Up for your perusal today is a lovely young couple from Devon who sat for their photograph in the late 1860s or even early 1870s. I think. I’m basing my assessment on the woman’s clothing as usual, and her dress seems to show a skirt that is elliptical, possibly trending toward the early bustle period, …
This is Grandmother Ridge, Caroline Elizabeth Ridge – Jane Bucks’ mother. She looks a bit like she doesn’t trust the photographer. I did find a Caroline Ridge, married to James Ridge, living in Maryland during the 1850 census, and one of their children was named Jane. James Ridge (about 1809) Caroline (about 1814) Riley …
I don’t know quite how to describe this photo. The entire thing is about the size of a CdV, which is 2.5″ by 3.5″ generally. The paper folder has a small flap of thin paper on the back where the photo was inserted and then the flap was glued shut. The photo itself is made …
The couple in this photo seem so very proper to me. The woman has a scarf of some kind covering her hair and I’d guess she is holding a Bible or prayer book in her lap. The man looks like a sea captain or former military man to me, with the long double breasted coat …
To my great delight, I am the owner of several cabinet cards featuring the beautiful Irene Shoemaker. The photograph above was taken in 1885 and Irene was 16 years old. She has that “beyond her years” look about her. I have not seen the photo treatment of “curled edges” on other photographs although it can’t …
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