Tag Archives: handsome man

OMG – a mustache!

Neck scarf wearing mustached gentleman of the 1860s-1870s.

Neck scarf wearing mustached gentleman of the 1860s-1870s.

A very nice CDV vignette of a mustached man -the first on this blog, but not the last -ba-dum-ching!


1909 Fraternity boy (?) from Brooklyn

1909 Fraternity boy (?) Personal collection.

1909 Fraternity boy (?) Private collection.

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This one did not scan well. The process made the dark parts look like silver, so I toyed with it some. Does anyone out there know the pin he’s wearing? I’m guessing a fraternity by other examples I’ve seen.

An adult wrote the date on the back in pencil, then below it a toddler (I strongly assume) wrote it again, also in pencil. :)

Photographer: Oxford & Dillholfk. Brooklyn, N.Y.


A beautiful trio with some weird shading

Click for larger version.

Click for larger version.

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This man is so ‘pretty’ he looks like a doll. His wide eyes stare into the distance while the women are looking directly into the camera.


Chester Pratt

Chester Pratt. Personal Collection

Chester Pratt. Private Collection

Chester Pratt had an attitude in this photograph, didn’t he? Was he mad at at the photographer? Did he have a bad day, or was he just showing pride?  Who knows, but there’s everything to love about this photograph.

Photographer: Miller. Bushnell. ILL.


Unknown Sitter from Lima, NY

Anonymous from Lima N.Y. Personal Collection

Anonymous from Lima N.Y. Private Collection

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This CDV is probably from the early 1880s. Too bad we will never know the name of the sitter because he’s well worth remembering! Notice the diamond pattern of his tie and the triangle stud.

Photographer: E. P. Baker. Lima, NY