An elegantly dressed couple pose for their portrait at the Providence, Rhode Island studio of Theodore F. Chase. The gentleman in this photograph displays a common cabinet card facial expression. He looks intently serious. His wife, on the other hand, has quite the sour look on her face. She looks like there is a hundred other places she would rather be. Chase’s studio was located at 61 Westminister Street. He also operated his business from other addresses. City directories reveal that in 1883 and 1884 his studio was located at 249 1/2 Westminister. Theodore Chase was born in 1842 in Fall River, Massachusetts. He married Emma Horton in 1865 and the couple had four children.
THE CABINET CARD GALLERY 
Haha, I love them! Looks as if the photographer was waisting a lot of time, or was bragging silly phrases to cheer them up a bit ^^
Thanks so much for posting this! I’ve been doing family research and discovered that this Theodore is my great great uncle. I was wondering if there were any surviving photos of his work and I found your blog- thanks again for sharing.