Figure 1.-- This cabinet card portrait shows seven childrem five girls and two boys. They look likeva middle-class family in comfortable circumsrances. They are not identified, but the children look to be about 7-18 years of age. The younger boy wears a silor suit, his older brother a standrd suit. The girls all wear diffeent styles of dresses With a variety of patterns. They are a good view of popular styles in the 1900s. The only unifying factor is high collars. Several have collars that overlap their shoilders. The younger girl has one of these collars done in white with lace trim. The next younger girl has a dress that has sailor influnces, but we would not call it a sailor dress. The two oldest sisters weae dresses like young women. The oldest wear a blouse and skirt.

This cabinet card portrait shows seven childrem five girls and two boys. They look likeva middle-class family in comfortable circumsrances. They are not identified, but the children look to be about 7-18 years of age. The younger boy wears a silor suit, his older brother a standrd suit. The girls all wear diffeent styles of dresses With a variety of patterns. They are a good view of popular styles in the 1900s. The only unifying factor is high collars. Several have collars that overlap their shoulders. The younger girl has one of these collars done in white with lace trim. Notice her large hair bow. Two of her sisters wear smaller bows. The next younger girl has a dress that has sailor influnces, but we would not call it a sailor dress. The two oldest sisters weae dresses like young women. The oldest wear a blouse and skirt. Their hair is done differently. The portrait is dated 1903. The mount is very similar 19th century cabinet card It is 4.25 x 6.5 inche, the stndard size. Iy is sine in a light grey, one of the new colors popular at the turn-of-the-20th century. The studio was Hermann Tietz.

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