Posted 8 years ago
capot1948
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We found this photo with frame on our last Galveston trip. The photo is approximately 11" W x 18" L. I'd be interested in approximately what time period this was from.
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Beginning or middle of the Victorian era - that's what I'm thinking.
Do you mean Edwardian?
Thanks to you both for the help
I've been studying Edwardian and early Victorian ladies dress styles. Edwardian was what, six or seven years - so I think I mean Edwardian thru middle of Victorian era. How's that?
Photo style, frame and clothing are typical of early 20th century.
I'd put it at about 1905- 1920.
scott
Thanks Scott. All, one thing I neglected to mention is that the glass in the frame is beveled but doesn't sound like glass at all but instead sounds like plastic or acrylic when tapped. I know the frame is wood just by looking at the back and seeing where the hanging wire is attached. We must have hung this as soon as we got home from our trip or else I totally forgot but on the back is written:
G.A. Walker
4430A Chouteau Ave
FR-1-1073
And looking closer at the photo itself I can now see that the ivy leaves seem to be slightly colorized green. Putting the address into Google it came up with one hit - https://www.propertyshark.com/mason/Property/80309970/4430-Chouteau-Ave-Saint-Louis-MO-63110/ which is a 2 family unit in St. Louis built in 1909. The street name sounded familiar to me because until I was 20 I lived just across the river from St. Louis in Illinois.
I feel like an idiot that I didn't notice any of this before or maybe I did when we bought it but it just slipped my mind.
Since I wrote the above this morning I've found out something else. The 'FR-1-1073 is actually a phone number in the 'Franklin' exchange in St. Louis. Today it would be 371-1073. I remember using those type exchanges when I was growing up. Our house number was ME2-xxxx now it's 632-xxxx. I found this out when I sent an email to a gentleman who has a website about old photographers in St. Louis. I thought this may have been the photographers markings.
Gillian, everything in it screams early 1900s to me, so I said Edwardian as that is 1900-WW1 period.
The Edwardian era was very short - SpiritBear I understand what you're saying. I don't think I'm going to get involved with any more of "what time frame is this" posts. England and the U.S. had different styles of clothing - oh dear there I go again. No more.