Woman in Hornellsville, New York
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What it is:
Cabinet card measuring 4.25 x 6.5 inches.
What I know about it:
Photographer is (if I’m reading the elaborate font correctly) F. F. Crum of Hornellsville, New York. Otherwise undated and unidentified.
Comments:
For a while I thought this might be the same woman as the one pictured here, but I’ve since decided it’s not. I’m curious about the scroll she’s holding. Is she a recent graduate of something? I suspect this might be one of those instances where old-fashioned (from my perspective) styles of hair and dress fool me into thinking the person wearing them is older than she is.
Pics of Then 
Another surprising, silent blast from the past…
Funny, I don’t know why I never think of these photos as being silent, though, of course, they are.
I agree. I don’t think they’re the same woman ~ tho they look related. That is quite a bustle on that dress. And a lot of lace. And jewelry. I’m guessing graduate as well, tho the rings on her right hand (holding the scroll) indicate she’s married, and typically if a woman didn’t finish her schooling before she got married, she never did.
Yes, I thought she looked a bit old to be a high school graduate. I need to figure out what else that scroll might represent.
I look forward to reading what you find out!