More from the Perkins Archive

Three Holes

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James Perkins...Breaking down the family tree

This past summer I had the chance to go to the Penobscot Marine Museum to look over some 600 glass plates made by my (wait for it) great, great, great uncle, Captain James Perkins.  He was a boat captain at the turn of the Century, but also was an avid photographer.  Here are a few of my favorite images from the collection. Turns out we share similar aesthetics, which I find very fascinating.  He photographed with a 4x5, 5x7, and 6x8 view camera using glass plates.

Cornered

The Return of the Soap

Check me out on Forced Development tomorrow!

My series of photographs on Union Square and its vendors will be shown starting tomorrow on Forced-Development. Check it out.