Above is an advertisement for the Dearing Studio in Chatham, Virginia. The Dearing family’s home/studio was located behind the Chatham Post Office. Here is a view of Mr. Dearing and his camera:
And here is another interior view of the Dearing home (these pictures may be from the 1920s):
I am not sure who shared the Dearing advertisement with me. The photographs of the Dearing home/studio are courtesy the Virginia/North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society in Danville, Virginia.
Another negative in the Dearing family collection. Perhaps the girl was photographed on or near Reid Street in Chatham, Virginia. The Victorian details on the house in background are interesting.
From the Dearing family collection, courtesy the Virginia/North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society, Danville, Virginia.
Another negative from the Dearing family collection — unfortunately, we don’t know who the individuals were, but evidently they were pals! Probably the photograph was taken somewhere in the Chatham/Pittsylvania County area; if anyone recognizes the youths, please comment.
Someone (presumably Mr. Dearing) wrote on the bottom of the negative; when I scanned it and made a negative of the negative (does that make sense?), the word appeared in white.
From the Dearing family collection, courtesy the Virginia/North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society, Danville, Virginia.
Main Street, Chatham, probably in the 1920s. The bank building on the left side of the photograph now houses law offices.
(This photograph is reproduced from a small, damaged negative.)
From the Dearing Family Collection, courtesy the Virginia/North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society, Danville, Virginia.
In the early 1900s, B.L. Dearing was a photographer in Chatham, Virginia. His studio was located in his house on Reid Street (behind the present-day post office on Main Street).
It is believed that this photograph was taken in his studio in Chatham. Mr. Dearing was looking into a mirror when he took this shot.
From the Dearing Family Collection, courtesy the Virginia/North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society (http://www.vancpgs.org/contents/index.php ), Danville, Virginia.