Sentimental Imagery – Characteristic Americana ca. 1880

Tea and Scandal ca. 1874.

Tea and Scandal ca. 1874.

Mother-in-Law Adjusting Family Difficulties ca. 1889.

Mother-in-Law Adjusting Family Difficulties ca. 1889.

A Stitch in Time Saves Nine ca. 1889.

A Stitch in Time Saves Nine ca. 1889.

Bliss Disturbed ca. 1880.

Bliss Disturbed ca. 1880.

Pity the Humble ca. 1870s.

Pity the Humble ca. 1870s.

The Haunted Lane ca. 1889.

The Haunted Lane ca. 1889.

Making a Favorable Impression ca. 1880.

Making a Favorable Impression ca. 1880.

Grandma's Surprise ca. 1880.

Grandma's Surprise ca. 1880.

The Same Old Story Told Again ca. 1875.

The Same Old Story Told Again ca. 1875.

Gone with a Handsomer Man ca. 1876.

Gone with a Handsomer Man ca. 1876.

A Good Place to Paint a Face ca. 1889.

A Good Place to Paint a Face ca. 1889.

The Orphans at their Mother's Grave ca. 1889.

The Orphans at their Mother's Grave ca. 1889.

The Widow's Mite ca. 1876.

The Widow's Mite ca. 1876.

Ground for Divorce ca. 1889.

Ground for Divorce ca. 1889.

From a collection of photographs produced by the L.M. Melander & Brother Company of Chicago between 1874 – 1889 depicting posed clichés, humorous situations and examples of the popular spirit photography genre of the time.

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