Oh really?
This gentleman has a rather inquisitive look, doesn’t he? The photograph made by E. W. Smart in Exeter, NH is from post 1900, due to the longer shape of the bristol board and fancy embossed border around the image. We have seen several others from the Liberty Bell album that feature similar styling. According to Brett Payne’s Victorian & Edwardian Photo Album Collection, Elijah W. Smart was born in 1859, spent time working as a brass finisher, and then did a stint as a photographer before going back to the brass finishing business. Brett Payne is a fellow photograph enthusiast and I enjoy his other site Photo Sleuth which I found through Sepia Saturday.
Who Were They? 