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[Young women modeling: Half lgth., seated, head resting on sofa back] – Antique Print

[Young women modeling: Half lgth., seated, head resting on sofa back], c1902. — historic photograph
[Young women modeling: Half lgth., seated, head resting on sofa back], c1902.. Historic photograph from the Family Life collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Seated with her head resting against the back of a sofa, the young woman in this c1902 print is posed for a half-length view that lets the viewer focus on her clothing and expression. Photographer Fritz W. Guerin's studio produced images like this during an era when posed studio work was used to show off fashionable dress, and the S-bend corset and high-collared blouses of the early 1900s shaped how women's bodies were presented in pictures like this. The catalog notes are unverified transcriptions from an old caption card, so the sitter's identity and the purpose of the session are not confirmed.

Created / publishedc1902.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhoto by Fritz W. Guerin. #73. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Women; Glamour.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,236 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-147507

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