Howard and Alic Boatwater (United States, about 1905)
Figure 1.-- Here we see two children identified as Howard and Alic Boatfield. We are not sure if Alic is Alice mispelled or short for Alexander or Alice. We tend to think it is Alice becayse of herr cenrer parted hair, usually meaning a girl. They look to be about 1-5 years old. Alic wears a white baby dress. Howard wears a collar byrroning knee panrs suit with a Fauntleroy collar with serrated edging and a floppy bow. He has the standard black long stockings and high-top shoes of the era. The portrait was taken by G.M. Hoffman in Le Roy New York. It was an Extra Finish portrait, meaning a whitish look and background lighting. This was the Ivoryette process developed by Edward Dana and helps date the portait to the 1890s.
Here we see two children identified as Howard and Alic Boatfield. We are not sure if Alic is Alice mispelled or short for Alexander or Alice. We tend to think it is Alice becayse of herr cenrer parted hair, usually meaning a girl. They look to be about 1-5 years old. Alic wears a white baby dress. Howard wears a collar byrroning knee panrs suit with a Fauntleroy collar with serrated edging and a floppy bow. He has the standard black long stockings and high-top shoes of the era. The portrait was taken by G.M. Hoffman in Le Roy New York. It was an Extra Finish portrait, meaning a whitish look and background lighting. This was the Ivoryette process developed by Edward Dana and helps date the portait to the 1890s.
