I think the woman is trying to hide a substandard dress with the shawl. I also think the lower sleeve is strange and over-full, like a home-made pattern gone bad. It's almost like a man's sleeve. If you don't have a lot of funds, you don't put so many yards into the skirt. This would seem to support Cathi's idea that the clothing is old and out of fashion. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathi Frost" <cathiclorefrost@comcast.net> To: inmontgo@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 5:49:48 PM Subject: Re: [InMontgo] HELP HELP HELP -- again - don't know what I'd do without you folks I agree, guessing 1860s though because of fullness of the sleeves and skirt. In the 1870-1880s skirts had a slimmer profile. Of course, we don't know if the clothes are brand spanking new or many years old. The woman's hairstyle is not help either. Cathi On 10/21/2013 12:40 PM, s.m.mills@comcast.net wrote: > Somewhere I have a book on this subject, but I can't put my hands on it right now, of course! I think your biggest problem will be the woman's clothing, which appear to be homemade and somewhat generic. The woman's sleeves are way too baggy to help identify a period. The shawl doesn't help matters, as it hides bodice details. > The man's suit has a rather long jacket, and that is a variable common to some periods of the latter half of the 19th century. Having said that, it looks like this couple would hang onto serviceable clothing and not be in the latest fashions. Sorry to muddy the waters, I am no help! > Sharon Mills > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Karen Zach" <karen.zach@sbcglobal.net> > To: INFOUNta@rootsweb.com, INMONtgo@rootsweb.com > Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 12:56:24 PM > Subject: [InMontgo] HELP HELP HELP -- again - don't know what I'd do without you folks > > Okay, trying to date a picture -- if anyone is good at this could you > take a look at this one and see if you can tell me anything about it as > per their clothes. Also tried to find the photographer to help with a > date and can't find anyone of that name in Danville. THANKS THANKS & > TRIPLE THANKS :) KZ > > http://indianagenweb.com/infountain/photos/People/white-alex-poss.JPG > > http://indianagenweb.com/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > http://indianagenweb.com/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > http://indianagenweb.com/inmontgomery/ List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message