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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 28327, member: 33"]My collection was mostly gathered individually, not albums. So that's why it's taken a while! I've been collecting for about 15 years, although had a few before that. My main collection is all kinds of photos of people in costumes. I have a lot of theatrical, but there are also others. Then I also had a great-grandfather who was a photographer in the late 19th/early 20th century. I collect his photos, mostly from eBay. And I also have photos of people dancing or dancers posing. That collection is smaller. And then I just collect other things that grab my attention.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are on Facebook, I'd recommend joining the Victorian Images group. Despite the general word "Images" it's intended to be only for 19th century photos -- and they are pretty strict about the dates, although some very early 20th century ones creep in sometimes. There is another good group called Carte de Visite and Cabinet Card Photographs (or something very close to that). Those are two that I belong to. -- I don't belong to any online photo collectors groups outside of Facebook.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are people in those groups who collect all of the area you listed. Well, I'm not sure about Sports... if there is a sports collector there they have not spoken up, as such. But some photos of all types are posted at times.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 28327, member: 33"]My collection was mostly gathered individually, not albums. So that's why it's taken a while! I've been collecting for about 15 years, although had a few before that. My main collection is all kinds of photos of people in costumes. I have a lot of theatrical, but there are also others. Then I also had a great-grandfather who was a photographer in the late 19th/early 20th century. I collect his photos, mostly from eBay. And I also have photos of people dancing or dancers posing. That collection is smaller. And then I just collect other things that grab my attention. If you are on Facebook, I'd recommend joining the Victorian Images group. Despite the general word "Images" it's intended to be only for 19th century photos -- and they are pretty strict about the dates, although some very early 20th century ones creep in sometimes. There is another good group called Carte de Visite and Cabinet Card Photographs (or something very close to that). Those are two that I belong to. -- I don't belong to any online photo collectors groups outside of Facebook. There are people in those groups who collect all of the area you listed. Well, I'm not sure about Sports... if there is a sports collector there they have not spoken up, as such. But some photos of all types are posted at times.[/QUOTE]
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