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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 by John Spence, who operated a studio on Bridge Street in Musselburgh, Scotland, which is near Edinburgh, from 1880 to 1914. The two children pictured are boys, and they illustrate the custom of dressing small boys in…

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…

Posing outdoors, this trio represents appropriate outdoor wear for the 1890s. The women are wearing shirtwaist blouses and walking skirts, a new look that was associated with the Gibson Girl. Their hats are festooned with bird feathers and flowers.…

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 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 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…

This photograph is from the studio of Irving Saunders, located in Alfred Centre and Friendship, New York. Saunders operated his studios beginning in the 1860s into the 1890s.The young man in the photograph is wearing a white tie, stand up collar with…