Yet another unidentified baby from the Red Velvet Album. This one appears to be a boy seated on a chair with the hint of a smile on his face. Hopefully it is a hint of a happy personality.
Yet another unidentified baby from the Red Velvet Album. This one appears to be a boy seated on a chair with the hint of a smile on his face. Hopefully it is a hint of a happy personality.
This little guy is Franklin Francis Ford, age four months, weight 22 pounds. He’s a good size boy at four months. Franklin (Frank) was the son of Elias C Ford and Belle Kirby Ford, born July 11, 1883 in Dakota Territory. The Fords were a travelling family. Elias C was born in Ohio, his …
This little girl doesn’t look very happy. Sometimes children have an inherently hopeful or happy look on their faces, but not this one. She looks like she wants her nap. She is posed in the corner of a chair covered with a blanket and has on several strands of beads as a necklace. It makes …
There was only one challenge for photographers in the 19th century that we can really see evidence of today, and that is movement. Because the exposure time was slow, subjects had to sit still for a long time. We see stands behind subjects helping them hold their pose, they lean on chairs or tables to …
Today we have a round faced baby. This family was certainly all about the frilly white dresses, weren’t they? It’s not possible to tell from the clothing or hair whether this was a boy or girl. In some regards, it looks like a boy to me, but then I think the mouth is delicate and …
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