Figure 1.-- This cabinet card is a portrait of “Eddie Young, age 5 and Ralph Young, age 3. Their parents were Mr. and Mrs. Barie G. Young. The portrait was taken by Franck in Hammond, Indiana. It is not dated. The dealer estimates 1896-98. I think this is a good estimate.

This cabinet card is a portrait of “Eddie Young, age 5 and Ralph Young, age 3. Their parents were Mr. and Mrs. Barie G. Young. The portrait was taken by Franck in Hammond, Indiana. It is not dated. The dealer estimates 1896-98. I think this is a good estimate. The Fauntleroy suits were popular in the 1890s and classic suits like this began to become less popular after the turn of the 20th century. The light-colored cabinent card mounts became popular in the late 90s. HBC is not yet an expert in furniture, but we believe that whicker furniture was especially popular in the late-90s and 1900s. The boys seem to be wearing identical classic Fauntleroy suits. The only difference we can see is tht the floppy bows look to be different colors.

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