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05/08/2023

This photo has so much character!! I am dying to know more about this nautical fellow. The cabinet card looks to be late 1800s. I've wondered if he is associated with the Toronto Life Saving & Police Patrol Service when it was under a different name. The binoculars indicate some sort of search and rescue/lookout occupation. His hat says "Toronto" but I can not tell what the rest of it says. He has some pretty fancy metals. I've never seen the elaborate filigree he sports at the end of each ribbon; they are very much like the British Royal Navy dolphin. The age of the card most likely means that this predates the creation of the Royal Canadian Navy. He also has a beautiful medal hanging from his lapel by a large bow, but I can not quite make it out. The back of the card reads, "To sister Jenna, from Willie". Willie has the stripes of a captain. If only these photos could talk! I'm captivated by Captain Willie, and I hope one day I can learn more about him and his life.

29/06/2023

Here we have a cabinet card of a handsome, young man of the early Gilded Age. Photographed in 1900-1901 in Fargo, North Dakota by photographer Ernest H. Richardson. On the back of the card, there is a faint pencil of the name, "Arthur Neyhart." Mr. Neyhart has such fine features, with his wide-set mouth and masculine chin. His eyes are haunting, with their subtle creases and intense stare. I imagine him to have a gentle smile, and soft spoken voice. I have not been able to find any concrete information about him, but I can say with certainty that the date of this photo is very specific to 1900-1901 based on the below information:

"Ernest H. Richardson was born at Old Orchard, Maine, on November 22, 1875. He came to Fargo around December 1899 and took over the Charles Judd studio. In 1901, he married Florence Amelia Hamilton, and together, they had four children. Mr. Richardson left Fargo sometime around 1901. He was a photographer in Minnesota until 1917, when he moved to Ames, Iowa. In Ames, he served as the Iowa State College photographer. Mr. Richardson died in Ames on May 18, 1941."

"Fargo, North Dakota Photographers, (Draft December 6, 1999)," State Historical Society of North Dakota, www.history.nd.gov

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19/06/2023

This beautiful woman was photographed at the turn of the 20th century (1900-1910). Notice her blouse, which billows over the waist. This style of blouse was actually called a "waist" or "shirt-waist" blouse. She's wearing a lovely hat decorated in plumage, but off to the side, we can see a boater hat and a parasol. She's dressed in a fashionable walking outfit for her time. That waistline is Itty bitty, and she looks very youthful. I love this playful pose. There was no information on the woman or the photographer.

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