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This cabinet card portrait dates from the mid-1900s decade, probably abou 1905. It is not dated, but is clear from both the cabinet card mount and the clothes the children are wearing. Dark, olive green mounts are one of thr charactetistic new cabinet card mounts ghat apperared at the turn-of-the 20th century. Three children are posed with the large family pooch. We are not sure about the breed. They look to be about 3-12 years old. The girls wear dresses and have ringlet curls. The yongest girl wears a white dress and holds a lovely porcelin doll. She poses on rattan chair painted white--also characteistic of the 1900s decade. The boy wears a double-breasted knee pants suit. He wears a n old fashioned narrow bow. Notice the watch fob and flap pocket. Wrist watches did not become popular, in part because of World War I. Knee pants had been worn since the mod-19th century, but only a few years after this portraiy was taken theu would be replaced ny knickers for American boys. All the children wear black lonmg stockings. The photographer was Rishel in Bowmanstown, Pennsylvania.
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