Today from the Leather CdV Album is a photograph of a woman made between August 1864 – August 1866. The tax stamp in this case has been cancelled by pencil marks across Washington’s face. The lady is finely dressed and my costumer friends will notice how the tops of her sleeves are trimmed. First, …
This CdV has been trimmed at the corners so it would slide into a book more easily but the borders reveal its 1860s origin. The “one thin one thick” border lines were in use between 1864-1869. Secondly, the size of the image is consistent with a mid 60s CdV. The smaller, dime-sized images were …
Today’s CdV features two men posed seated next to each other (hopefully not on a ratty chair!). I assume by their proximity that they are related. The man on the left appears a bit older than the man on the right. Unfortunately the image quality isn’t good enough to determine much in the way of …
Up for your consideration is a photograph identified as E. Gill. Popular men’s names starting with E in the 1860s were Edward, Edwin, Eugene, Eustace, Edgar, Ebenezer, Ephrahim….the list goes on. Perhaps Iggy can find an E. Gill who was born around 1840-1845 and who is obviously related to the Hendrickson family. The …
This fresh faced young man occupies the 18th opening of the Leather CdV Album. The photo is from the 1860s and you can see the simple formality of his clothing – coat, vest, shirt and tie. This was the most common suit of clothing men wore, even while working. It was considered suggestive to wear …
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