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Photo 66 features a very somber, blurry little girl:
Friend No. 66
The above photo is a tintype, as is the next one.
I love the next photo and really wish I could get it out of the album to scan it because I’m having a really hard time photographing it:
Friend No. 67
I definitely think this is a hidden-mother shot. This is a young infant and there’s no way he/she is that tall (or able to sit upright unassisted). I’m assuming the voluminous robes are hiding mom, who is holding the baby upright.
Love these. I am impressed that you are able to photograph so well.
Were the dresses like that provided by the photographer?
That’s a really good question! I think the photographer must have because who buys a dress like that for a baby otherwise? It could also just be a poofy piece of fabric draped over the baby. Since it’s black and white, you’d never be able to tell it’s not part of the dress.