Wow! This week's Sepia Saturday was a real doozy, I wasn't sure which way to go with it, but I just kept coming back to to that old lady in the bonnet with that, shall we say, unusual look on her face. Or let's just call it character. I have several photographs of "older women of character in bonnets" I would like to share so here they are:
This first photograph is a CDV taken probably about 1863-1864 by Geo. W. Wilcox, Traveling Photographer of an unidentified woman. This appears that it may have possibly had a revenue stamp on it at one time so most likely late 1864.
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| 1864 Woman |
The first photo below is a CDV taken around 1860 - 1862. The card was cut at the corners to fit into a photo album. There is no photographer listed, but on the back is written in hand, " Grandma Misserner, Harrison & Ernest Great Grandmother." The second photo is also most likely early 1860's and the woman and photographer are both unidentified. Update: I just realized the second woman, on the right below, is wearing eyeglasses!
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| 1860 -62 Woman |
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| Early 1860's Woman |
This next photograph is interesting, it appears to be of a woman probably late 1850's to early 1860's, but the photo was copied from glass and reprinted most likely sometime in the 1870's. The photographer who made the copy was Groves & Little, 21 Henry Street, Carlisle and the woman is unidentified.
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| Late 1850's to Early 1860's Woman |
This last photo I have posted before but I think it deserves another mention, don't you?
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| Early 1860's Woman |
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