PORTRAIT OF A LARGE WOMAN : FASHION : DENVER, COLORADO : CABINET CARD

This cabinet card portrait features a large woman wearing a vertically striped dress. Her hair is in a bun. She was poorly posed by the photographer. The woman’s photograph was taken by Central Photo Parlors, located in Denver, Colorado. Note the corner wear on the reverse (top left hand corner). This photograph has excellent clarity. SOLD

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PRETTY WOMAN : PORTRAIT : LEICESTER, ENGLAND : CABINET CARD

This cabinet card presents a beautifully dressed pretty woman posing for her portrait in Leicester, England. The photography studio that produced this image is Seville & Company Art Photographers and it was located at 76 Granby Street in Leicester, England. This cabinet card portrait is in very good condition (see scans).

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GEHRIG HITS HOMERUN WITH PORTRAIT OF STYLISH YOUNG WOMAN IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Joseph W. Gehrig “hits one out of the park” with this cabinet card portrait of a fashionable and attractive woman in Chicago, Illinois. She looks magnificent with her white fur draped around her neck and her black feather hat. The subject of this photograph is clearly a woman of means. The photographer of this  excellent photograph, Joseph Gehrig (1847-1915), was active in Chicago between 1876 and 1905. He produced many portraits of celebrities, society folk, and performing artists. He began his career in Dubuque, Iowa. This cabinet card has some corner wear and the image’s top center edge is imperfect. This cabinet card portrait is in overall very good condition (see scans). 

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PRETTY WOMAN : DRESSED FOR SUCCESS : OVAL : RPPC

This vintage postcard features a pretty young woman dressed for success. She is dressed like a professional career woman of today. She is fashionable but staid. She has a wonderful smile. This is a studio postcard very likely is one of a kind. The postcard  is in very good condition (see scans). 

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PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN SURROUNDED BY POTTED PLANTS : CABINET CARD

This cabinet card portrait features a young woman surrounded by potted plants. This is an unusual pose considering the photograph was taken in a studio. The photographer and location of the studio are unknown. (SOLD)

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ELEGANT LADY IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA : EDOUART & COBB : CABINET CARD

A beautifully dressed elegant lady poses for her portrait in San Francisco, California. She has long tight ringlet curls. A family of four could live under her tent-like dress. This cabinet card was produced by the studio of Edouart & Cobb. Edouart (1818-1892) was born in England and was the son of the famed silhouetist, Auguste Edouart. He was educated in England and between 1848 and 1850, he was a painter and daguerreotypist in New York City. He arrived in San Francisco in 1852 and worked as a landscape artist. By 1860, he opened a photographic studio where he was known for his watercolor photographs. In 1869 he joined David Cobb (1841-?) in a partnership in a photographic studio. The studio was located at 504 Kearny Street in San Francisco. Their partnership lasted until 1881. Cobb was active in San Francisco between 1863 and 1865, as well as between 1869 and 1889. In 1866 he worked in Grass Valley California. This is an early cabinet card. The photograph is in excellent condition (see scans). 

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PRETTY WOMAN : MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN : FASHION : CABINET CARD

This cabinet card features an attractive  young woman posing for her portrait at the studio of C. F. Dittmar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The woman is wearing an interesting belt and her dress has pretty embroidery. Dittmar is mentioned in a number of photography journals between 1897 and 1901.   SOLD

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PORTRAIT OF A LADY WITH BROAD SHOULDERS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS

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FASHIONISTA : WINTER WHITE ENSEMBLE : LAKEPORT, NEW HAMPSHIRE : VINTAGE PHOTO

This vintage photograph features a woman who can be best described as a fashionista. She is wearing what has been described by a viewer as a “Winter White Ensemble”. Note the fur cape, bustled dress, flowered hat, gloves, and the fan in her right hand. This photograph was taken by C. D. Andrews, who operated a studio in Lakeport, New Hampshire. This soft focus portrait was beautifully done by the Andrew studio. (SOLD)

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PRETTY YOUNG WOMAN IN SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA

This cabinet card photograph captures a pretty young woman with an” interesting look”.  Her hair is styled  in a somewhat unusual manner. The photograph was taken by an unidentified photographer in Scranton, Pennsylvania.  SOLD

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