Figure 1.-- Here is a cabinet card portrait of a boy identified as Phil Laurece. Presumably his proper name was Philip. Lawrence is probably a more common spelling, but the card is clearly spelled Laurence. The cabinet card portrait was taken by Humphrey & Abbey in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Laurence looks about 11-12 years old and has a large plaid floppy bow. The image is not dated, but a large bow like this suggests the 1880s. Such large bows were not common in the 70s and hair was often not quite so short. Small collars werer not commn in the 90s. The card had an unusual purple mount, I think with a belveled gilded edge. We can't see much of the suit, but it looks like a collar-buttoning jacket.

Here is a cabinet card portrait of a boy identified as Phil Laurece. Presumably his proper name was Philip. Lawrence is probably a more common selling, but the card is clearly spelled Laurence. The cabinet card portrait was taken by Humphrey & Abbey in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Laurence looks to be about 11-12 years old and wears a collar-buttoning suit with a large plaid floppy bow. The image is not dated, but a large bow like this suggests the 1880s. Small collars were not commn in the 90s. The card had an unusual purple mount, I think with a belveled gilded edge. Collar-buttoning jackets often had more modest bows.

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