Young Victorian Man All Dressed Up - Late 19th Century Cabinet Card Oval Photo - 1890s Boys Fashion Top Job On back: Eads Bridge

On back: Eads Bridge

In the background can be seen Grant Park with its Field Museum

beautifully colored icicles

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Young Victorian Man All Dressed Up - Late 19th Century Cabinet Card Oval Photo - 1890s Boys Fashion Top Job On back: Eads BridgeThis young man is as fashionable as can be in this oval photo! Reminiscent of the earlier tintype or daguerreotype ovals, this boy brings a modern Victorian air to the traditional oval shape with his fashionable clothing and hairstyle, now in black and white! His collar is a cross between the Victorian stiff, upright collars and the later turned down geometric collars. His silk cravat has a small stickpin to affix it to his outfit, which was likely