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This image portrays two young men sitting for their portrait, both with cigars in their mouths. The young man on the right side of the image is wearing a matching three-piece suit consisting of a fitted frock coat with extra-wide lapels and a wide…

The bridal party was photographed outside of the bride’s home in Usquepaugh, Rhode Island on June 8, 1904. The bride and her attendants wear dresses in the S-shape silhouette with narrow waists confined by corsets. Their bodices have a monobosom…

The girl is wearing a white dress with fabric flowers at the shoulder and waist.  She also wears white stockings and black “Mary Jane” shoes. Large hair bows like the one she wears had been a popular fashion for young girls for years.Photograph on…

This photograph was taken in 1890. According to PhotoTree.com, tintypes showing people in posed settings were popular throughout the 1890s. The two girls pictured are wearing mid-calf length dresses, which signifies their youth. High necklines,…

This outside photograph, of two women seated in chairs while two young girls sit at their feet, was taken some time during the 1880s. The women's hats, in particular, are excellent examples of the high-crowned and narrow brims so popular during that…

The boy seen here looks to be about 10 to 12 years old, and dressed in a daytime outfit. The "double-breasted belt coat with matching knickerbocker pants and golf cap" was a popular outfit advertised in the 1908 Sears, Roebuck Catalogue for boys…

Celinda Harvey McCullough (1850-1937, Urbana, Illinois) is dressed in a very fashionable walking suit popular in the early 1900s. The jacket is trimmed with lace and soutache braid, with pleating that is echoed on the skirt. The S-shape silhouette is…

This studio portrait shows a young boy leaning on a table, hands folded across his stomach. His outfit appears to be made from velvet fabric edged with ribbon. The jacket has a small turn-down collar buttoning up the front, and additional buttons on…

This tintype shows a young boy in an uncharacteristically casual pose, with one leg tucked up and his arms resting on the back of the chair. Boys would wear dresses until the age of three or four,  graduating to short pants with stockings before…

This photograph shows a young boy, most likely age four or five, wearing a white Russian suit. The Russian suit features a tunic that ends just above the knee, with a flat collar like that of a sailor suit, long sleeves and a leather belt. The…