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The development of albumen negative formats (CDVs and cabinent cards) which lowered studio prices meant that there was an explosion in the number of photographic portraits. Thus allows us to more fully follow fashion and hair style developments. Our Dag and mbro aechive is limited. We have thousand of CDV and cabinet card imafes archived. As a result, wevarevable to follow fashion trends as never before. And we notice a large variety of hair styles in the 1860s. The standard hair cut for boys was relatively short, although in the 60s this commonly meant down to the ears. The Massachusetts boys here are agood examole (figure 1). This was a major change as at mid-century nost boys had longer hair. We still see the longer styles, especually in the early-60s. The Lincoln boys were a good example. The longer cuts thatbsome boys still wore were not a child's style. Nen also wore them. Younger boys might have longer hair even ringlets as the yonger boy here is wearing (figure 1). We do not notice any really long cuts like long ringlet curls. We bekiece they existed, it is just that they were not very commoon. We even note boys not yet breeched with short hair. ome morgees breeched boys first, but cutting a younger boys's curls was probably more common. A good example is an American boy in 1865. And we notice a boy who has been breached, but with elaborate hair styles, involving ringlet curls and a top roll. A good example is Herbert Lockwood about 1867. Any od course we notice boys who havev been breeched with rekatively short hair. An example of a young boy who has been breeched is C. Stewart in 1865. Shorter cuts continued to become more popular in the 1860s, but we still see boys with longer cuts. A good example is an unidentified Boston boy during the 1860s. An important part of hair styling. Boys had side parts. Girls has center parts. There were exceptions, but this was a widely followed comvention. It is useful in determining the gender of younger children because both boys and girls wore dresses.
The development of albumen negative formats (CDVs and cabinent cards) which lowered studio prices meant that there was an explosion in the number of photographic portraits. Dags and Amnbros taken in the 1850s could not be duplicated. Our Dag and Ambro aechive is thus very limited. We have thousand of CDV and cabinet card imafes archived. CDVs and cabinet cards coukd be and at low cost. The number of images thus escalated. And this as not a minor escalationm There were far more Dags and Anbros taken in America than Europe. And for every 1850s Dag and Ambro, we have hundreds if not thousands of CDVs u=in the 1860s, and the number of cabinet cards were also increasing exponentially. This allows us to fully follow fashion and hair style developments for the first time inngreat detail. As a result, we are able to follow fashion trends as never before.
And we notice a changing popular lengths of hair in the 1860s. The standard hair cut for boys was relatively short, although in the 60s this commonly meant down to the ears. The Massachusetts boys here are agood examole (figure 1). This was a major change as at mid-century nost boys had longer hair. We still see the longer styles, especially in the early-60s. The Lincoln boys were a good example. The longer cuts that some boys still wore were not a child's style. Nen also wore them. Shorter cuts continued to become more popular in the 1860s, but we still see boys with longer cuts. A good example is an unidentified Boston boy during the 1860s.
Boys might have longer hair even ringlets as the yonger boy here is wearing (figure 1). We do not notice any really long cuts like long ringlet curls. We believe they existed, it is just that they were not very common. We even note boys not yet breeched with short hair. Some mothers breeched boys first, but cutting a younger boys's curls was probably more common. A good example is an American boy in 1865. And we notice a boy who has been breached, but with elaborate hair styles, involving ringlet curls and a top roll. A good example is Herbert Lockwood about 1867. Any of course we notice boys who have been breeched with relatively short hair. An example of a young boy who has been breeched is C. Stewart in 1865.
An important part of hair styling was how the hair was parted. Boys had side parts. Girls has center parts. There were of course exceptions, but this was widely followed convention. As a result, it is useful in determining the gender of younger children because both boys and girls wore dresses through the 19th century. Today boys have only one part, normally a left part. But we also see right patts and occasionally center parts. At times center parts were fashionable for boys, but here we are talking about older boys and only for relatively short period in the 20th century. Center parts since the 19th century have been prinarily an element of girls' hair styling. We know this because in the portraits where we do have names, almost always the children with center parts are girls and side parts are boys. There are no absolute rules, but the gender parts conventions are so strong that it can be reliably used. And we have noted twin parts, usually a boy's style. They are not very common, but we do see them. The younger boy here has twin parts, although the second part is difficult to see (figure 1). Twin part styles are usually associated with top knots or top curls. They are useful in gathering the hair to create these styles. Parts were useful in a range ofd styles, helping to form the hair needed to form some styles. We are able to see all of this clearly for the first time in the 1860s not only because with the CDVs and cabinet cards we have so many images to assess, but also because of the shirter styles, it is easier to see where the hair is parted.
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