This man was clearly inspired by Abraham Lincoln with this chin and jaw only set of whiskers. Where are all the mustaches for these people? I noticed what I thought was an oddly shaped sleeve on the right side of the figure, when I realized that the culprit was another positioning stand. Now that I …
These adorable children are brother and sister. Their dresses coordinate. The boy, on the right, is younger than 5 years old, as that was the typical age boys went into short pants and no longer wore dresses. Modern conventions that boys not wear skirts or dresses are from the 20th century, although I don’t know …
This is a group of CdVs found in the big bunch off ebay, and they are certainly a family. All the backs are marked as on the last image. According to Photo Tree, the absence of a border on these CdVs suggests they are from 1860-1862. The woman’s dress is certainly a lovely representation of …
This CdV is a Civil War era photograph of a young boy in an elaborate suit. We know this is a Civil War era CdV by the border’s square corners, the size and quality of the card. There is no photographer information on the back of the card and no identifying information on who the …
This is a Civil War era CdV of a rather dashing gent. The curly hair, the General Custer style facial hair, the tie, vest and coat combination, all display that this fellow cut a rather romantic image. I don’t know where he is from as there is no photographer’s information, but I can imagine the …
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