Just down the street from the Hartley Studios in Chicago we find the Ahlborn Berlin Studio at 333 W. Madison Street, Chicago, who claim that babies’ pictures are a specialty! These children are adorable, there is no question! The child on the left is undoubtedly a girl. I think the child on the right might …
For some reason this baby looks just like its mother to me. I can’t tell the gender of the baby because there just wasn’t enough hair for Mother to style it into a center or side part to give us a clue. Baby’s dress is lovely. By the long sleeves I’m going to guess the …
This is a rather large presentation card – about 5.5×7.5 and on very heavy card. The edges are sharply angled. Featured on this presentation card is Bess Sparrow’s son. Noted on the back in lovely script it says “S. Foster Stewart 6 mos 12 days.” He is certainly a handsome baby! I found an Foster …
Here’s another funny expression on a baby. This photograph is from the 1920s, I’d guess, based on the type of folder it’s in. The photo is mounted on an oversized cardboard presentation card. The photographer was Scheidemantle in Ellwood City, PA. While I couldn’t find anything on this photographer, I did find a great little …
This is a Civil War era CdV from a group I bought online. There is no photographer information and no identification of who the child is. She’s a pretty girl though – center parted hair tells us that. Look at those shoes, buttoned up to the ankle. The soft soles of the shoes are fairly …
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