Carte de Visite Pregnant
Friday, May 25, 2007
Very pregnant lady in a checkered dress. This may not have been the most appropriate time for her to have her “shadow caught”, but maybe her husband was away at war and she wanted to share her condition.
Very pregnant lady in a checkered dress. This may not have been the most appropriate time for her to have her “shadow caught”, but maybe her husband was away at war and she wanted to share her condition.Photo Bathing Beauty
Friday, April 6, 2007
At the waters edge a bathing beauty strikes a pose showing her youth, vitality and affection for the photographer. With a name “Lilja Latva” signed boldly in the middle of the back and later, a small and confined signature of “Mrs. Lansen”. Look at her outfit and headband, when was this taken. Click image to enlarge! Comments, please.
At the waters edge a bathing beauty strikes a pose showing her youth, vitality and affection for the photographer. With a name “Lilja Latva” signed boldly in the middle of the back and later, a small and confined signature of “Mrs. Lansen”. Look at her outfit and headband, when was this taken. Click image to enlarge! CDV Young lady with a dimple and in a hoop
Sunday, March 11, 2007
How old is she? Her ears are exposed! Women generally didn’t expose their ears in photographs till about 1863. The braiding on her slieve mimics army uniforms and was fashionable during the war between the states. OK, so how old is she? Click on the image.
How old is she? Her ears are exposed! Women generally didn’t expose their ears in photographs till about 1863. The braiding on her slieve mimics army uniforms and was fashionable during the war between the states. OK, so how old is she? Click on the image.Tintype Penetrating Eyes
Saturday, January 20, 2007
This woman has a determined look. Her collar is very distinctive, can it give a clue about her? How old is she in this picture? Tintypes span many decades, does her clothing suggest a time the image was captured? Click the image for more detail. Then comment, please. Click on the image.
This woman has a determined look. Her collar is very distinctive, can it give a clue about her? How old is she in this picture? Tintypes span many decades, does her clothing suggest a time the image was captured? Click the image for more detail. Daguerreotype Older woman in mourning dress?
Monday, November 27, 2006
Is this a widow? Her dress may betray her, older women may have reached a fashion cul-de-sac; could the dress be thirty years old? How old is she? Click the image for more detail. Then comment, please. Click on the image.
Is this a widow? Her dress may betray her, older women may have reached a fashion cul-de-sac; could the dress be thirty years old? How old is she? Click the image for more detail.