A beautiful example of a bustle dress from the 1880s. This handsome couple is on the right hand page from our previous photo of the young/old youthful/matron in the Dobb Long Book. I believe this to be our “first impression” woman from the very first page of the book. She is a year or two …
It’s difficult to tell the age of this subject, as she looks mature, young, matronly and youthful all at the same time. The hair bow on the top of her head makes her look like a child in some ways and it’s not a flattering look. Her wide collar reminds me of the types of …
Here we have couple number two, lower left and lower right of the first open page of the Dobb Long Book. The gentleman is what I would call austere. He is not a man I would want to debate as to whether work can be done on the Sabbath, if you get my impression. His …
The Dobb Long Book allows for two photos on the left hand page and two on the right hand page. These photos are the top left and top right of the first open page. Since they are next to each other and by the same photographer, I am making the assumption that they are a …
This is the first cabinet card in the Dobb Long Book, and wow, what a great first impression! This young woman is wearing a gorgeous dress, and with the floral embellishment on the bodice I’m guessing it might be a wedding portrait. The dress looks to be from the late 1880s when you take into …
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