Figure 1.-- The boy here is identified on the back as Russell Waterbury. There are some letters before Russell, perhps 'Wm' for William, but we are not sure. There is no indication as to the studio. Willim looks to be about 13 years old, perhaps 14 years. He wears a peaked cap, double-breasted suit, knee pants, and long stockings. Note the high collar and what looks like a tie. The cap and knee pants help to date the photogrph to the early- or mid-1900s. (Flat caps and knickers were standard in the 1910s.)

This is a portrait, but not a studio portrait. It looks like a snapshot. He looks to be posing on the stair of a rustic building, perhapos his home. The photograph is mounted on a cabinet card like a studio portrait. It is one of the new style cabinet cards that appeared at the turn-of-the 20th century. Apparently some people took their snapshots to studios to be mounted on card stock. This probably redlects that for three decades most photograps were studio portraits and mounted on cards. The mount along with the boy's clothing help us to date the portrai to the 1900s, probably some time around 1900-05. The card is 3 1/2" x 3" with an image 2" x 1 1/2". Many new stylkes og cabinet card mounts appeared at the turn-of-the century. small cards like thgis ws one of the new styles. The boy is identified on the back as Russell Waterbury. There are some letters before Russell, perhps 'Wm' for William, but we are not sure. There is no indication as to the studio. Willim looks to be about 13 years old, perhaps 14 years. He wears a peaked cap, double-breasted suit, knee pants, and long stockings. Note the high collar and what looks like a tie. The cap and knee pants help to date the photogrph to the early- or mid-1900s. (Flat caps and knickers were standard in the 1910s.)

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