Returning to the Red Velvet Album we feature a CdV of a young girl showing off her long, beautiful hair. It is tied with a ribbon and draped over her right shoulder. A woman’s hair was definitely a point of pride in the 19th century! She also has a lovely bar pin at her throat. …
The CdV above shows a pretty young lady with quite a few flourishes to her ensemble. First, she has her hair styled in some type of chignon with a fancy comb or peineta visible that would have been lovely when seen from behind her. Then she also has a fabric bow on the very top …
Here is a second VanDyke CdV from the Red Velvet Album. The pair were placed side by side in the album. Considering the identical treatment of the photographic mount, it is a safe guess this fellow and the serene beauty were married. His suit and necktie are nondescript but he has nice hair and a …
Here we have a CdV that I believe might be from the 1870s. It is not labeled. The woman is attractive with a pretty scarf around her neck. The photographer was William Henry VanDyke, originally from Wyoming (b 4-27-27). His parents were from the East, and at some point it appears the family returned east …
Yesterday’s CdV of one of four possible women was directly next to today’s photo of either Andrew Hedlund or Carl Johan Sjoman. I spoke to a friend of mine who’s last name also has that Sj- in the beginning. The Sj in Norwegian is pronounced as a “Sh” sound. So the couple might be …
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