This cabinet card from the Dobb Long Book is placed next to the funeral card of Mrs. Nina Dobb, which we previously looked at a few weeks back. I can only assume – based on how I personally assemble photo albums – that this young man was close to or related to Nina Dobb. He …
First, let’s talk about the subject of the photograph. He is a broad shouldered man with a handsome face, strong jaw and impressive mustache that turns up on the ends. His hair is neat and tidy. He has a flower in his lapel. He wears a vest under his wide-lapeled coat, a very wide tie …
You can definitely tell this photograph is purple, indicating it was made using the collodion process and making its date sometime after 1894. The photo also seems to have something underneath it, making the ridge that you can see around the image. It’s almost padded. This photo is placed under the baby from our last …
Here we have a baby, perhaps three or four months old, resting on what looks like a miniature easy chair with flower & paisley upholstery. The photo is directly to the right of Mr. Mysterious and also has that lilac tinge of the colodion process to it, so presumably is after 1894. Written above “Chicago” …
I believe this lovely lady to be posing for her wedding portrait, based on the lovely flowers adorning her bodice. Her position in the Dobb Long Book is directly below Mr. Mysterious, so perhaps they were both sitting for their wedding portrait. She has a rather interesting turn to the pouf of her bangs, and …
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