RPPC. 1922 (digitally erased date at bottom). Private Collection.
And the man was a shoe craftsman. A coincidence after the cut.
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1922 Mr. Pappas from Lewiston, Maine.
Hello, Fauxhawk!
Mr. Fauxhawk tintype. Private Collection.
Well, look at Mr. Handsome here with the goatee and hair style a good hundred years ahead of its time! He seems to have had the confident attitude to match his individual style. And the rose tinted cheeks soften up the whole look some, don’t they?
Random wiki factoid: the fauxhawk is known in the Hoxton and Shoreditch districts of London as the “Hoxton fin”.
Civil War era Mr. Burghy with the curly hair
Civil war era 1862 CDV of dandy Mr. Burghy. Private Collection.
Just what is going on on top? It looks like a big swirl. How this could stay in place while the gent wore his hat demands an explanation. I’m not sure if the curls on the side are entirely natural or ringlets.
The hat next to him is a “John Bull” most commonly worn in the 1860’s. The back of the CDV is blank but has his last name and is dated May 24th, 1862. Mr. Burghy was a dandy if ever there was one, and he seems to have come from a well-to-do family.
Smoking in a fedora
Candid
The greyhound and his white hatted owner
This one got sold for a pretty penny even though it has writings on the top left corner (I edited out). It is a very beautiful and unique cabinet card of a man posing with his greyhound. I can see why this card would command very high prices: the image it clear and clean and the man is handsome, well dressed and is wearing a white hat you don’t see often. The dog is posing too, which adds to the desirability. A great photograph!
Photographer: Edsall. New York.
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