H.S Farquhar name card

Another item found was this very simple name card.

The Artura Photo Paper Co 1908 letter addressed to F.S. Farquhar

            Found among the old papers that were kept in the old Farquhar home, was this letter from The Artura                                     Photo Paper Company dated  Dec,1908. Its interesting to look at the costs
of photography supplies. 

Horace Stamped Envelope

It appears that Horace family started stamping rather than printing his envelopes
and I've not sure of the time these were in use.

H.S Farquhar Photographer, Fayette City, PA

As I sifted through all the old photos again, I found  this envelope, and H.S Farquhar now finally describes himself as a photographer. A small photo negative of a small child was found in the envelope below

Along with this were letters from friends and family, and associates, corresponding with him asking for copies of prints or appointments for a photo session. He was said to have worked in photography shops, but appears he also took photos at homes, and business.

H.S Farquhar The Artist

This is the oldest envelope style ( much more  of a Victorian style type.) from H.S Farquhar business list his as an artist. Then lists other skills.
Developing and finishing Kodak picture,
Enlargements of all Kinds
Then at the bottom it states, appointments to make Pictures at home any time.

Large photo negative stored in top envelope. 

The second style of business envelope discovered.

with a smaller photo negatives stored inside. It appears he
used the envelope for a calling card as well as storage, and
correspondence. 

Horace was ahead of his time

Today a mystery was solved. When I originally found this unnamed, undated family portrait in one of the boxes of Horace Farquhar's photographs and photo negatives collection. When I examine this picture more closely I noticed on the far upper left hand side of the photo the third person over (a women) on the top row had been cutout and glued behind the bearded gentlemen in front of her.

Horace was a genius creating a Photoshop effect long before Photoshop was ever thought of. Horace had that kind of mind and loved to invent things, one of his invention was a “bread riser" to help rise bread more rapidly. The patent was discovered among some of his personal belongs, after this death.

Today April 26^th Peggy Farquhar  emailed me the news that she found this photo on the Find a Grave site she remembered the lady with the pasted overhead! And mentioned, “Its likely “Hod” Horace who took the photo as "Old Allen’s wife was related to these people and loved to go to their reunions. Check it out. I’m having such great fun making matches! 

Picture postcard

This picture postcard of Horace Farquhar come have been made by him. It was during this time frame in his life that he was making them for family members as well as we discovered when a letter was from Gladys asking her Uncle Horace to send her another picture postcard, and also asked that she print more postcard of her picture and she would gladly pay him for his services.