Photographs, Pistols & Parasols

Photographs, Pistols & Parasols

63 episodes

It's 1860, you're a landscape photographer, and the dazzling sunlight is playing havoc with the photo you're trying to take. Without photography accessories shops around, you improvise and use your fashionable parasol as an improvised lens shade. Problem solved. ... It's 1895, you're an itinerant photographer travelling dangerous backroads alone. You're not worried, though: a man's hat hides that you're a woman and besides, you've always got your pistol at the ready. ...Those are but two of the many intrepid women who found success as professional artisan photographers, pursuing careers in photography shortly after it began in 1839. These women were successful entrepreneurs who ran thriving photography businesses and produced high-quality photos with the ever-changing technology, but unfortunately their accomplishments are too often marginalized or left out of the history books altogether. Join host Lee McIntyre twice a month as she introduces you to the captivating stories of talented women who started their professional photography careers between 1840-1930.

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63x Meet Miss C Smith in print!

Published: March 8, 2022, 8:13 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 2 seconds

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62 The Journey of Ollie Monroe (part 2)

Published: April 3, 2021, 10:30 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 20 seconds

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61 The Journey of Ollie Monroe (part 1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2021, 8:58 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 35 seconds

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60 Introducing Miss Garrity of Chicago (and beyond)

Published: Dec. 5, 2020, 10:45 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 21 seconds

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59 Photographer to the Star

Published: Oct. 1, 2020, 5:10 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 16 seconds

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58 In a class all her own

Published: Sept. 1, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 38 seconds

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57 On Hiatus

Published: July 1, 2020, 5:07 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 42 seconds

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56 The Marvelous Mrs. Mater-Smith

Published: June 1, 2020, 5:06 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 12 seconds

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55 A Photographic Union

Published: May 1, 2020, 8:18 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 9 seconds

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54 All in the family

Published: April 1, 2020, 5:04 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 58 seconds

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53x-Happy International Womens Day 2020

Published: March 17, 2020, 3:31 a.m.
Duration: 1 minute 40 seconds

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52x An Unfortunate Delay

Published: March 1, 2020, 5:11 a.m.
Duration: 1 minute 26 seconds

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51 Exceptionally Splendid Sisters

Published: Feb. 1, 2020, 5:02 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 31 seconds

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50 Mr and Mrs in Italy

Published: Jan. 1, 2020, 5:01 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 15 seconds

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49 Fate and Fortune

Published: Dec. 1, 2019, 5:01 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 36 seconds

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48 Pictures for an Exposition

Published: Nov. 1, 2019, 5:27 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 17 seconds

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47 Triumph and Tragedy in Great Bend

Published: Aug. 19, 2019, 4:59 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 54 seconds

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46x A Slight Delay

Published: Aug. 15, 2019, 5:31 a.m.
Duration: 54 seconds

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45 A Rich Story

Published: Aug. 1, 2019, 5:01 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 30 seconds

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44 The Saga of Mrs. F. M. Hurd

Published: July 15, 2019, 5:48 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 59 seconds

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43 Meet Gertrude Sayen Part 2

Published: July 1, 2019, 5:01 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 38 seconds

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42 Meet Gertrude Sayen Part 1

Published: June 15, 2019, 5:06 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 55 seconds

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41 Addie and the Libby Art Studio

Published: June 1, 2019, 5:06 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 18 seconds

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40 The Peasleys Part 2

Published: May 15, 2019, 5:05 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 25 seconds

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39 The Peasleys Part 1

Published: May 1, 2019, 5:05 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 26 seconds

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38 Peter Palmquists Prowess

Published: April 15, 2019, 5:04 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 29 seconds

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37 March Montage 2019

Published: April 1, 2019, 5:04 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 30 seconds

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36 Marriage, Music, and Mortality

Published: March 15, 2019, 5:03 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 55 seconds

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35x- Episode Delayed

Published: March 1, 2019, 5:03 a.m.
Duration: 43 seconds

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34-Life, Death, and Lawsuits

