COME SEE ME AT THESE TWO SHOWS - DC on MARCH 14th & NYC on MARCH 20th

 

House of Mirth will be exhibiting on March 14th at the DC Antique Photo Show at the Holiday Inn Rosslyn Westpark in Arlington, VA  and on March 20th at Fotofair/NYC, 111 East 59th Street.   Buy a photo and I'll cover your admission fee.   We specialize in all sorts of photographs from snapshots to daguerreotypes, and will also being showing contemporary photos from Domenico Foschi and Roberta Vivoli.      Some images you will find with us include:

MID 60s COLOR SNAPSHOTS OF A SCARY BAR SCENE

There are about 75 photos in this lot which show patrons at a bar in the mid to late 1960s.  Most of the pics are color 3.5' x 3.5" snaps, and show some people hanging at the bar.   There are a few of men trying on a blond wig and some interesting looking customers.   Listed on ebay now and ending on March 8th.  Funky Bar Scene on Ebay

GAY COUPLE ROGER & FRANK + FRIENDS 1940s-1950s PHOTOS

My friend Maria found this lot of 54 photos of men, which appears to have belonged to a couple, Roger & Frank. The photos date from the mid 1940s to the mid 1950s, and they are all snapshots, except for one 5" x 7." Many are identified on the back and include "us," Newport RI, Provincetown (Race Point), Nantucket, Old Lyme, "at Wally & Noel's New Years," Central Park, Andover, Surfiside Beach, etc.  A rare look at a gay couple when it was taboo.   Listed on ebay ending on March 2nd.   Roger & Frank for sale on ebay

CIRCASSIAN BEAUTIES

Known for their wild dos, these "Moss-Haired" girls were popularized by Circus man P.T. Barnum as a sideshow attraction  in the 19th century.  I've been collecting Circassian cabinet cards and cdvs for a number of years.   I imagine that if I had lived at that time, my hair would be quite similar to theirs.   Ah, the wonders of hair-gel.