Figure 1.-- We note two CDV photos of a boy and girl, probably siblings. The boy is identified as Russell Parsons age 5 years. Russle wears a fancy outfits with bloomer legs. In the 1870s, knee pants became much more tighly fitted. I can�t quite make out the girl�s first name. It looks like Lizzie, but I can�t say for sure. Her last name is also Parsons and she was 8 years old when the photo was taken. Put your cursor on the image to see Lizzie.

We note two CDV photos of a boy and girl, probably siblings. The boy is identified as Russell Parsons age 5 years. Russle wears a fancy tunic outfits with bloomer legs. Notice that the tunic is rather short, ratherv like a jacket. In the 1870s, knee pants became much more tighly fitted. I can�t quite make out the girl�s first name. It looks like Lizzie, but I can�t say for sure. Her last name is also Parsons and she was 8 years old when the photo was taken. Both photos were taken at the studio of H.S. Mather in Cazenovia, NY. One is dated 1869. I presume the other portrait was also taken at about the same time. The different format suggests that the two portraits were not taken at the same setting. The printing on the back is so similar that it seems likely that the two were probably taken within a year or so of each other. Notice the furniture. Many early portraits through the 1860s were takem near a table. This is because of slow film speeds and the need to steady the subject. We still see tables in the late 19th century, but the subject is less likely to be leaning on it.

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