Figure 1.--This cabinet card portrait shows an unidentfied girl holding a large china head doll and a boy holds up an unusual rotating or flip type photo album. An unusual prop for a child to be photographed with. The studio was Eskildsen in Lawler, Iowa. The girl seems to be wearing adark jacket over her dress. The boy boy wears a knee pants suit with long stockings. The portrait is undated, but the mount helps date it go about 1890. Put your cursor on the image for a better view of the rotating stand. |
