Four Ladies (generations?) with a drawer of photos
Toronto. Okay, all you image collectors, here is some food for thought. For the cover of issue 24-5, editor Bob Lansdale used a photograph courtesy of Robert Wilson. The photo shows four ladies and a drawer full of photos taken around the late 1800s.
Bob Lansdale describes this photo as follows, “Possibly four generations, this is a curious portrait as four ladies shuffle through a drawer of old photographs sending a symbolic message to the recipient of the picture. Alas, the charcoal-grey mount with embossed ivy-leaf frame, c. 1895-1900 bears no identity of photographer nor sitters.”
Looking at the four and their approximate ages, it indeed looks like four generations of women. Do you have any multi-generational images like this in your collection? As to this specific photograph, can you identify the studio? the date? the people? If so, drop me an email at info@phsc.ca possibly with the reason for your opinion.
To add to your collection, drop in at the PHSC EVENTS (see right) for 2025. Next up is our Fall Fair set for October 19th at the usual spot. Details and a poster will be posted here closer to the date.
