Resources:


Wet Plate

The Library of Congress select Civil War Photographs

The Center for Civil War Photography

John Towler's The Silver Sunbeam 1864 text

M. Carey Lea's A Manual of Photography  1868 text

John Coffer, 25 year wet plate artist and author of "The Doer's Guide."

Ray Morgenweck's Star Camera Company, manufacturer of period wet plate cameras

The Civil War Reenactors home page
-special link to Wet plate info


Mike Jacobson, owner of Art Craft Chemicals, Inc. wet plate and other photo chemistry

Photographers' Formulary, wet plate and other photo chemistry, lab ware and  workshops

Altphotosource.com, wet plate photo supplies, and forum. Quin moved to Europe, so supplies for those across the pond are only available.

Reenactors:

Heritage Days, annual Civil War event in Galesburg, IL.

The Corn Fed Comrades of Northern Illinois and Eastern Iowa.

Old Northwest Volunteers "United to bring authenticity back to the Old Northwest Territories."

Max and Donna Daniels as Abe and Mary Todd Lincoln.

Dixie Tinworks Jim Feavel, tinsmith. Handmade reproduction and original tinware.

Other:

steveingramphoto.com (my modern photography web site)

myspace.com/steveingramphoto my myspace page