A well dressed and very handsome man poses for his photographic portrait at the studio of Schreiber Bros. in West Bend, Wisconsin. The gentleman’s hair has been styled with care and his mustache earns him a spot in the cabinet card gallery’s “Mustaches (Only the Best)” category. Click on the category to see some wonderful examples of interesting mustaches of the era. The Schreiber Bros. studio won photography awards in 1898, according to the journal, Photographic Times (1898). Research indicates the brothers are L. Schreiber and W. F. Schreiber.
GOOD LOOKING GUY IN WEST BEND, WISCONSIN
HANDSOME MAN IN MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Meet Walter Burnham, who is posing for his portrait at the studio of Langley, in Manchester, New Hampshire. The studio was located at 780 Elm Street. Burnham has movie star looks and an interesting mustache which curls upward at each end. The mustache earns him a place in the Cabinet Card Gallery category of “Mustaches (Only the Best)”. Click on the category for other interesting or unusual mustaches.
TURN OF THE CENTURY TOUGH GUY
This cabinet card presents a well dressed man, build very solidly, and with an appearance of being someone that you would want on your side, if fisticuffs were to occur. In short, he looks like a tough guy. There is no identifying information available concerning the gentleman photographed, or the photographer. The gentleman’s mustache qualifies him to join the cabinet card gallery category of “Mustaches (Only the Best)”. Check out this category for some very interesting and creative facial hair styles.
TWO GENTLEMEN LOOKING IMPORTANT IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
This cabinet card is an image of two gentlemen dressed warmly in overcoats, hats, and gloves. They exude an air of importance. The photographer is Mahon & Taylor of Nashville, Tennessee. (SOLD)
TOP HAT: FASHION STATEMENT IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN
This cabinet card photograph features a young man formally dressed with a top hat on his head. “Toppers” became very popular at the end of the 18th century and remained in fashion to various degrees during the next two centuries. Viewing the fashionable man in this photograph brings up the question, “in what settings does he wear the top hat?”. The photographer is E. P. Baker of Detroit, Michigan. A Detroit business directory, published in 1873, lists Baker as owning a photographic studio at a different address than the address listed on this cabinet card.
PORTRAIT OF A RURAL MAN IN LITTLETON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
This photographic portrait is an image of a man who appears to have a rural background. Is this man a farmer; dressed in his best hat and bow tie? Note his bushy mustache. The photographer is Marshall D. Cobleigh who bought his studio in 1891. The studio was located in Littleton, New Hampshire. While working as a photographer, he studied law. After passing the bar, he sold the studio and practiced law in New Hampshire.
“I PUT A SPELL ON YOU”…. AN ABSOLUTELY FRIGHTENING GUY AND A HYPNOTIZED WOMAN IN CEDAR FALLS, IOWA
This cabinet card is a portrait of a man, reminiscent of Svengali, and a woman who appears as if she is under an evil hypnotic trance. This photograph is surreal. The lighting makes the man look as if his head is aglow and the woman being positioned close behind the man is quite unusual. The photographer is Sorensen who operated a studio in Cedar Falls, Iowa in 1880 and then again in 1895 through 1896. To view other photographs by Sorensen, click on the category “Photographer: Sorensen”.
MAN WITH UNFRIENDLY MUTTON CHOPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
A gentleman with unfriendly mutton chops poses for his portrait at the studio of P. E. Chillman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Why use the adjective “unfriendly”? The answer is that the term “friendly” mutton chops refers to mutton chops that are joined by a mustache. This gentleman’s mutton chops lack a connecting mustache, thus, the mutton chops are not friendly. To learn more about Chillman and to view other photographs by him, click on the category “Photographer: Chillman”.
PORTRAIT OF AN OLD MAN
This Cabinet Card is a portrait of an unidentified elderly man by an unidentified photographer in an unidentified location. The gentleman who is the subject of this portrait has a face with a lot of character. If he was 80 years old and the photograph was taken in 1890, than he was born when James Madison was the fourth President of the United States. This man had seen a great deal of early American history by the time this photograph was taken. Note his long hair and interesting beard.
MUTTON CHOPS IN NEWBURGH, NEW YORK
A gentleman with mutton chop sideburns, poses for his photograph at the studio of L. Karmel in Newburgh, New York.
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