Figure 1.--This portrait we think is a cabinet card (as opposed to a portrasit in a paper frame). It is a good example of the many varied styles of cabinet cards that appeared after the turn of the 20th century. The card measures 9" x 6". The actual insert print is 5 1/2" x 4". The boy wears a traditional sailor suit with an embroidered anchor dickey. The portraitwas taken in Chicago, Illinois, but we cannot make out the name of photographer. The inscription on the bsck reads, "Ralph Patterson Olmstead, Nov 23, 1912 - Age 7 Yrs, 6 1/2 Mo". Note the slightly off center, center hair part.

This portrait we think is a cabinet card (as opposed to a portrasit in a paper frame). It is a good example of the many varied styles of cabinet cards that appeared after the turn of the 20th century. The card measures 9" x 6". The actual insert print is 5 1/2" x 4". The boy wears a traditional sailor suit with an embroidered anchor dickey. The portraitwas taken in Chicago, Illinois, but we cannot make out the name of photographer. The inscription on the bsck reads, "Ralph Patterson Olmstead, Nov 23, 1912 - Age 7 Yrs, 6 1/2 Mo". Note the slightly off center, center hair part.

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