Figure 1.-- Here we have a cabinet card portrait of a little boy in a white dress with ringlet curls and hair bows. This was a common outfit for boys from affluent families in the 19th century. We would guess that he was 3-4 years old. In many cases we have guess with images like this. In this case the boy's name is written on the back of the card. His name was George Dewey Howell. The photographer was Huff in Newark, New Jersey. Presumably that was where George was from. The portrait is undatedm but we would guess was taken in the 1890s.

Here we have a cabinet card portrait of a little boy in a white dress with ringlet curls and hair bows. This was a common outfit for boys from affluent families in the 19th century. We would guess that he was 3-4 years old. In many cases we have guess with images like this. In this case the boy's name is written on the back of the card. His name was George Dewey Howell. We wonder if he was named after the war hero, Admiral Dewey who became a national hero after his victory at Minila Bay (1898). The photographer was Huff in Newark, New Jersey. Presumably that was where George was from. The portrait is undated, but we would guess was taken in the 1890s.

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