Woman from Rockland, Maine
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What it is:
Photo (approx. 4 x 6 inches) inserted into a cardboard frame/folder (I have cropped most of the folder from the scan).
What I know about it:
Photographer is Rockland Photo Studio of Rockland, Maine. Otherwise undated and unidentified.
Comments:
Everything about this photo, her face and body, her hair, her dress, her expression, the lighting, etc., has such a gentle softness to it without falling into fuzziness or blurriness. I think it’s quite pretty.
Pics of Then 
Hi Matt
I think it looks more like a painting than a photo. It really is lovely!
Thanks, Katherine! I agree, her dress in particular. I had to look at the enlargement to make sure it was some filmy fabric and not a painting.
Soft and pretty – she looks like the grandmother on whose lap all the grandchildren want to cuddle.
Agreed! And if you’re a good child, she might even let you crawl into her lap while she’s wearing her nice dress rather than waiting until she’s less formal.