JPK Huson 1863
Brev. Brig. Gen'l
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2012
- Location
- Central Pennsylvania
eThe disclaimer here please know is we have a few knock down, drag out experts here on the forum. Apologies to them. You know who you are, having kept us all honest for many years- and thank you, please, please continue- as annoying as it must be.
There are several photos in the jumbled mess we inherited now defying identification. It just doesn't pay to guess. Here's what happens. You make even a GOOD guess, post the thing, it becomes adopted by relatives who post it, then it spreads. Like wildfire. Then someone contacts you who says " Um, this isn't grgrgrAunt Polly, it's her mother.... "
An idea of when the blazes the photo was taken would have been helpful.
No, I'm not the one to tell anyone, at all. There's a woman who is awfully helpful. She seems to be part of an online magazine and doesn't deal in technicalities, writes in a lovely, light narrative, is easy to follow- th various years and topics are found on the menu to the left. The only thing about the site is, easy to get lost.
http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/photodetectiveblog/CategoryView,category,hats.aspx
Using this family photo solely because the hat delights me more than any other hat ever encountered bar none. The people are still a mystery, the man bears a resemblance to my father as a young man. Posted it here previously asking for dates, very helpful! Writing what was gained from the site so far below, SO interesting!
Seriously, best, best hat ever?
1869-1875, women wore high ruffled collars BUT those sleeves? 1890's. You have to take the latest decade of course, no way around it.
1870s were one of the decades men wore wide ties, not flowered or striped, flowered was the following decade, striped the next. His haircut is longer than the close-cut style of the 1890's. But, the boy's haircut is certainly close cut, according to this site, a slam dunk for the 1890's.
Wide collar on children, 1870’s, late, but it's part of the Little Lord Fauntleroy rage lasting for an awfully long time. Poor guy, also 1890's.
Everyone here on the forum said this was 1890's so I'm cheating. It would have been a bad, bad thread to have been wrong, just a good thing my favorite hat ever happens to be in this tintype.
If I'm feeling brave, may try another one without a net ( expert ) tomorrow. Please remember the thread title? ' For Dummies ', it's my disclaimer. Be kind to one?
If anyone has one, especially suspected of being from around the war happy to put our heads together, have a shot at it. Feel free to post it.
There are several photos in the jumbled mess we inherited now defying identification. It just doesn't pay to guess. Here's what happens. You make even a GOOD guess, post the thing, it becomes adopted by relatives who post it, then it spreads. Like wildfire. Then someone contacts you who says " Um, this isn't grgrgrAunt Polly, it's her mother.... "
An idea of when the blazes the photo was taken would have been helpful.
No, I'm not the one to tell anyone, at all. There's a woman who is awfully helpful. She seems to be part of an online magazine and doesn't deal in technicalities, writes in a lovely, light narrative, is easy to follow- th various years and topics are found on the menu to the left. The only thing about the site is, easy to get lost.
http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/photodetectiveblog/CategoryView,category,hats.aspx
Using this family photo solely because the hat delights me more than any other hat ever encountered bar none. The people are still a mystery, the man bears a resemblance to my father as a young man. Posted it here previously asking for dates, very helpful! Writing what was gained from the site so far below, SO interesting!
Seriously, best, best hat ever?
1869-1875, women wore high ruffled collars BUT those sleeves? 1890's. You have to take the latest decade of course, no way around it.
1870s were one of the decades men wore wide ties, not flowered or striped, flowered was the following decade, striped the next. His haircut is longer than the close-cut style of the 1890's. But, the boy's haircut is certainly close cut, according to this site, a slam dunk for the 1890's.
Wide collar on children, 1870’s, late, but it's part of the Little Lord Fauntleroy rage lasting for an awfully long time. Poor guy, also 1890's.
Everyone here on the forum said this was 1890's so I'm cheating. It would have been a bad, bad thread to have been wrong, just a good thing my favorite hat ever happens to be in this tintype.
If I'm feeling brave, may try another one without a net ( expert ) tomorrow. Please remember the thread title? ' For Dummies ', it's my disclaimer. Be kind to one?
If anyone has one, especially suspected of being from around the war happy to put our heads together, have a shot at it. Feel free to post it.