Today’s CdV features a lovely young lady named Rose McEllinney Montgomery, with quite a lot going on with her ensemble. Her hair is in a combination of fat braids to the back and small ones in a coil to the front. Next, she seems to be wearing some kind of paletot or drape …
For a Sepia Saturday post, I found this nice shot of North Island Naval Air Base, in San Diego, CA. While I do not have a date for the photo, it looks like something from the 1940s or 50s. North Island Naval Air Base was founded in 1917 and is recognized as the birthplace of …
While digging through the photos at Truly Tattered I found this wonderful example of how CdVs (cartes de visite) were used. The young man pictured wrote a brief note on the back, which says “your friend and classmate, John O. Andrews, State Line (something) June 1867.” The photo was made in Ann Arbor, …
This photo has caused quite a lot of consternation for me. At first blush I took this to be an 1860s photo based on the square corners and size of the image (quarter sized in the center of the mount). The card borders are also consistent with those in use mid-1860s. BUT! The hair …
Perhaps because my daughter brought home the flier about school picture day, this struck me as a nice photo to post. The girls in front all look sweet in their dresses, big hats and clasped hands. The boys look so clean and handsome with wide collars, brushed hair and even a floppy bow tie …
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