tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post5259663235007136802..comments2024-03-24T21:46:01.457-05:00Comments on Forgotten Old Photos: Photo Number 361Far Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-73011019321254827822010-11-06T14:29:30.241-05:002010-11-06T14:29:30.241-05:00If this was addressed to the J. L. Fox I see in th...If this was addressed to the J. L. Fox I see in the 1870 US census - he was 33 years old at the time and living with a family named Cain. I wonder if he was Mrs. Cain's brother or a border?Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-59334425847965110412010-11-03T18:39:04.218-05:002010-11-03T18:39:04.218-05:00Hi Judy, A CdV is a small card about 2 1/2 inches...Hi Judy, A CdV is a small card about 2 1/2 inches wide by 4 inches long..similar to what we would call a wallet photo. The photo is mounted on a stiff cardstock. It is a type of calling card, when you visited someone you left them your card. The actual name is Cartes de Viste a French word ..I shorten it to CdV.:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-9150396495240425632010-11-03T17:32:20.261-05:002010-11-03T17:32:20.261-05:00I'm finally going to ask you what a "CdV&...I'm finally going to ask you what a "CdV" is. Cool photo as usual, by the way! JudyJudy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285955135795056605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-62969282524153535012010-11-03T13:45:36.696-05:002010-11-03T13:45:36.696-05:00This photo is definitely 1860s. For one, the corne...This photo is definitely 1860s. For one, the corners of the CdV tell us that with the squared corners and the square border. The thin inner and thicker outer border lines were popular around 1864. This young woman is wearing what looks like a gathered front bodice, meaning instead of it being darted for a smooth bodice, it is gathered to the waist. It's typically an older woman's style as it was most popular in the 1850s, but she may have gotten a hand me down, or liked the style herself. OR she could be still young enough to wear loose fitting dresses, moving toward her "coming out" age, but not quite there. Her skirt shape is still round, so I'm going to shoot at 1864-1868 as the year. I wonder what fabric she made her dress from? Cotton wasn't used so much as it is today, so likely wool of some kind, maybe linen.<br /><br />NorkioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-76495170482758056062010-11-03T06:22:10.429-05:002010-11-03T06:22:10.429-05:00I love this period in history. A very nice photo...I love this period in history. A very nice photo Connie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com