"Moving Picture Plowing" taken by James T. Somers, great grandfather of photographer Tim Somers. This image was captured with a 4"x5" wooden view camera and glass plate negatives.Two draft horses pulling a man seated on a plow.

Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandaa Karamchand Gandhi Born: October 2, 1869, Porbandar, India Assassinated: January 30, 1948, Birla House, New Delhi, India Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, and to later inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Souce of these details: Wikipedia This glass negative was in pretty bad condition when I purchased it. I had it restored as best as possible given what my team had to work with.

Portrait of a Woman Outdoors

Farm hands gathered after a meal after a day in the "threshing ring" in rural central Illinois. Circa Summer 1908. Photo take at the Cain family home by James T. Somers.

Photographer James T. Somers - front row, far left and wife Hanora behind him.

Gateway or Gatehouse at Cleeve Abbey, Somerset, England. On 25th June 1198 the new Abbey of Cleeve was founded, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin.

Catholic Church Interior - side altar of Virgin Mary.

Catholic Church Interior - Southwest U.S. - from glass plate negative

Ministers and students at turn-of the-century in Southwest U.S.

Teacher and students from Catholic school in Southwest U.S., 1890s-early 1900s.

Turn of the century gasoline engine sawmill.

Caption on the bottom of this glass positive image: Freight train in Santa Fe system crossing New Mexico Desert.

Woman With Broom by James Somers

Woman with broom ca 1900

Earnie Banks

Earnie Banks at the Drake Hotel in Chicago