Jeremy OsbornMar 23

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

#Photography #History #glassnegatives

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 threadbit101
@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.
Mar 23 at 3:35pmWeb