This charming vintage photograph, measuring 6 x 4.25 inches, captures a young girl in the early 20th century, posed confidently with one hand resting on a carved-back wooden chair. Her stance, with one leg raised onto the chair’s rung, gives the image a spirited and slightly playful energy—suggesting a child comfortable in front of the camera. Her expression is calm and composed, with the faintest trace of a smile playing at the corners of her lips, giving her a sense of self-possession that is rare in children’s portraiture of the period.She wears a delightful checked dress with a high, ruffled collar and full sleeves gathered at the wrists. The dress is decorated with bands of detailed horizontal pleating and lacework near the hem, a popular style for girls in the Edwardian era. Her long hair, parted down the middle and styled into loose waves, is adorned with two large white hair bows—adding a delicate and feminine touch. She wears dark stockings and ankle-high leather button-up boots, typical of children’s fashion of the 1900s. The photograph was taken by George J. Vreeland, a professional photographer based in Enid, Oklahoma, whose elegant studio mark appears in the lower right corner of the original mount. George J. Vreeland was part of a photographic lineage—his mother, Rosa Vreeland, was a pioneering woman in the field of photography. Her career spanned over three decades during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She began her photographic journey in 1881 in McPherson, Kansas, establishing herself as a skilled artisan photographer and entrepreneurial studio owner. Throughout her career, she operated studios in various locations, including Salina, Hutchinson, and Marion in Kansas, as well as Colorado Springs, Colorado. Around 1901, she relocated to Alva, Oklahoma, where she continued her photographic work under the Vreeland Studio name. Rosa operated her own studio during a time when few women worked in this profession and earned a reputation for her technical skill and artistry behind the camera. She undoubtedly influenced her son’s work, and her legacy lives on in portraits such as this—well-composed, gently lit, and full of personality. The mount itself is beautifully decorated with pressed, embossed scrollwork framing the photograph, further emphasizing the image’s refined presentation. SOLD
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