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Enterprising Images, Michigan Historical Museum

About the Exhibit

York Pennsylvania

East Saginaw, Michigan

The Goodridge Legacy

Time Line

Exhibit Credits and Acknowledgements

Enterprising Kids' Activities

Take a Closer Look

Carte de visite of soldier in uniform with sword. Bottom of card printed: Goodridge Bros. East Saginaw, MHow can you tell it's a Goodridge photograph? Some photographs are easy to identify because the Goodridge name is found on the front or back of their paper mounts.
Back of carte de visite printed: 
        Goodridge Bros. Photographers, East Saginaw - Mich. Collection of William Oberschmidt
Carte de visite with portrait of unidentified woman, 1864-72. Collection of William Oberschmidt

Back of cabinet card mount, 1883-87. Collection of David Tinder

Woman posed on the rustic steps with umbrella. Collection of William W.W. Wegner.Man posed with dog. Collection of W.W. WegnerWhile all of the Goodridge images were marked with the studio name, sometimes the paper mount is missing. These photographs can sometimes be identified by unique studio props—like the rustic steps in these photos—that the Goodridge Brothers used.


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