57 glass negatives..
Glass negatives are a treasured piece of photography history. Emulsified glass plates were eeasilypurchased and used by a wider variety of photographers and offered a sharpness to the image unlike any photographic advancement before it.
Glass plate photography finally permitted pictures to be taken on the fly. Whimsical snapshots could be made anywhere! At granmas house for the holiday, to record collegiate activites or to simply photograph a pet..
With a photographers (hobbiest) newly discovered freedom, the subjects of glass negatives can be great fun to discover!
Commonly used around the 1880' to the 11920's. Storing them long term was perilous. Their sensitivity to wetness and the fragility of the glass, make these a fairly rare find 125 years later!
Notice the high Victorian fashion in the photo, it was shot on a camping trip?