Labeled portrait of Thomas Eugene Martin by Whitmore of 30 E. Main St., Rochester, NY (from a portrait album purchased in Ontario County, New York, perhaps once owned by Thomas Eugene Martin). On the back is written "T. E. Martin, West Rush, N. Y.".
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...