~ FRIENDSHIP FRIDAY ~

Merry 

Christmas

Two Little words of warm regard

Happy through and through

To ride upon this Christmas card

Across the miles to you

From Florida

Information from article by Grandson of  E. G. Barnhill, Clayton M. Barnhill:

E. G. Barnhill specialized in publishing post cards, greeting cards and pictorial photography of Florida from 1914-1932.  The printing of his early cards was done in Germany.  He published, photographed, and hand colored his cards himself.  Most of his cards were printed by the Albertype Company of New York.  Mr. Barnhill acquired skills of the photographic trade from his father and was an apprentice to a prominent photographer in Palm Beach, Florida, in his early years.  He met Edward S. Curtis when he was still in his late teens.  While working with Curtis, he learned the "goldtoning" photo process using uranium dyes.  He experimented with this process from 1914 until the mid 1920s.  He established his own business in St. Petersburg, Florida, which he operated for many years.  Mr Barnhill passed away in 1987 at the age of 93.

 

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