Old Time Photo

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  1. steve richards

    steve richards Well-Known Member

    Does anybody Know who this is a Photo of or any thing about it
    Thanks a1.jpg a1.jpg a2.jpg a3.jpg a4.jpg a5.jpg
     
    steve richards, Jan 15, 2020
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  2. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    Based on the backdrop, the original photograph was taken in a photographer's studio, perhaps a temporary itinerant studio. Based on the women's dress, with subtle "mutton chop" sleeves, the date would be about 1890. I would expect a family portrait of this period to be mounted as a "cabinet card". Difficult to tell from the photo of the back, but from the paper I suspect this is a later copy of the original photograph.
    No way to tell who the sitters are.
     
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  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    i think the guy wanted more boys....
    and he could have been a butcher..
     
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  4. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    Great reply! That covers everything, I think.
     
    Figtree3, Jan 15, 2020
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  5. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    As above.

    Debora
     
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  6. Joe2007

    Joe2007 Collector

    If it was original would it have info on the back with perhaps a photographers name and studio?
     
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  7. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Would have looked sumthin' like this. Horizontal cabinet card. (More often their vertical.)

    Debora

    350px-Cab-card-wis-front.jpg
     
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  8. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Sorry! Typo. Their vs. they're. Know the difference!

    Debora
     
    Debora, Jan 16, 2020
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