1/6th plate tintype. 1880s-90s teen with bowler in hand. Private Collection.
A mid-teens sitter with his bowler in hand.
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Tom and George Robinson in straw boaters
Tom & George Robinson. RPPC. Private Collection.
These two brothers or cousins are IDed on the back. Tom on the left looks neutral enough, but George has this ‘piss off!’ look on his face.
I would love to find more formal portraits from the 1910s with the sitters wearing their straw boater hats but, weirdly enough, I don’t come across many. Here these two match with their hats on with different band designs and colored bowties. Nice shirts too, especially George’s with the pleats. I love the look, but somebody needed to tell him to cool off a bit. :)
RPPC: Artura 1910-1924
Modeling for the camera
The model pose. RPPC. Private Collection.
This RPPC has some silvering to it, but this dandy’s pose and layered look with the dress shirt made it too good to pass.
RPPC: AZO 1904-1918
A Fashionable Edwardian boy
1890s-1900s well dressed Edwardian boy. Cabinet card. Private Collection.
This little boy was extremely well dressed with his wool overcoat and cap with the double-breasted gingham suit. Every single piece of his outfit looks new. With the lack of backdrop and the picture looking so crisp, it feels modern made too.
He’s wearing his gloves instead of holding them. His parents must have loved how this portrait came out. While the photograph was decently preserved, the card itself is less so. It is dark green, clipped at the bottom, and has no photographer info or name.
The Good Fellows
The dapper gangster look of the 20s-30s. RPPC. Private Collection.
These four gents are wearing the classic suits and hats made iconic by the bad guys of the era. The gentleman to the front right has the perfect looks and demeanor for the style, doesn’t he? He looks like the leader of the pack, and he stands out wearing a light colored suit against his friends’ darker ones. Interesting detail is no one’s holding a smoke in their hand, but they’re all smiling!
RPPC: I haven’t seen this type before. It has a stamp box with S in each corner.
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