New Arrivals...

I have two new arrivals for my carte de visite collection.  The first is a lovely early image by G.F. Maitland of St. Catharines, ON - successor to James Inglis:

From the collection of John Rochon

And this wonderful occupational image by John Barron of Sarnia, ON:



From the collection of John Rochon

Tintypes

The term "Tintype" is more descriptive than it is factual as there is no tin in a tintype, they are produced on black japaned sheets of iron, which resembe sheets of tin.  This cheap and extremely durable photographic process was introduced just before the U.S. Civil War and was still in use at carnivals and seaside resorts well into the last century.  Here are a few examples:

Photo by N. Kelsey of Durham, ON

From the collection of John Rochon

Photo by J.D. Wallis of Kingston, ON

From the collection of John Rochon

Photo by H.W. Weber of Cornwall, ON

From the collection of John Rochon

It is uncommon to find tintypes or, to use the proper term "Ferrotypes" with the name and location of the photographer attached.  Most came without the benefit of a card or paper slip cover.  Some people find it difficult to distinguish between a daguerreotype and a ferrotype, as both are on metal plates and in some instances, both are found in cases.  The major difference is that if you look at the photo and see the mirror image of yourself looking back, then you know that it it a daguerreotype.  These tarnish, or turn black, upon prolonged exposure to air and you'll often find a dark ring of tarnish around the inside of the matt; ferrotypes do not tarnish but they do rust.  Cased ferrotypes can develop a ring around the matt as well, but it is different from the tarnish of the daguerreotype.  Here is an example of each...





From the collection of John Rochon

On the daguerreotype on the left, you can clearly see the black ring of tarnish around the inside of the matt framing the photo.  In the ferrotype on the right you can see the hazy white-ish discolouration around the inside of the matt.  I find that the majority of cased ferrotypes suffer from this problem, so I avoid adding them to my collection - the example above just happened to be part of a lot I purchased.

To learn more about the ferrotype follow this link:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintype

Weddings

My family are not known for having wedding photos done, so this is the closest I'll get - my mother was the maid-of-honour at the wedding of her friends Chuck and Joyce McCracken in 1951.  Her (then) fiancee, stood for the groom.

From the collection of John Rochon

The following are some wedding photos I've picked up along the way...

From the collection of John Rochon

From the collection of John Rochon

From the collection of John Rochon

From the collection of John Rochon

From the collection of John Rochon

St. Paul's Church Sunday School Class 1920

Another class photo, this time the Sunday School class of St. Paul's church of Sarnia, ON in 1920.  Below the print is an article that I saved from the Sarnia Observer of 3 July 1982 identifying the children in the photo.

From the collection of John Rochon

Sarnia Observer 3 July 1982 p4

S.S. #8 Plympton Township, Lambton County 22 Sept. 1933

Photo by C.H. Foster of Kerwood, ON.

From the collection of John Rochon

Roy Ball and Party on the St. Clair River

Sarnia, ON photographer Roy Ball and guests go fishing on the St. Clair river in the 1920's.

From the collection of John Rochon

Oddity

Here's an odd one - what they are looking for, I haven't any idea!

From the collection of John Rochon