Ellen Asbury (Mrs. Ed Asbury)
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Ellen Asbury (Mrs. Ed Asbury)
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Gaye Thomas
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06/02/2019
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AncientFaces
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09/05/2019
Circa 1910 Missouri - this used to be called "being dressed to the 9's".
Paulette Kile
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09/05/2019
I love the embroidery on the dress. It had to have been done by hand and not some fancy Singer sewing machine. True art form.
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KellieAnne Foreman
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09/05/2019
Lots of birds went extinct over these hats
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Ostriches are not extinct, and are not killed for their feathers.
KellieAnne Foreman
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09/05/2019
Lois DeArmond did I mention Ostriches? Nope I did not
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I like that the waist doesn't look cinched in tightly. Maybe it just looks that way due to the side angle.
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Teens styles are a different silhouette than earlier decades; The corsets were long-line, rather than cinched waisted.
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Her outfit is stunning, but my favorite part of the picture is her smile. Folks usually didn't smile in photos back then, or least not my kin.
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The exposure was long for a photo then so it's impressive that she held that expression for so long!
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AncientFaces I hadn't thought about that...very true!
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No, exposure times were not long by this time; much the same as today; people didn't smile in formal portraits because it was considered undignified. They thought one should look natural, and most people don't go about with big smiley faces all the time.
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Lois DeArmond You may be right! Mark Twain said ""I think a photograph is a most important document, and there is nothing more damning to go down to posterity than a silly, foolish smile caught and fixed forever."
Brigitte Cherubini
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09/05/2019
Love the dress. Hate the hat. I prefer small hats or fascinators.
Laney Briggs
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09/05/2019
This was a very wealthy woman. You can see it in her clothing and that hat, as well.
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