The norms and expectations for photographic portraits changed enormously between World War I and World War II. Whereas studio portraits of the early 20th century
This humorous postcard was copyrighted in 1905 by the prolific Philadelphia publisher, J. Murray Jordan. We have seen other postcard stories related to postcards from
In the early twentieth century, Reading was a busy and prosperous city in Pennsylvania. The Reading Railroad carried raw materials to the city and transported
Sometime around 1910, a young Virginian sat for a photographic portrait. The portrait was made and printed at Kramer’s Studio in Petersburg, Virginia. Petersburg is
The Young Man in Sioux City, Iowa – circa 1915 An unknown young man, wearing a light-colored suit with a tie, sat for a photographic