I know I have a number of group photos from the 1880s, but they are obviously dressed for the photos. http://store.doverpublications.com/0486265331.html I think may be one of the books, the other was a huge tome, green cover, just trying to remember the name. https://books.google.co.nz/books/about/Dressed_for_the_Photographer.html?id=8vkzLIrwUXYC&redir_esc=y
Oh, http://collection.mccord.mcgill.ca/scripts/advanced_search.php?Lang=1 has a lot, a lot of photos of the era here. And includes groups :) > Okay, I have an overly specific search challenge/request for the list! I'm > looking for illustrations (of any sort, as long as they're primary or > really > really accurate secondary sources) of what upper middle class girls of 9, > 15, and 19 years old would wear in the summer of 1887 as they're boarding a > train for a ride across the US. To be even MORE specific (and this and the > train aspect are where I've had trouble with my own searches so far) I'm > looking for rear, side, and 3/4 rear views. The 1880s is decidedly not my > period--can anyone help me? > > (This is for a book cover illustration, and okay, period accuracy isn't > strictly speaking a requirement, because maybe .05% of readers would catch > any mistakes, but darn it, _I'd_ know! You know?) > -- http://arrayedindreams.com https://instagram.com/i.chimaera/ https://www.facebook.com/mdb.i.chimaera _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
