Post #712684

2026-03-21 16:15 UTC

30 years ago, a friend paid me for a gig with late 19th-century glass negatives. I specifically chose the &quot;flawed&quot; ones (blurry/underexposed) thinking that maybe they were never originally printed, and therefore I might be the first person to see these remarkable images. I’m sharing one a day for the next 10 days. Clues suggest these were taken in Western Massachusetts approximately 120+ years ago. High res versions are here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremyosborn/albums/72177720298855306/ #Photography #History #GlassNegatives

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@jeremyosborn@mastodon.art 2026-03-21 16:15

1/10 full image I'm guessing this is a family portrait of a mother and daughter? In addition to the main subject matter, part of the joy I have with these images is examining the little details tucked away in the background: the wallpaper pattern, the pump organ, the stack of paper in the corner of the room, something about them really makes feel like I'm traveling through time. #Photography #History #GlassNegatives #MonochromeMarch

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@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop 2026-03-21 16:50

@jeremyosborn@mastodon.art #WesternMass

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@small_cypress@indieweb.social 2026-03-22 11:52

@jeremyosborn@mastodon.art I'm having fun going through your flickr! I love the smirk on the fellow in the telegraph office. It's cool to see actual personality come through

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@theotherbrook@sunny.garden 2026-03-26 14:35

@jeremyosborn@mastodon.art I read your comment on Flickr about the church, then went to Greenfield on Google Maps and searched "church." That one is now the Unitarian-Universalist Church. https://maps.app.goo.gl/CsadTdQfEKR5bERt6

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