Late 1910s portrait. RPPC. Private Collection.
RPPC: AZO 1904-1918
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1910s portrait
Soldier and Sweetheart
Soldier and Sweetheart. Snapshot. Private Collection.
Leaning into his beautiful girlfriend this soldier had a reason to smile. They match, don’t they? Her glossy brunette hair matches his, and below that tightly pleated and floor length skirt her shoes match his boots too. She’s also seated with crossed legs like him.
My guess is this was an American couple from the 1920’s.
Axel in the Bowler Hat
Axel F. Hall of Minneapolis. Private Collection.
Handsome Axel F. Hall chose to have one glove on, the other off for the picture. His collar is extremely high. He reminds me of the bowler hatted gentleman often portrayed by the painter Magritte.
Axel was born in 1871 in Sweden. He immigrated to the United States and settled in Minneapolis where he married a Swiss lady named Anna M. Hall who was 12 years his junior. With her he had three children, Fred W. Hall in 1906, Mabel A. Hall in 1909 and Edgar E. Hall in 1910. On the 1910 census Axel was living with his wife, children and a ‘boarder’, Minnie Christen, 15. Minnie was related to his wife (her sister maybe) with both parents born in Switzerland but herself born in Minnesota. At the time Minneapolis’ population was about 23% foreign born.
On the 1940 census, Axel was 70 and still living with his wife. His children had moved out but his mother-in-law lived with them. Anna B. Christen was 13 years his senior.
Axel F. Hall. Cabinet card. Private Collection.
Photographer: A. H. Opsahl. Minneapolis. MN.
He smiles while the forest fire rages on
Photobooth. Smiling U.S. army soldier in “forest fire”. Private Collection.
Don’t sit like this and smile! Run!
Seriously…this backdrop looks ominous.
And seriously too, what an adorable smile on this handsome U.S. army soldier!
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It’s one of those days when I post and post! I found out who was behind the Chicago jazz band I posted back in May too. Very exciting!
Soldier with rifle
Soldier with rifle. Snapshot. Private Collection.
I’m not sure what country this soldier was from. I think he’s from the 70’s (off another picture I’ve seen of another with the same uniform), but I liked the pose and expression enough to get it.
The seller is based in Russia. This was most likely a soldier of one of the bordering countries. He’s smoking a cigarette with his rifle on the lap, bag to the side.
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