Published: Feb. 15, 2019, 5:30 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 49 seconds

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33 Fun Finding Belle

Published: Feb. 1, 2019, 6:30 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 53 seconds

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32-Narrative Nuances

Published: Jan. 15, 2019, 5:01 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 59 seconds

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31-Traveling and Photo Cars

Published: Jan. 1, 2019, 5:01 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 59 seconds

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30-A Trail Leads to Brooklyn

Published: Dec. 15, 2018, 5:03 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 33 seconds

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29-Linked in Lawrence, Part 2

Published: Dec. 1, 2018, 5:01 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 13 seconds

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28x Next episode coming December 1st!

Published: Oct. 1, 2018, 5:01 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 45 seconds

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27x-Next episode coming October 1st

Published: Aug. 1, 2018, 5:01 a.m.
Duration: 1 minute 16 seconds

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26-Linked in Lawrence, Part 1

Published: July 15, 2018, 5:07 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 35 seconds

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25-Colorado Connections

Published: July 1, 2018, 5:01 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 40 seconds

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24-Serendipitous Silver (Snodgrass Part 2)

Published: June 15, 2018, 5:06 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 51 seconds

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23-Fate and Photography (Snodgrass Part 1)

Published: June 1, 2018, 5:06 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 5 seconds

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22-On the trail of Belle B. Chase

Published: May 15, 2018, 5:05 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 1 second

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21-The Extraordinary Mrs. Vreeland

Published: May 1, 2018, 5:05 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 43 seconds

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20-The Women of Blue Rapids, Part Two

Published: April 15, 2018, 5:04 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 52 seconds

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19-The Women of Blue Rapids, Part One

Published: April 1, 2018, 5:04 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 52 seconds

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18 Iva Roach and the Rambling Man

Published: March 15, 2018, 5:03 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 38 seconds

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17x The People You Meet

Published: March 7, 2018, 5:07 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 11 seconds

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17 The Peripatetic Miss Eva B. Strayer

Published: March 1, 2018, 5:03 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 46 seconds

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16 Early Woman Photographers from Lowell

Published: Feb. 15, 2018, 5:02 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 15 seconds

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15 Miss C Smith, Photographer

Published: Feb. 1, 2018, 5:02 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 44 seconds

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14-Extra The Mystery of John Swan

Published: Jan. 22, 2018, 5:14 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 28 seconds

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14 The Unforgettable Miss Minnie Libby

Published: Jan. 15, 2018, 5:14 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 9 seconds

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13 The Mary Winslow Enigma

Published: Jan. 1, 2018, 5:13 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 34 seconds

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12 Followups and Updates: Part 2

Published: Dec. 15, 2017, 5:12 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 14 seconds

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11 Followups and Updates: Part 1

Published: Dec. 1, 2017, 5:11 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 54 seconds

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10 Season Two starts December 1st

Published: Nov. 1, 2017, 5:10 a.m.
Duration: 1 minute 35 seconds

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09 A Tribute to Peter Palmquist

Published: Oct. 15, 2017, 5:17 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 30 seconds

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08 A Sensible Woman

Published: Oct. 1, 2017, 5:19 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 42 seconds

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07 A Tale of Two Townes

Published: Sept. 15, 2017, 6:19 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 25 seconds

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06 Meet the McKellips

Published: Sept. 1, 2017, 5:19 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 46 seconds

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05 The Adventures of the Misses ODonnell

Published: Aug. 15, 2017, 5:19 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 10 seconds

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04 Slightly Surreal World of Hannah Maynard

Published: Aug. 1, 2017, 5:19 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 19 seconds

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03 Finding Miss DeM. Brown

Published: July 15, 2017, 5:01 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 31 seconds

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02 The $100 Photo

Published: July 1, 2017, 5:01 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 12 seconds

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01 Welcome to the podcast

Published: June 15, 2017, 6:54 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 12 seconds

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