PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG COUPLE IN INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS

A young couple poses for their portrait at the Stone Front Gallery in Independence, Kansas. The photographer was Al Brown. The photographer created a nice scene for this portrait. The young woman, in a very fancy dress,  is holding a posted envelope in one hand and a letter in the other. She is standing next to a small table which holds a book and a framed photograph of a child. The husband is dressed in a suit and is wearing a corsage. He has an appearance of being dazed by the process of being photographed. What is that item on the floor leaning on his chair. Is it a large envelope, magazine or newspaper? Whatever it is; it certainly does not enhance the photograph. The couple in this photograph are identified by an inscription on the reverse of the photograph. The woman’s name is Sue Singleton or Sue Singletore (last name not completely legible). The husbands first name is very difficult to decipher. The first letter of his name either begins with an “H” or an “A”.

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PRETTY WOMAN WITH DARK HAIR, DARK EYES, AND WHITE GLOVES

A pretty young woman with dark hair and dark eyes poses for her portrait by a photographer named E. C. Brown whose studio was located on Douglas Avenue in Ellsworth, Kansas.  The woman in this photograph is wearing a striking dress with a couple of floral displays pinned to it. She is wearing formal white gloves and is holding some papers.  Her dress looks like a wedding dress but it is not likely that she would be holding papers in a wedding portrait. Perhaps a visitor to the Cabinet Card Gallery will share an opinion in regard to the specific context of this image.

Published in: on June 24, 2012 at 12:01 am  Comments (3)  
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YOUNGER THAN SHE LOOKS IN EMPORIA, KANSAS

This cabinet card present a young girl dressed in adult fashions for a “photo shoot” at the Page Studio, in Emporia, Kansas. She certainly displays a serious and mature appearance, and likely looks older than her chronological age. Since the reverse of the card does not indicate in which state the Emporia based studio is located; it is possible that the location of the studio was actually in another Emporia, such as Emporia, Virginia. However,  Kansas is the most likely candidate.

Published in: on March 26, 2010 at 12:01 am  Leave a Comment  
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