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The sitter shown in this cabinet card is possibly from Wakefield, Rhode Island; the donor, a Mrs. Nilson, bought it at an estate auction on Wakefield’s Main Street. The young woman in the photograph is wearing a double-breasted winter coat with…

This photograph was taken at the studio of Bundy & Stoddard, 320 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut. According to LangdonRoad.com, Bundy & Stoddard operated at that address in 1884 and 1885. That date corresponds to the fashion worn by the…

This young man had his photograph taken at “Ye Rose Studio” in the Conrad Building in Providence, Rhode Island. Philip H. Rose opened his studio in 1886 and operated under that name until the second half of the 1890s, when a partner named Sands was…

This photograph was taken in Danbury, Connecticut at Folsom’s studio. The woman rests against the back of a textile-covered chair. She wears an ensemble that was fashionable from about 1878 to 1882. It consists of a lace-trimmed bodice that extends…

This photograph was taken at Ward’s studio at 21 South Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. The boy is wearing a double-breasted reefer jacket with metal buttons and knickers featuring three buttons at the side of each knee. The textured fabric…

This full-length photograph illustrates a walking dress with a skirt supported by a cage crinoline and a fitted basque bodice with an open sleeve. The outfit is accessorized with white undersleeves, leather gloves, a bonnet, and a narrow paisley…

A young woman is standing with her hand placed on a chair in a photography studio. Standing was a common pose for women at this time because it best displayed the wide skirts. This photograph was taken at J.S. Howard’s studio in New Bedford,…

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…

In this daguerreotype, a little girl of five or six years wears a light pink dress with a wide stripe around the lower part of the skirt. It has a wide neckline and short sleeves. Although the photograph has degraded in sections, she appears to be…

The gentleman in this daguerreotype wears a fitted black three-piece suit. His frock coat and waist coat are visible as is his shirt and cravat. The shirt collar is high, touching his cheeks. The cravat may be a resist or discharged material, in…