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This photograph is of Fred S. Crosby (1890 - 1901) wearing a suit inspired by the publication of Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel Little Lord Fauntleroy, published in 1885/6. The dark wool suit includes a short jacket cut to show off the eyelet collar…

This little girl, with a serious scowl on her face, wears a dress and hairstyle fashionable during the late 1850s. The wide neckline, with a necklace adornment, was a common feature for dresses worn by both girls and boys. The hair parted in the…

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 young man wears many items of clothing: a shirt, waistcoat, coat, and overcoat with a pair of trousers. The shirt exhibits a low collar and is secured with a small striped tie. His plaid waistcoat is buttoned high and has a shawl collar. The…

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 of two boys, holding hands, was taken in the studio of Daniel Sewell in Sonora, CA. The boys wear almost identical outfits featuring a style known as the "zouave" jacket. The jacket buttons at the top, revealing the white shirt with a…

This photograph was taken at the studio of S. B. Brown, 101 Westminster St., Providence, RI. The boy is wearing a suit with long pants, signifying that he is old enough to be out of knickers or breeches. Possibly he is around nine years of age. The…

This photograph was taken in the Westerly, RI studio of the Scholfield Brothers. The young woman’s dress exhibits many of the features that characterize fashion at this time: high stand-up collar, the beginning of the monobosom, slightly puffed…

The sitter, whose photograph was taken at Schultze located at 297-299 Fulton Street in Brooklyn, wears what is probably a matching three-piece suit in a tattersall plaid (the trousers are not visible). The silhouette is barrel-chested, which was…

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…