Man laughing on cabinet card, by Dan Cleave. Private Collection.
My starry-eyed self HAD to add this very happy gent to my collection! And my regular followers know exactly why.
What a picture! Isn’t his laughter just contagious? I’m in love with this. What did the photographer tell his sitter to catch him laughing his head off like this? But whatever Dan Cleave did or say, hats off!
This is a very rare sight on a cabinet card, and such a lovely and precious moment caught at just the right time. The way he wears his straw boater hat too. As you can imagine, this is an absolute favorite of mine. And he’s got a nice set of teeth too. :)
The card has golden scalloped edges. I date this wonderful photograph to be from the 1890s to early 1900s.
Photographer: Dan Cleave. Dexter. Iowa. Back is blank.
Bowlers And High Collars 
June 26th, 2015 at 9:36 pm
Rare, so so rare! I love it. Happy, happy, happy!
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