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Keeping me on my tippy toes

Posted on 2020-09-102020-09-09   by Chris Culy

An historical exercise.
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Language mysteries

Posted on 2020-08-272020-09-23   by Chris Culy

A small diversion before getting back to Gertrude Belle-Oudry.

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Vn piccolo passo auanti

Posted on 2020-08-172020-08-14   by Chris Culy

Prôuánô, a proouer, a tryer. Also to be prooued or tryed. Also obstinate, stiffe-necked.

From Florio’s 1611 Italian-English dictionary

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Deriving me to distraction

Posted on 2020-08-132020-09-23   by Chris Culy

A big small small face?

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The effect of “lady photographer”, part 4 of 4

Posted on 2020-08-062020-08-05   by Chris Culy

This is the last post in the series about the effect of lady photographer.

“Ober, Lady Photographer.”

Ad for Ober, lady photographer

Boston Post 1892-07-01, p. 6. Credit: Newspapers.com

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The effect of “lady photographer”, part 3 of 4

Posted on 2020-08-032020-08-02   by Chris Culy

“He Didn’t Like the Photographs”

In addition to the ads and the positive press that we saw in the first two posts in this series, another place we see lady photographer is in anecdotes, like this one:

Lady photographer gave wrong photos

The Cairo Bulletin 1883-06-06, p.1. Credit: Newspapers.com

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Misunderstanding misunderstanding

Posted on 2020-07-302020-07-29   by Chris Culy

Ever feel misunderstood?

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The effect of “lady photographer”, part 2 of 4

Posted on 2020-07-272020-07-30   by Chris Culy

“LADY PHOTOGRAPHER LOCATES HERE”

 

1915 Iva M Roach ad Lady Photographer

Bloomington Evening World 1915-11-23, p.1. Credit: Newspapers.com

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The effect of “lady photographer”, part 1 of 4

Posted on 2020-07-232020-07-30   by Chris Culy

This is the first of a four-part series.

“XMAS PHOTOGRAPHS Made by LADY PHOTOGRAPHERS”

Riggert Studio Ad 1922 Made by Lady Photographers

The Daily Oklahoman 1922-12-23, p. 36. Credit: Newspapers.com

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Bisarcipoltroncionacciosissimo

Posted on 2020-07-202020-07-29   by Chris Culy

Or so you can pronounce it correctly, bisarcipôltrônciônacciôsíssimô.

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