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1954.72.05.jpg
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…

Madison M 1.JPG
During the crinoline period, bodices fitted closely to the waist, from which the skirt widened into a round or dome shape. Waistlines at this time, during the late 1850s, had evenly distributed gathers or pleats. Looking closely at the photo, her…

Meg 1.JPG
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…

Julia 2.JPG
The sitter wears a typical bodice of the 1850s. The V shaped bretelles extend beyond the natural shoulder line, ending in a point at the narrow waist. The sleeves are the fashionable pagoda style, worn with wide undersleeves. Presumably the skirt is…

Draieliza 2.JPG
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…

Courtney 2.JPG
The sitter portrays typical styles of the 1850s, which include fitted bodices, set-in sleeves, dropped shoulder seams, and natural waistlines. These are the same features seen in fashion plates of the early 1850s, specifically the open sleeves known…

Erika.JPG
The ambrotype was invented in England by William Henry Fox Talbot, but not perfected until 1854 by James A. Cutting. This ambrotype is held in a Union Case, patented on October 14, 1856 and on April 21, 1857. Union cases were made of a “union” of…

1979.06.03a.JPG
This ambrotype depicts Patience P. Crandall (1794-1886) wearing a striped dress with bishop sleeves and a large white, flat collar (most likely either of lace or a sheer fabric) completed with a cameo brooch. The loose-fitting dress is fashioned with…

1955.20.03.JPG
This ambrotype is enclosed in a miniature book measuring only three by four inches. To prevent early photographs from deteriorating, photographers came up with this method of encasing the image that kept them out of direct sunlight and regulated…

1961.16.01.JPG
This is a ambrotype of young girl and her mother dating from the late 1840s to the early 1850s. Although the donor record indicated that this was an image of herself and her mother, the dates do not correspond. This may, in fact, be a photograph of…
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