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July 25, 2015

1910s young man with the upturned collared shirt

By C.E. Ryan
RPPC. Private Collection.

RPPC. Private Collection.

He has his collar upturned and it looks like an all-in-one dress shirt + collar. This gent was an early adopter.

And there’s something of a defiant sneer behind this half smile. I’m willing to bet his father of the more conservative, detachable starched collar camp didn’t like that his son wore those shirts.

I can hear the father say “Get this travesty of a shirt off and get a proper collar! What is this world coming to? You look undone!”, to which this young gent replied something like “You and your stuffy old ways! I’ll wear what I want!”

Think I’m exaggerating? :) For us today this may seem like a ridiculous issue, but there was an uproar over the adoption of collared shirts into the mainstream. They were thought to make a man not look like a proper gentleman. Oh, the decaying of society! The British were especially against this trend coming from America. Surprised much? Well, they lost this battle.

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Photographer: Elsner Studio. Loup City. Nebraska

RPPC: AZO 1904-1918

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July 17, 2015

Smiling impishly with a bandaged finger

By C.E. Ryan
Smiling impishly with a bandaged finger. Tintype. Private Collection.

Smiling impishly with a bandaged finger. 2″ x 3″ tintype. Private Collection.

When you injure yourself on the day of your photoshoot appointment! This charming gent has a very playful smile on his face. Under his tilted hat he’s posing with a bandaged finger prominently displayed. He could have easily hid it but chose not to.

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July 12, 2015

Mr. Timeless Elegance

By C.E. Ryan
Cabinet card portrait. Private Collection.

Kough & Leeper cabinet card portrait. Private Collection.

This very handsome gentleman from the 1880s is very smartly dressed. The striped tie is rather nice too.

No need to edit the contrast or erase scratches on this one. Like the timeless elegance of the sitter, this picture stood the test of time. The scalloped edges are golden too, truly a beautiful card which was kept in an album.

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Photographer: Kough & Leeper. Fayette St. Uniontown, Pennsylvania.

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June 29, 2015

Bespectacled Victorian Czechoslovakian in profile

By C.E. Ryan
CDV. Private Collection.

1890s CDV. Private Collection.

A very interesting little CDV, both unique and beautiful, of a young man in profile with glasses on his nose.

He’s wearing some fine and unusual evening wear. The details are amazing like the diamond shaped buttons on the white shirt, and the looped ones on the slim coat. His bowtie looks made of velvet.

His hair also feels like an anachronism.

Back of CDV. V. Donat & J. Tomas

Back of CDV. V. Donat & J. Tomas

Photographer: V. Donat & J. Tomas. Prague. Czech Republic (the Austro Hungarian Empire at the time).

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June 24, 2015

Endearingly interested

By C.E. Ryan
Cabinet photo. Private Collection.

An endearing expression. Cabinet photo circa 1900. Private Collection.

This young man’s expression is so cute, cute, cute. And his bowtie is crooked. He wants to smile, yet he looks like he’s checking out something or is interested in the process.

This picture portrait came out wonderfully, didn’t it?

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