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This cabinet card is identified as coming from the studio of “Smith, East Saginaw, Michigan.” According to David Tinder’s Directory of Early Michigan Photographers, a William L. Smith ran a successful photography studio in East Saginaw from 1883 to…

This young lady, in her plaid dress with striped stockings, high-button shoes, and eyelet collar and cuffs, is fashionably dressed for the 1870s. Her dress, probably made from wool or silk fabric, has an inset waistband decorated with a bow at the…

This studio portrait of a young woman illustrates popular accessories of the early 1870s. She wears long dangling earrings, a black velvet ribbon around her neck with a charm, bracelets, a brooch, and a straw boater hat. Her hair is curled and pulled…

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 photograph was taken at the studio of H. A. Lesure, 207 Main Street, Danbury, Connecticut. The little boy wears a short two-piece dress, which indicates that he is preschool age. For most of the nineteenth century, boys under five years of age…

This photograph depicts a young woman in the cuirass bodice silhouette that was fashionable from 1878 to 1882. This style bodice fitted closely through the hips. The skirt features a low bustle that decreased in fullness from the bustles of the…

This photograph illustrates the third phase of the bustle silhouette, which featured a high bustle. It became fashionable in 1883. The young woman is standing with her hand resting on a "rock" in the photographer’s studio; this pose clearly shows her…

This sitter is dressed in a bodice and skirt with several distinct features that help date the photograph to the 1880s, probably the earlier part of the decade. Her bodice is constructed with both vertical and horizontal darts, and it buttons down…

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 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…