This photograph is a cabinet card, but larger than the standard 4×6 that is so common. It’s more like a 6×8 but in all other respects it is identical to typical cabinet cards. The gentleman is pictured in a nice profile, showing his mustache, firm jaw and high forehead to his advantage. His suit is …
This is the final image from the Red Velvet album, and depicts a woman in early middle age. She looks a bit tired, but cleaned herself up for the sitting. It is unusual that she is quite over weight. While people certainly had the ability to become obese in the 19th century, it wasn’t as …
Yet another unidentified baby from the Red Velvet Album. This one appears to be a boy seated on a chair with the hint of a smile on his face. Hopefully it is a hint of a happy personality.
Garden parties are really a phenomena of the past, when girls in long white dresses played croquet on expansive lawns and men smoked cigars. These days we have barbecues and the kids want a bounce house. Well, back when garden parties were among the most enjoyable form of family gatherings, many photographs were taken outside …
This little guy is Franklin Francis Ford, age four months, weight 22 pounds. He’s a good size boy at four months. Franklin (Frank) was the son of Elias C Ford and Belle Kirby Ford, born July 11, 1883 in Dakota Territory. The Fords were a travelling family. Elias C was born in Ohio, his …
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