LUNAGIRL Daguerreotypes Antique Photographs digital images ephemera CD

Over 300 fascinating Victorian-era portraits ~ click pictures above to see full size samples

For those of you who have asked for more photos of Victorian men, this collection is a good choice.
Over 200 men! But keep in mind that these are "real" guys, not studio models!

Compelling images of men and women, boys and girls, couples and families, interesting occupational portraits.

These are JPG images, resolution 300 dpi. Click top row for sample sizes.
All are carefully organized and beautifully presented for your enjoyment.

Great resource for collectors of photos & historical images as well as artists.
Images from gothic to sweet, ideal for altered books & ATCs, collage/mixed media, decoupage, "instant ancestors" for cards & scrapbooks. Make fabric transfers, transparencies,
tags & labels, many more creative uses!

A Special Note About These Antique Images

Most of these pictures have scratches. They are very old (many over 150 years) and the original images were very sensitive to damage from scrapes. As we began our restoration, we at first planned to "clean them up" entirely and remove all these marks. However, as I worked with the images I came to appreciate that these signs of age give the images much of their character, and for this reason we decided to leave most of them looking rather worn and weathered. All the images have been digitally enhanced to remove fine "dust" and correct contrast/brightness. We did extensive restoration, especially around faces, but we intentionally left some of the original scratches, blotches and faded edges.

We think these signs of age give the images a wonderfully antique and gothic feel, and complement the air of dignity and/or mystery displayed by many of the portrait's subjects. (Some are more scratched than the samples.) It's a great look for altered art. However, if you desire "perfect" images without any scratches, this collection is not for you!

The daguerreotype (named after one of its inventors, French chemist Louis J. M. Daguerre) was one of the earliest forms of photography. Daguerreotypes involved the direct transfer of the image onto a mirror-like polished surface coated with chemical vapors. This process was significantly quicker than earlier forms of portraiture, and so became widely popular throughout the United States during the mid-19th century. For the first time average people of modest means could acquire exact likenesses of themselves and their loved ones. Many Civil War era portraits were daguerreotypes.
This popularity continued until they were replaced by the less labor-intensive techniques of ambrotype and tintype.

"Wow! I am very impressed and so pleased with your product. The images are absolutely beautiful and your display format is amazing and so easy to use." - Michael, Perryville AR

"LOVE the images and the quality and care you took into making the cd's. It is very obvious. Thanks soo soo much. The shipping was fast too!! I am so appreciative." - Dolores, Dothan AL

What makes our compilations the best available anywhere?

Our Image Gallery Viewer sets our collections apart from all others we've seen. Most other image collections are just loose files dumped in some folders on a CD. We've taken the time and care to make sure each of our thousands of images is displayed in its full beauty, with a beautiful background and with all menu options just a mouse-click away.

We've spent many months and hundreds of hours arranging and preparing these CDs, to bring you the best, most professional collections available. We know the numbers can be overwhelming, and we wanted our customers to be able to experience our collections as easily as they might go through a carefully organized library of family albums of photos.

Scrolling thumbnails are always visible for quick finding.
All images are carefully categorized into albums of pictures.
We use only the finest quality Taiyo Yuden CDs.

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With our self-opening image viewer, all you do is point and click
This CD is self-loading and user friendly. Just put this CD into your CD drive and it will load automatically. A simple-to-use image viewer will show you the albums of images.
Select an album and view the images in a beautiful image gallery.
Careful organization and our image gallery help you find just the right image!
All you do is left-click on a thumbnail to open the larger picture.
Just right-click on the larger image to print or zoom or copy! So easy!
You can also view a lovely slideshow with pause and rewind functions, or
make any picture your screen wallpaper.

(If you prefer, you can just open the "Images" folder into whatever picture viewer or editor you usually use,
or copy & paste an individual image.)

MAC USERS: Tell us when you order and we will send you the Mac-friendly version
(same images, same excellent organization, without the viewing software)

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Hundreds of fascinating images at your fingertips,
ready to enjoy and use for all your altered art and crafts projects.
With our ease of use, excellent organization, and beautiful images....

All Lunagirl Images products are © SummertownSun Publishing LLC. Individual images may also be copyrighted due to creative alteration of the originals. All Lunagirl images are offered under license, subject to the terms of a license agreement. “Lunagirl” is a trademark of SummertownSun Publishing LLC.

PERMITTED USES:

Personal Non-commercial Use: You may print unlimited copies of images or collage sheets for your own non-commercial personal or educational use. You may alter images to print for your own non-commercial use. Refers to your own use; images may not be forwarded to others.
Art: You may incorporate images into unique collage art, fabric art, or mixed media art projects, which may be sold. If your work is displayed online or published credit Lunagirl.com for the image(s) used.
Personal Web Pages: You may use up to 10 images on your own non-commercial website or web page with credit and link back to Lunagirl.com.
All Lunagirl images displayed in online listings must be watermarked “Lunagirl Images.”
Handmade Items for Sale: 1) Using Image CDs: You may use up to 10 images to create handmade items for sale (handmade altered art cards, jewelry, ornaments, etc.) or to create labels or tags for items for sale using your home printer
2) Using Collage Sheets: You may use each picture on a Lunagirl collage sheet up to 10 times to create handmade items for sale.

PROHIBITED USES:

Lunagirl CDs & collage sheets may not be copied, shared, redistributed or resold, in whole or in part, in any printed or digital format. Individual images may not be resold or distributed alone or as part of any other compilation or design resource (including, but not limited to, prints, CD, DVD, downloads, e-cards, templates, scrapbook kits, digital scrapbooking kits) without written permission and additional license.
Lunagirl images may not be used to create design elements for sale (including, but not limited to, sale of collage sheets, stickers, “tubes,” photo charms, fabric squares, etc.) Images may not be used for sale of items on “print-on-demand” sites.
Images may not be stored on any public server or network accessible by anyone other than the licensee and may not be uploaded to image sharing sites. Permissions herein apply only to individual licensee.
No image may be used as a trademark or service mark. No image may be used for any unlawful purpose or use.

For graphic design, advertising or marketing, or sale of items in large numbers we offer royalty-free commercial licensing.
For use in media production, digital scrapbook design for resale, or sale of prints we offer rights-managed licensing.

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