Arthur Monk. RPPC. Private Collection.
Arthur’s eyes come through even in sepia. Beautiful!
This gentleman is IDed on the back of this real photo postcard, unfortunately there are too many Arthur Monks born in his time period to find out who he was. Too bad.
RPPC: AZO 1904-1918
1880s-1890s Cabinet card.
The higher the collar, the higher you are in society…? :)
I picture him spending long evenings in the family library, in the flickering light of a gas lamp reading book after book and newspapers while debating politics over a glass of whiskey. What a proper, educated gentleman is supposed to do.
1870s teen. CDV. Private Collection.
This teen has beautiful features yet he appears frail; he’s swimming in his collar. Was he recovering from an illness, or losing weight from sickness? If he were naturally this gaunt I think his collar would better fit him.
Photographer: G. Whipple. Valparaiso, Indiana.
Zamsky Studio. Philadelphia. Studio portrait. Private Collection.
But, I’ll calm down.
I wish this sitter was IDed. Pretty, wasn’t he? And as such he earned a spot in this collection. The 50s was such a wonderful yet deeply flawed decade, but its fashion aesthetics are still timelessly elegant. I need to live in a parallel universe with today’s technology, civil rights and back then’s style. :)
Photographer: Zamsky. Philadelphia.
1870-80s profile portrait of young man. Cabinet card. Private collection.
The top left of the card is a bit damaged, but nothing to detract from this anonymous sitter. He’s wearing his hair cropped short which gives him a more contemporary look. Really, he could blend in at a posh wedding today, and to think this portrait is only 130 plus years old, making this fine gentleman about a century and a half years old.
I first came across this one on tumblr, shared it on this tumblr account and by chance acquired it since. So yes, if you come from tumblr you already saw this one from me, but this is a new scan. :)
Photographer: Atherton’s. The back is blank.
Bowlers And High Collars 