discovering the story it tells
Anna Eliza Cady and I have something in common. Our fathers were butchers. My father worked in a grocery store meat department. I like to imagine Anna's father, John Cady, dressed in a long, white apron, working behind the counter in a small meat market. However, it's more likely he worked alongside many other butchers,... Continue Reading →
This cabinet card has so much going for it! From the lovely studio backdrop to the girl's big-eyed, faraway stare, to the awkward pose made to show off her dress bustle (and wow, what a bustle!) Bustles reached extreme proportions in the mid-1880s. The back of the card is just as interesting. The artwork offers... Continue Reading →
