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We note a cabinet card portrait of Percy Jackman and his little sister Ruth Jackman. The children were 10 and 6 years old respectively. Percy wears a plsain collar buttoning knee pants suit. Collar buttoning suits were a popular choice for boys at the time. A splash of color is added by a big floppy bow. Ruth wears an elaborate striped dress with big baloon shoulders and long sleeves. Both children wear black long stockings which was very common. Ruth had extensive, but not very long ringlet curls. The portrait is dated May 1899. It was taken at the J.F. Gerrity & Co (embossing unclear) studio, Bangor, Maine. We note caninet cards changing at the turn-of-the century. This card had a larger than usual margin. We see even greater changes becoming more common after the tutn-of-the century.
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