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Mobility
Not precisely sure where Lloyd found this lovely setting, but it almost appears that he shot it through the window of a carriage (there's...
Jerry King Musser
May 24, 20251 min read
Elusive Ladies
This charming photograph by Lloyd Mifflin—although diminished by the emulsion degradation—is enigmatic, even ghostly. The identity of the...
Jerry King Musser
May 24, 20251 min read
Artifactual
Like everyone else in Columbia during Lloyd Mifflin's day, he had his daily routine and he used certain items in the exercise of that...
Jerry King Musser
Jul 2, 20242 min read
1929 Reprint: Norwood
This article originally appeared in the Lancaster Sunday News , 24 January 1929. . . . . . . . . LLOYD MIFFLIN HOUSE "NORWOOD" ACCEPTED...
Jerry King Musser
Jun 19, 20243 min read
Photographic Memory
At the turn into the 20th century, Columbia boasted dozens of photographers. This would be natural for a railroad town, considering all...
Jerry King Musser
Jun 12, 20243 min read
Mifflin's Bachelor Brougham
It was the late 19th century. Lloyd Mifflin was very interested in a lovely Columbia lady by name of Barbara Peart. A bright,...
Jerry King Musser
Jun 9, 20243 min read
Pin It On Lloyd
The rather common-looking image shown here wouldn't, typically, be the subject of a blog posting. But, as I came across a few images of...
Jerry King Musser
Jun 3, 20242 min read
Pushing the Envelope
The first thing I noticed on this envelope addressed to Lloyd Mifflin in 1901 was the lack of a street number. In fact, 'Norwood' seems...
Jerry King Musser
Jan 2, 20242 min read
Uncommonly Common Talent
Four of our Past Creators share, at least, one thing in common. William Cresson, John Houston Mifflin, Lloyd Mifflin, and Caroline Peart...
Jerry King Musser
Oct 17, 20232 min read
Hold Still. Don't Smile.
For a small town, Columbia had more than its share of photographers at the turn of the last century. There was good reason for it....
Jerry King Musser
Oct 14, 20232 min read
Anonymous Hippopotamus
As Columbia was an important rail hub during the turn of the 20th century, it stands to reason that many people passed through town. Some...
Jerry King Musser
Oct 11, 20231 min read
Miss Florence Hinkle's Recital
Columbia's own, Florence Hinkle (yes, those Hinkles), was a well-respected operatic singer in the early part of the 20th century. To...
Jerry King Musser
Sep 23, 20232 min read
Heroes Among Us
An excerpt from the 1965 booklet written by Paul A. W. Wallace ('Lloyd Mifflin, Painter and Poet of the Susquehanna'), published by the...
Jerry King Musser
Sep 16, 20231 min read
Resting on His Laurels
LLOYD MIFFLIN was not lazy about his painting. But, 'this is a photo' you say. Yes, but Lloyd was mostly curious about the 'technology'...
Jerry King Musser
Sep 16, 20231 min read
Poet to Poet
This newspaper 'article' was published upon Lloyd Mifflin's death. But, it's not just anyone who'd written it to honor Lloyd. It was...
Jerry King Musser
Sep 16, 20231 min read
Most Truly Yours
We came across a letter Lloyd Mifflin wrote to Lancaster author, William Riddle—a short letter, but when Lloyd exposes his choice of...
Jerry King Musser
Sep 16, 20231 min read
Duly Noted
With our reasonably recent discovery of actual glass plate negatives exposed by Lloyd Mifflin, revelations have occurred...
Jerry King Musser
Sep 16, 20231 min read
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