1899 Fun Family Photo of Children with Parents - 1890s-1900s RARE Humorous American Family Photo - Dutch Midwest Family linen linen card in great condition

linen card in great condition

located in the rolling Contra Costa hills as seen from a helicopter

ceiling fans and circulating ice water

It's purpose was to make football more accessible to smaller high schools and colleges who did not have large enough teams for traditional 11 player football

1899 Fun Family Photo of Children with Parents - 1890s-1900s RARE Humorous American Family Photo - Dutch Midwest Family linen linen card in great conditionThis photo, likely taken around the introduction of portable photography in the 1890s, showcases a beautiful farming family in the Midwest. The mother's bonnet resembles a typical Dutch cap worn by migrants from the Netherlands at the time. The photo itself is a thin sepia toned paper print, likely Kodak's 116 film from 1899. This family may have met a traveling photographer who offered to take their photo and send it to Kodak for development, and it