Album Glass Plate Negatives from Deborah Lundbech

Horse Proud

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:17:56 +0000

Glass Plate Negative.
Found in East Middlebury several years ago.

Pic a day: 45/365

Stripes

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 23:52:14 +0000

Uploaded for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of: STRIPES
For the week of October 6 - October 12, 2025.
This couple are sporting distinctive stripes - the woman in a striped dress with ruffled sleeves and the man with a striped shirt under his waistcoat.
Are they going somewhere special? Perhaps to a parade or church function? Perhaps a friendly visit to the neighbors?
No available information, so we’ll never know.
This is a glass plate negative, found several years ago in East Middlebury, Vermont, in a now closed antique store.

Hey, just realized a couple of hours ago that this is a fence picture as well as a VPTP one!
HFF friends - wishing everyone a good weekend!

Dad and the Little One

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:36:06 +0000

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Uploaded for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme (12/30 - 1/5) of: PROUD PAPA (Man holding an infant or small child.)
Glass Plate Negative..

Ma & Pa In the Field

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 21:28:07 +0000

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Uploaded for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of: ONE SITTING, ONE STANDING
This is a glass plate negative found in East Middlebury, Vermont, a few years ago.

Off To Town

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 17:30:10 +0000

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Uploaded for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of: EYES CLOSED
This is a glass plate negative found in Warrensburg, New York in 2013.

The Eyes Have It.

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 09:26:49 +0000

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Uploaded for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of: PIERCING, UNUSUAL, OR DISTINCTIVE EYES
This is a Glass Plate Negative, purchased East Middlebury, Vermont.

Enjoying the Mountain Top View, In A Joyless Sort of Way

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 14:18:35 +0000

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Uploaded for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of: VIEW FROM A HILL OR MOUNTAIN
This is a Glass Plate Negative purchased in East Middlebury, Vermont.
I don't remember suggesting this topic - but I probably had something in mind from my collection. Forgotten what it was now - so here's this one!
As often happens, by the time it comes around I've completely forgotten what prompted my suggestion - and have to look for something new.
Then, generally, after a few weeks the original will pop up again - and I'll either be pleased that I chose a new one - or annoyed that I passed up the perfect choice.
Does any of this sound familiar, friends?

The Partially Hidden Mother

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 12:27:37 +0000

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Uploaded for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of: A TABLETOP OR DESKTOP AND THE THINGS ON IT
This is a very new acquisition and I got it at the same place I've been buying my glass plate negatives for the past few years. Sadly, they're going out of business in October. I will really miss the friendly, interested couple who owned it - as well as their cool place.
They only had a few glass plate negatives left - and I bought them up. This was one of them.
The thing about glass plate negatives is, it's sometimes tricky to see what you're getting - because you're just looking at the negative. After years of collecting these, I've learned how to assess the quality and I could see that the baby's face was well out of focus - but what I couldn't make out was why the woman seemed to have no head!
There are vintage collectors who focus on the "hidden mother" image, which is exactly that - a mother holding up an infant or young child but hiding herself so that (usually) just her hand is visible. It clearly was not that type, as could make out her apron - but, after, forking out two dollars, and "developing it" on the computer at home, this is the comical image that emerged.
And, serendipitously, it turned out to fit perfectly with this week's theme!
So, here's a desk with a baby (!), a lamp, a globe, a postal scale, a clock, and lots of paperwork on it - and a semi, "hidden mother" holding the baby next to it!

Four Generations

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 19:23:57 +0000

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Uploaded for the Viintage Photos Theme Park theme of: PERFECT FAMILY PORTRAIT (family members trying to look good)
Glass plate negative purchased in East Middlebury, Vermont, 2021.

Family Portrait in the Pasture

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Sun, 13 Aug 2023 23:38:30 +0000

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Uploaded for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of: FIELDS, CROPS, PASTURES
A Glass Plate Negative purchased in East Middlebury, Vermont, 2022.
Location and people unknown.
Cool photo to look at in Large.
(I think that's mullein on the left, by the wall.)

Fenced House on a Country Road

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 13:04:05 +0000

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(Whoops!)
Just realized I had posted this image before.
It was originally posted for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of "fences, walls, or other boundary markers."
Found and purchased in East Middlebury, Vermont, summer 2015.
This a glass plate negative c. 1900, from a box of glass plate negatives that the seller believed were from Connecticut.
I was in a tearing hurry, went through the box as fast as I could and chose several (very cool) ones. When I had more time a few days later I went back for more, but they had gone. : (

Anyway ...currently, HFF!
May the coming weekend be sunny and pleasant for all!

Perfectly Poised.

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Sun, 14 May 2023 21:56:40 +0000

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Uploaded for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of: SCREENS - INDOOR, OUTDOOR, ANY KIND
A glass plate negative from my most recent purchase.
Found and bought in East Middlebury, VT

Pup Pram By the Fence

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Thu, 04 May 2023 12:48:12 +0000

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HFF friends! May the coming weekend be sunnier and drier than ours is supposed to be!
Here are fences behind fences in this glass plate negative.
This is a re-edited scan from the second batch of glass plate negatives that I purchased..
I bought five of them - very cheap. The dealer has written "Dummerston, VT" [Vermont] on all of them.
I got them in Brattleboro, Vermont, Feb 6, 2012.

Flowers In The Window

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 23:32:16 +0000

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Glass Plate Negative, found in East Middlebury, Vt. 2021

On the Rocks

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 05:28:20 +0000

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No information. Glass plate negative.
Found in East Middlebury, VT. 2022.

The Defiant Townsmen

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:57:26 +0000

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Uploaded for the Vintage Photos theme Park theme of: PEOPLE ON A BRIDGE
Found in East Middlebury, VT.
I wish that the sign wasn't cut off on the right in this glass plate negative, but it's pretty easy to re-construct the text, I think. Below is my best guess.

Top Sign:
THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY WARNED AGAINST WALKING ACROSS THIS BRIDGE

Bottom Sign
DANGER - WARNING
All persons are ---------- it is extremely dangerous to attempt to p[ass over?] this bridge, and are hereby positively forbidden to do [so].
CENTRAL VERM [ONT] [RAILROAD]]

Three's A Crowd (Cont.)

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Sat, 21 Nov 2020 00:41:37 +0000

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Glass plate negative.
That child certainly has a large head!

Blurry but charming #2

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 01:45:00 +0000

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Blurry But Charming

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 01:46:53 +0000

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Uploaded for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of: BLURRY BUT CHARMING
This is a glass plate negative. You have to take a chance when you buy them because it's hard to see how much in focus they are. I've been really lucky over the years and most of the glass plates I've bought have been great, but even those that aren't perfect often have charm.
I'm cheating because I couldn't decide between two of them, so I'm putting another blurry but charming glass plate negative under this one!
Both of these were purchased in New York state.

One Girl Went to Mow - Went to Mow A Meadow

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 00:14:50 +0000

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Uploaded for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of: TAKING CARE OF THE HOUSE AND YARD

Long ago, a young girl does her bit to keep the house and yard tidy.
What looks at first like an almost impossible task is a little deceiving, as the photo has been taken from the meadow - but the actual lawn area around the house is much smaller.
The title is taken from a traditional English song, with Girl substituted for Man.

"One man went to mow, went to mow a meadow,
One man and his dog, went to mow a meadow"
Two men went to mow (etc)

When I was little (actually for years) I thought they were going to a place called "Mowamedow" - little town girl that I was!

This is a glass plate negative, found in New York state.