Otherworldly Exposures

A DigitalNZ Story by Sienna Latham

Unexpected beauty emerging from the mists of time — and the massive collection of Herman John Schmidt's portraits. For more on Schmidt, see this blog post: http://clerestories.com/2012/12/28/coding-for-historians-1/

portraits, magic, ghosts, will-o-the-wisps, chemical reactions, overzealous cropping, proto-photoshop

Image: Mr Jenkins, 1909

Mr Jenkins, 1909

Auckland Libraries

Image: Miss Frogly, 1909

Miss Frogly, 1909

Auckland Libraries

Image: Mrs Airey

Mrs Airey

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Image: Mr Gifford, 1909

Mr Gifford, 1909

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Image: Miss De Lucca

Miss De Lucca

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Image: Miss Judd, 1909

Miss Judd, 1909

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Image: Jos Davies

Jos Davies

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Image: Mrs Chatfield, 1909

Mrs Chatfield, 1909

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Image: Miss Stach, 1910

Miss Stach, 1910

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Image: William Riddell Birdwood

William Riddell Birdwood

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Inglis sisters, 1909

Inglis sisters, 1909

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Image: Dr Kenderdine, 1909

Dr Kenderdine, 1909

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Image: Porteous group, 1909

Porteous group, 1909

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Image: Mr Dowley

Mr Dowley

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Image: Mr S Hazard, 1909

Mr S Hazard, 1909

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Image: Mrs McLaron, 1909

Mrs McLaron, 1909

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Image: Miss Judd, 1909

Miss Judd, 1909

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Image: Portrait of a dog, 1909

Portrait of a dog, 1909

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Image: Miss Darrow

Miss Darrow

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Image: Mr Power, 1909

Mr Power, 1909

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Image: Mrs Workes

Mrs Workes

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Image: Misses Ginley, 1909

Misses Ginley, 1909

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Image: Miss Fear

Miss Fear

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Image: Fenwick baby

Fenwick baby

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Image: Mr Grattam, 1909

Mr Grattam, 1909

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Image: Miss Craig

Miss Craig

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Image: Miss Olive Woodsworth, 1909

Miss Olive Woodsworth, 1909

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Image: Child standing on a couch

Child standing on a couch

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Image: Miss Hale

Miss Hale

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Image: Mrs Cruickshank, 1909

Mrs Cruickshank, 1909

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Image: Misses Levet, 1909

Misses Levet, 1909

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Image: Soldier on horseback, 1909

Soldier on horseback, 1909

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Image: Miss Donald

Miss Donald

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Image: Doyle baby

Doyle baby

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Image: Mrs Evans

Mrs Evans

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Image: Miss Hay, 1911

Miss Hay, 1911

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Image: Unidentified woman, 1911

Unidentified woman, 1911

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Image: Miss Buttle, 1909

Miss Buttle, 1909

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Image: Mr Foote, 1910

Mr Foote, 1910

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Image: Lady Islington

Lady Islington

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Image: Mr Rasmussen

Mr Rasmussen

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Image: Boy circa, 1911

Boy circa, 1911

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Image: Miss Duncan, 1910

Miss Duncan, 1910

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Image: Wright wedding group

Wright wedding group

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Image: Miss Grigg

Miss Grigg

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Image: Miss M B Taylor, 1910

Miss M B Taylor, 1910

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Image: Mr Bagge

Mr Bagge

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Image: Mrs and Miss Wedding, 1910

Mrs and Miss Wedding, 1910

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Image: Miss Hurle

Miss Hurle

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Image: Miss Goddard, 1911

Miss Goddard, 1911

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Image: Young woman

Young woman

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Image: Missie Fenton, 1911

Missie Fenton, 1911

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Image: Miss Connolly, 1910

Miss Connolly, 1910

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Image: Mr Marshall, 1909

Mr Marshall, 1909

Auckland Libraries

Image: Miss W Goddard, 1912

Miss W Goddard, 1912

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Image: Colnett group, 1912

Colnett group, 1912

Auckland Libraries

Image: Miss Barber

Miss Barber

Auckland Libraries