Figure 1.-- This studio portait shows a little girl and her big brother. They are Julia and William Lankford. The portrait is undated. It is a cabinent card, a 4 x 5 3/4 inch photo on a 6 x 8 inch mount. The style of the mount suggests it was taken after the turn-of-the 20th century, probably the 1900s. Julia wears a standard white summer dress and hairbow. William hair is very carefully combed. He is dressed rather plainly. His shirt has a small rounded collar which he wears with knee pants. He is barefoot for the portrait. The portrait was taken by the Eutsler Brothers studio in Danville, Virginia.

This studio portait shows a little girl and her big brother. They are Julia and William Lankford. The portrait is undated. It is a cabinent card, a 4 x 5 3/4 inch photo on a 6 x 8 inch mount. The style of the mount suggests it was taken after the turn-of-the 20th century, probably the 1900s. Julia wears a standard white summer dress and hairbow. William hair is very carefully combed. He is dressed rather plainly. His shirt has a small rounded collar which he wears with knee pants. He is barefoot for the portrait. Curiously we see quite a few children photographed barefoot in portraits taken during thecearly 20th century. What we do not fully understand is why they were so common. Certainly it reflects the fct that many children went barefoot. But we do not think going barefoot was more common than in the late-19th century. And 19th century portraits of barefoot childen are less common. The portrait was taken by the Eutsler Brothers studio in Danville, Virginia.

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