November 19, 2015

Victorian man of Illinois

By C.E. Ryan

Cabinet card.

1880s-1890s Cabinet card.

The higher the collar, the higher you are in society…? :)

I picture him spending long evenings in the family library, in the flickering light of a gas lamp reading book after book and newspapers while debating politics over a glass of whiskey. What a proper, educated gentleman is supposed to do.

This entry was posted on Thursday, November 19th, 2015 at 2:24 pm and tagged with 1900s, handsome man, high collar, portrait, victorian and posted in Cabinet Cards, Gentlemen. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

3 responses to “Victorian man of Illinois”

Photobooth Journal
December 19th, 2015 at 5:47 pm

The collar looks so uncomfortable!

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- bowlersandhighcollars
  December 19th, 2015 at 5:55 pm
  
  Proof the absurd things people will do for aesthetically pleasing looks don’t just apply to women. lol
  
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  - Photobooth Journal
    December 19th, 2015 at 6:00 pm
    
    Oh yeah, you are so right! 😄😄😄
    
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