Who Were They?

Liberty Bell 25

Mrs Marvel

May 28, 2014

Faded and damaged

There are only a few more photos left of the Liberty Bell album. This one is faded badly and it is difficult to discern what is happening in the photo. It appears to be a man in a white doctor’s coat, with one hand raised, perhaps in thought. You can see his hand and wrist or wristwatch. But then again, it is so badly faded, this fellow could be wearing a white sear sucker suit and I would not be able to tell. There is no photographer’s information and I believe the photo is from about the 1920s. Beyond that, I got nothing.

Liberty Bell 24

Mrs Marvel

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May 23, 2014

Natty stripes and bow tie

I have previously described some of the fellows in the Liberty Bell album as dandy and fashionable, but this dude, well he takes the cake! Just look at the striped suit and vest and bow tie, with a lapel pin and the high collar, the carefully parted and waved hair……it’s just too much! He must have felt dressed to the nines, snazzy, spiffy even! The photo made by Tilton is a post 1900 image. To see more photos by Tilton, click on the category Tilton or W. P. Tilton Jr, to the right.

Liberty Bell 23

Mrs Marvel

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May 19, 2014

Oh really?

This gentleman has a rather inquisitive look, doesn’t he? The photograph made by E. W. Smart in Exeter, NH is from post 1900, due to the longer shape of the bristol board and fancy embossed border around the image. We have seen several others from the Liberty Bell album that feature similar styling. According to Brett Payne’s Victorian & Edwardian Photo Album Collection, Elijah W. Smart was born in 1859, spent time working as a brass finisher, and then did a stint as a photographer before going back to the brass finishing business. Brett Payne is a fellow photograph enthusiast and I enjoy his other site Photo Sleuth which I found through Sepia Saturday.

Liberty Bell 22

Mrs Marvel

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May 11, 2014

Bushy Eyebrows in Exeter

Sorry it has been a bit since I last gave you a photo. My family moved house and that is an undertaking in itself! We are finally getting settled and I’ll be back to posting more frequently.

Today’s photo taken by Tilton in Exeter, NH shows us a somber looking young man with busy eyebrows and fashionably curled bangs. His three-piece suit is accented by the starched white collar and bow tie so popular around the turn of the century. Notice that his bow tie seems to have some sort of chain across it in a V shape. I’m not certain what that is, but perhaps it is a type of tie ornamentation that has simply faded from style.

Liberty Bell 21

Mrs Marvel

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May 1, 2014

Dandy Man

I do so love this photo! The carefully coiffed hair, the mustache, the slightly crooked bow tie, and the oversized overcoat all come together for a terrific image of a dandy fellow. The image appears to have been made in the late 1890s or very early 1900s, based on the card type, image size and clothing style. He was a handsome gentleman who clearly liked to present his best appearance. His coat was probably dark gray or black, similar colored vest, and the tie might have been his pop of color against a white shirt. I’m going to say yellow.

Unfortunately, there was no photographers mark, so I cannot tell where the image was made. My guess is probably in the Exeter, NH area considering the bulk of other images in this album are from there.

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