one of several photos that I rescue abandoned or lost in antique stores. I try to locate and return the photos to family. I thought this one was beautiful and was luckily labeled on the back.
People in photo include: Charles Pierce and Ida Bell Pierce
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...