This cabinet card portrait features a man with a long wiry dark beard. His beard and thick mustache completely hide his mouth. This is an interesting style of beard. Most of his face and jaw line are clean shaven and his whiskers appear to be confined to his chin and upper lip. The photographer’s last name (Farley) appears on the reverse of the cabinet card but his location is not mentioned. The identity of this photographer is most likely W. H. Farley. He operated photo studios in a number of small towns in Illinois.
A MAN WITH AN INTERESTING LONG DARK BEARD
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I wish I knew how to explain this mans history; I do not… There must have been a reason for his appearance? It was surely something of the day… Gerald