Today’s photograph features a young girl, a wicker chair and a ragged looking fur throw. The girl’s expression seems to say “what exactly is that *thing* on the chair?” The turned wicker of the chair hints at the 1890s and the deckled edges of the card confirm that. The photographer was R. L. Henderson from …
I just love the idea of this photo being an early fraternity party photo, although it looks rather tame compared to some of the fraternity parties *I* attended in the 90s! Initially I thought it might be a Yale photo on account of the large Y pennant. Looking closer though, I think it is located …
I found this cabinet card in a box of many other photos at a local curio shop called Keepers. There was actually a duplicate of this photo in similar condition but I chose this one because the names of the children are written on the back. The girls are Mom (center) and Edna (right) and …
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