This lovely Edwardian miss was photographed in Waco, TX somewhere around 1900-1910 I believe. The photo is square, turned on 45 degree angle and then set into a larger square mount, totaling about 3.5″ You notice that like the Texas ideal of “everything’s bigger” her bow is large and so are her shoulders!
Spot #29 and the final image in the Leather CdV Album is a tintype in its paper sleeve, showing a young man in a fine suit of clothes and nice boots. Although the back of the paper sleeve just has a piece of tissue holding the tintype in place and no photographer information, I’m …
I love this little snapshot of a little boy calling on his play phone. When the photo was cropped some of the writing on the back was removed. However I am able to make out “….phoning to his grandma and grandpa! Say hello to him!” What with the way children love to talk and of …
They say everyone has a twin out there somewhere, and this man’s modern twin is without a doubt Gene Hackman. If there was going to be a movie about the people in the Leather CdV Album, Gene would definitely be cast as this character, whoever he was. As noted by T. L. …
In the days before rhinoplasty was readily available for all who had self image issues, people just lived with their flaws. It doesn’t mean they liked them or didn’t try to change them – the advertisements for shaping implements for women’s bosom and bottom are hilarious and copious – but here is a …
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