Julie, Using 'Dating Old Photographs 1840-1929', my best guess is very early 1900s - circa 1900 to 1910. The lace and ruffles were most prevalent then - and the child on the left is wearing an outfit that (as much as I can see, anyway) looks exactly like my father-in-law's christening gown and he was born in 1902. Hope that helps. Jen from Oklahoma <G> > -----Original Message----- > From: Julie Alleman [mailto:juliealleman@yahoo.com] > Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 1:15 PM > To: VINTAGE-PHOTOS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [VINTAGE-PHOTOS] new list member with question > > > My BOSTON family of Mississippi suffered heavily in > the Civil War, and afterward became poor > Oklahoma/Texas sharecroppers. We have very, very few > photos. I have one "mystery" photo I was hoping > someone could help me put a date on. It appears > considerable older than the others I own, and seems to > be "fancier" than most of our pics. > > Would you help me date this photo of two children: > http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=1005600&a=10467106&p=52 > 405921&f=0 > (please note the two-line URL) > > Most of our family photos are like this shot from > 1907: > http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=1005600&a=10467106&p=52 > 405934&f=0 > (please note two-line URL) > > ... all dirty faces, bare feet, and sharecropper sack > dresses. The frilly white dresses and beautiful curly, > ribboned hair of the previous pic is a sharp contrast. > > > I think the first pic may be of an earlier time - it > is mounted on a stiff black card and is quite damaged. > The only identification is our family name "Boston" > penciled on the back. And these babies "look" like our > babies. > > Any advice would be appreciated!!! > > ~Julie in Oklahoma > http://www.kindredclans.com > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger > http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ > > > ==== VINTAGE-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== > The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, > or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >