Today I share five delightful ladies fashions from the 1860’s – the Civil War era. The time period produced your typical very full skirt with hoops underneath, long sleeves and hair pulled back from the face. All are carte-de-visite photographs – 2.5X4 inches. Our first photograph shows a […]
Old photographs can take us from today’s time and fashions into a world of long ago. How fortunate we are to have actual representations of our loved ones begining around 1842. But the process was expensive. By 1860 the carte-de-visite was introduced – a photograph taken and put […]
I am very excited to present this photo – four friends who decided to have their photo taken together. Jewel Snell, Anna Wren, Marian Wein and Edith Van Loom – are the ladies in the photo. Unfortunately a photographer’s name or place name is not given. The skirts […]
Another beautiful wedding photo! A lovely bride in black, with a beautiful white veil. Notice the pattern in her skirt and in the bolero jacket – with huge leg-o-mutton sleeves – must be a late 1890’s photo! The groom is very handsome – his wedding band looks sparkly […]
What a handsome couple on their wedding day! The bride has a lovely, floor-length veil – decorated with flowers. Her outfit is simple, but beautiful. She wears what looks like a bolero jacket with a lacy blouse underneath. The groom wears one of the longest bows I’ve seen, […]
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