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Mabel donated this photograph to the university in 1959, along with one of her husband as a boy (URI 1959.11.06). She also gave the dress we see her wearing here, although the lace and rosette around the yoke had been removed. The seated posture and…

This portrait shows a little boy dressed in a sailor suit, clothing very fitting for New London, CT, in which Giles Bishop had a photography studio for many years. The town's connection to the sea, combined with the Industrial Revolution and…

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…

During the Victorian Era, fashions for young girls mimicked the fashion available for adult women. However, there were exceptions to this rule. Until the age of 16 or 17, girls wore short skirts that fell around the mid-calf to ankle length.…

This young man stands in a casual pose at the studio of E. L. Mowry, Elmira, N.Y. He appears t beb eight or nine years old. The outfit he wears is reminiscent of an Eton suit, with the wide collar and bow tie over a fitted jacket and short pants.…

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 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 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 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…

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…