Jeremy Osborn

3/10 from my series of 19th century photos

The most pristine group portrait I have, virtually everyone standing still, so no motion blur from the long exposure.

Two cuts of meat hanging from the doorway and the gents in the back wearing white aprons lead me to conclude these are the employees of a butcher shop. If I had to guess, based on the more urban setting, maybe this is Springfield, MA?

Original post for context: https://mastodon.art/@jeremyosborn/116268053719423828

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Mar 23 at 1:06pmWeb
Show threadJeremy OsbornMar 23

3/10 detail

I'm assuming this is the proprietor of said establishment. Fully decked out in clothing that to my modern eyes looks like a caricature of a 19th century business owner: top hat, frock coat, bow tie, watch chain, handkerchief.

I'd like to think he came to work dressed like this every day, but I suspect he put on his finest duds for the photo.

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Show threadMichael VilainMar 23
@jeremyosborn His office would need a special storage just for that hat.
Show threadJeremy OsbornMar 23
@mvilain Absolutely, and it would stay there most of the time, actually wearing that thing seems very impractical.
Show threadbit101Mar 23
@jeremyosborn Of the three women there, one looks pissed off, one looks scared. The one in the middle has a great smirk. She's not taking any of this seriously. Love it.
Show threadJeremy OsbornMar 23
@bit101 yes, they no doubt had instructions from the photographer to stand absolutely still for at least 5 seconds. That requirement, btw, makes it all the more interesting when you get honest expressions of a person’s personality
Show threadbit101Mar 23
@jeremyosborn I'm making up a story in my head just looking at this. She's the owner's daughter. His wife made him give her the job. She thinks it's all a big laugh.
Show threadbit101Mar 23
@jeremyosborn Just need to look up the time and location for trotting meetings in the area and you'll nail it.
Show threadJeremy OsbornMar 23
@bit101 lol, you have no idea how much I’ve pored over the details of these photos. Zoomed into that poster 1600% trying to read that text