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Antique Doll Hand

I received an amazing present today - this cracked antique doll's hand. It will be perfect to use in one of the palmistry collages.

Antique Canadian Hockey Team Photograph

I found this wonderful image in a suitcase. I have scanned it from a small negative, 2-1/4" square. I wish I knew where in Canada it was taken. I love what the kids are wearing.

The Serpentine, London - Postcard from 1907

Such a strange postcard. It has been coloured using solid silver ink. I really like this effect of adding floods of colour on top of an image. Gold leaf would be interesting too.

Anna May Wong Cigarette Card - 1929

A very interesting card from a series of 48 cigarette cards, "shots from films". Godfrey Phillips Ltd. and Associated Companies. Nice hat!

Gold Panning Horse Train

This beautifully faded image of horses was found in a very old album from early last century. It's  from a sequence of photos documenting the search for gold. This photograph is like gold to me.

Vatican Passport from 1833

Here is another Vatican passport from my collection. Front and back. Dated around 1833.

Antique Doll Heads

I have acquired a few old doll's heads. The rougher looking the better for telling a story. Here are some from my collection. The collage Madonna has a couple of dolls included which relate so well to the antique photograph of the child.

Vatican Passport from 1837

I bought this amazing document in Florence. A Vatican passport from the time of Pope Gregory XVI (1765 – 1846). I have used a portion of this in the collage Dr. Henry Landor. The reverse side is equally as interesting with all the stamps and writing.

Sailors

Here are a couple more photographs from my Livingston collection. Check out the guy's camera.

Fishing Flies

Here is a page out of an old fishing manual. I love the rusted out staple holes.

1920's Motorbike Photograph and Ephemera Collage

Another great image from the collection of negatives. You can see the photographer's shadow! And the photograph used in a collage called A.W. Sherwood, based on an old lumber receipt from 1914.

Model T Double Exposure

I was given a box of old B&W negatives by an antique dealer friend of mine. It is just a fantastic collection. The photos tell of a man who works on a steam ship, travels to various American ports and comes to Vancouver. Later, in there are photos of him and a woman in a small cabin up the coast with a dog. Amazing! In that collection was this double exposure of two women in a Model T.

Scapula

This antique glass plate had the perfect scratched texture to add the image of a scapula. I like the depth of field, which when combined with the glass, has a feeling of looking inside. Another experiment in finding a style for this collage book's design.

Possible Element for Fire Collage

I came across this great book illustration from an antiquarian french school book. It may be useful in the fire collage.