{"id":874,"date":"2025-05-06T16:46:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T21:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paoprod.com\/blog\/?p=874"},"modified":"2025-09-10T00:14:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T05:14:27","slug":"early-dallas-photography-blog-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paoprod.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/06\/early-dallas-photography-blog-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Dallas photography blog series"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"TweakPost\">\r\n\r\n<figure style=\"text-align:center; margin-bottom:2em\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog-images\/Early-Dallas-Photography-Series\/Elm-Street-Hawkins-1881-crop.jpg\" style=\"max-height:550px; width:auto; vertical-align:bottom\" alt=\"Corner of Elm Street and Hawkins in Dallas, Texas, courtesy of DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University\">\r\n<figcaption style=\"font-size:80%; text-align:center; line-height:125%; margin-top:.25em\">\r\nCorner of Elm Street and Hawkins in Dallas, Texas, courtesy DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"border:0px solid black\">\r\nCollecting vintage and antique photos is a pastime of mine, and I have an interest in local (mostly Dallas) history.  Combining these two interests together into an exploration of early Dallas photography and photography studios thus came naturally to me.  This series will cover the history of Dallas-based photography through the <!-- very --> beginning of the 20th century, telling the story through both historically-minded blog posts and authentic historical images.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:3.5em\">\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nFeatured posts:\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none; padding:0; border:0px solid red; margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:2em\">\r\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/2024\/12\/29\/early-photography-studios-in-dallas-a-walking-tour\/\">Early photography studios in Dallas \u2013 a walking tour<\/a>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/2025\/04\/19\/vintage-cabinet-card-portraits-and-cdvs\/\">Vintage cabinet card portraits and CDVs<\/a>\r\n<li>Main Street photography studios in early Dallas\r\n<li>Alfred Freeman and J.R. Davis\r\n<li>Stereoview photography in Dallas\r\n<li>A round up of forgotten early Dallas photographers\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\nRelated posts:\r\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none; padding:0; border:0px solid red; margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:2em\">\r\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/2025\/09\/10\/emma-j-lucore-early-fort-worth-photographer\/\">Emma Lucore, early Fort Worth photographer<\/a>\r\n<!-- <li><a href=\"blog\/2025\/09\/12\/emma-lucore-follow-up-visiting-the-old-locations-in-2025\/\">Emma Lucore follow up: Visiting the old locations in 2025<\/a>\r\n<\/ul> -->\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<figure style=\"text-align:center; margin-bottom:3em\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog-images\/Early-Dallas-Photography-Series\/Freeman-eclipse-900.jpg\" style=\"border:1px solid darkgray\" 7alt=\"Alfred Freeman and other photographers gathered for 1878 solar eclipse, courtesy of The Portal to Texas History\">\r\n<figcaption>\r\nAlfred Freeman (second from right) and others lined up to photograph the 1878 solar eclipse, courtesy the Portal to Texas History\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<\/div>           <!-- #TweakPost closure -->\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"BlogFooter\">\r\n<hr>\r\nAll text material on this page is &copy; 2025 Peter Orozco (all rights reserved).\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Corner of Elm Street and Hawkins in Dallas, Texas, courtesy DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University Collecting vintage and antique photos is a pastime of mine, and I have an interest in local (mostly Dallas) history. 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