Figure 1.--The boy is this CDV portrait is Francis Holmes Mayhew. He was born March 17, 1861. The portrait was taken in the Hugo Broich studio in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He looks to be about 8 years old. This would mean that the portrait was taken about 1869-70. He wears a button-on knee pants outfit.

The boy is this CDV portrait is Francis Holmes Mayhew. He was born March 17, 1861. The portrait was taken in the Hugo Broich studio in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The seemless background suggests a skilled photographer. The cloth draping the tables seems rather basic. He looks to be about 8 years old. This would mean that the portrait was taken about 1869-70. We would guess he came from a family in comfortable circumstances. Note how carefully his hair is combed. He wears a button-on knee pants outfit. The top is interesting, notice the diagonal detailing and buttoning as well as a hint of a white collar. This suggests there waas a shirt iof some kind under the top. Also notice the small bow that looks rather like a modern bowtie. We have no idea what color the garment was. Here it appears to be worn as a blouse. In other images we see similar garments worn as a tunic. The matching knee pants are quite long. Notice the white long stockings. Small collars and White stockings were popular in the 1860s. The table covered with a cloth was a common prop with Dags and was still common in the 1860s, but not in the 70s. The outfit seems more characteristic of the 1870s. We do not know much about Frencis' life. We kniow that he married and a daughter was born in 1894. The image here was found in her estate. He died in 1937.

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