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Girl with Glasses and Lapel Watch

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of photo with decorative border or frame.

Printed on the other side of this real photo postcard: "White House Photo Parlor, W. H. Burnham, Prop., 25 Clinton Ave., Cortland, N.Y."

A portrait of a young girl with glasses. Her dress has a lacy collar, she has a bow in her hair, and she's wearing a necklace and a lapel watch with chain.

The type of Azo stamp box (with four corner triangles pointing up) printed on the other side suggests a date that may be as early as 1904 to 1918.

Compare the oval border of this photo with the one used for Man's Portrait in Elaborate Border.

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4 comments

Deborah Lundbech said:

I like her serious face with a hint of humor behind her eyes. It's a pretty border - and looks very much like a graduation photograph to me (white shirt, high lace collar, pinned on watch and chain, neat hair (with "wings") pulled back with a large bow at the nape of her neck.
I think it was probably taken on the earlier side of the card's dates.
2 years ago

Deborah Lundbech said:

Also, I remember the 2nd card - and writing about the controversy of "elaborate border" cards.
: )
It's a lovely, decorative border and frames such a kind, handsome face.
2 years ago

RicksPics said:

Wow. I wasn't aware that such elaborately printed frames were commonly used in portrait photography. The young woman's face appears to have so rich a sense of depth and fine detail (particularly the glasses) that I wonder if it was artfully retouched.
2 years ago

Alan Mays said:

Thanks, Deborah and Rick! I'm not sure if amateurs could purchase these frames (or "masks") and create the photos themselves or if you had to send away somewhere to get them made. I haven't yet located a good explanation of the process.
2 years ago
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