Figure 1.-- Here we see a very substatial unidentified family which we believe to be English. All we know for sure is that the studio was in Barton and on the High Street. The problem is that there are many Bartons in America and England as well as a few in Australia and Canada. The cabinet card only reads "Caninet Portrait" on the front which means that it is probably not American. But the clincher is a stamp on the back which locates it on the High Street. This is the term in England for Main Street. But as there are numerous Bartons in England we have no idea which one. The studio was C. Canty at 18 High Street in Barton.

Here we see a very substatial unidentified family which we believe to be English. All we know for sure is that the studio was in Barton and on the High Street. The problem is that there are many Bartons in America and England as well as a few in Australia and Canada. The canonet card only reads 'Cabinet Portrait' on the front which means that it is probanly not American. But the cincher is a stamp on the back which locates it on the High Street. This is the term in Englnd for Main Street. But as there are numerous Bartons in England we have no idea which one. Taking portraits outdoors was also much more common in England than America. While we are are fairly sure the portrait is English, we are less sure about the date. We think it was probably the early-80s, in part becuse there are no Fauntleroy influences and the mother and older daughters do not have the puffed sholders we see with 1890s dresses. The 1890s is, however, possible. There are nine children, four boys and five girls. The younger girls wear the same plain dresses with lace collars. Theree boys wear collar-buttonong jackets with small collars, one reson we believe it was taken in the early-80s and not the 90s. The black long stockings we think makes the 1870s less likely. The youngest boy wearng a fancy dress with a ruffled collar.

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