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March 22, 2015

Two Europeans with mirror poses

RPPC. Private Collection

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I have a couple of photographs with a halo of sort on the face of the subject. It isn’t a stain but was taken like it. Maybe a defect on the actual photo paper? I’m not familiar with the kind of camera used for RPPCs. The black edge on the left is original of the photograph too and not from my scan.

Anyway, the gentleman on the right is sporting a long mustache, a boat captain hat (?) and a butterfly wing collar with a few rings. His friend (or brother?) is wearing an overcoat and short rimmed square top bowler.

This RPPC came from Estonia.

Leave a comment | tags: 1900s-1910s, bowler, europe, fashion, mustache | posted in Groups, RPPCs

March 21, 2015

Three Quarter Portrait and a Bowler

By C.E. Ryan

2″ x 1.5″ tintype. Private Collection

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Gem size three-quarter portrait tintype of a nice looking gentleman with a light-colored bowler (derby) and the sack suit buttoned at the collar to let the waistcoat (vest) peek through. It’s a bit dark on the scan so I lightened it up a bit for the blog. It does look fine when you look at it with your own eyes.

Gem tintypes were the cheapest to produce due to their tiny size, and naturally very popular from the 1860s to around1890. This one is between a 1/9th plate and the typical gem which is usually 1.5″ x 1.5″.

Leave a comment | tags: 1/9th plate, 1870s-1880s, bowler, portrait, tintype, victorian | posted in Gentlemen, Tintypes

March 20, 2015

Looking Up

By C.E. Ryan

Artistic portrait. 1/6th plate Tintype. Private Collection.

Around the 1880s some tintype photographers became more artistic with poses, and the backgrounds could be busy with many artifacts like tree branches made to look like trees or fences, etc…and in this case, reed.

Leave a comment | tags: 1/6th plate, 1880s-1890s, artistic, bowler, fashion, frock overcoat, handsome man, tintype | posted in Gentlemen, Tintypes

March 19, 2015

Bowler wearing English boy

By C.E. Ryan

An English boy. Private Collection.

2.5″ x 4″

A, no doubt, well-to-do little English gentleman with the short bowler hat and gloves, and a great pose.

Photographer: Blake & Edgar. 74 Midland Road. Bedford, UK.

Leave a comment | tags: 1880s-1890s, Bedford, bowler, carte de visite, England, europe, fashion, victorian | posted in Boys, CDVs

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