PORTRAIT OF FOUR YOUNG SIBLINGS IN EAST JORDAN, MICHIGAN (1893 BABY CARRIAGE)

This cabinet card portrait captures four siblings posing for their photograph. There are several things of note in this image. First, the little boy is wearing a plaid double breasted suit as well as a bow tie and pocket chief. The boy’s pants are knicker style. The baby in this photograph is sitting in a baby carriage and appears quite attentive. The two oldest children have a hand on the carriage, keeping it securely in place. The photographer of this image is W. Slocum, who operated a studio in East Jordan, Michigan. Printing below the image indicates that this photograph was taken in 1893.   SOLD

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  1. RLB Hartmann's avatar On October 15, 2017 at 5:26 pm RLB Hartmann said:

    That baby carriage looks remarkably like a grocery shopping cart.

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    • bmarshphd's avatar On October 15, 2017 at 5:38 pm bmarshphd said:

      I had the exact same thought and almost wrote it in the description of the photograph. I also thought that the carriage seen in this image would never pass federal safety regulations. The grocery cart design at the front of the carriage would be extremely dangerous for a baby.

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      • Bill Patterson's avatar On October 15, 2017 at 10:32 pm Bill Patterson said:

        Reminiscent of the similar contraption shown in the family picture you posted on June 3, 2017 (Sorry … I had to look back and find it). Neither seems practical and looks like one device stacked on another…. but it does help pose the baby.


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