The art of the ‘selfless”. Photographer unknown, ca. 1860s–70s, Boston Massachuset
The art of the ‘selfless”. Photographer unknown, ca. 1860s–70s, Boston Massachusetts Courtesy the collection of Lee Marks and John C. DePrez, Jr. Because 30-second exposure times and squirming children don’t mix very well, portrait studios often employed women who would help the young subjects stay immobile—while attempting to remain invisible—when mothers weren’t holding their children themselves. #victorianchaps #nostalgia #victorian #oldphoto #goodolddays #pastlives #retro #portrait #bizarre #history #baby #mother #1860s #1870s (at Boston, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdoWw0cg5Bl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI= -- source link
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