This older fellow is identified as Jacob Black. Mr Black looks a bit like a pragmatist to me. He is accepting of this photograph sitting, perhaps because Mrs Black wants it. He sat for his image at W. H. Whitehead’s Parlor Gallery in Pittsburgh, PA.
This older fellow is identified as Jacob Black. Mr Black looks a bit like a pragmatist to me. He is accepting of this photograph sitting, perhaps because Mrs Black wants it. He sat for his image at W. H. Whitehead’s Parlor Gallery in Pittsburgh, PA.
Today we feature a young fellow with highly oiled hair. This was a popular style for men and women through the 19th century. This particular photo is masked to an oval, and you can just see a slight embossment around the oval. The card has no back mark.
I owed you a photo because I missed Monday somehow. Too many things going on, perhaps? :-) This image is identified as Jacob Black. I particularly like the penmanship – we just don’t see beautiful handwriting all that much anymore. My child at age 13 cannot write her entire name in cursive although she wants …
I called this guy “Mr Pomade” because of the
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