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Miss C.E. Johnston 1901-1903
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The Library of Congress Johnston, Miss C.E. I claim no rights other than colorizing this image if you wish to use let me know Title Miss C.E. Johnston Contributor Names C.M. Bell (Firm : Washington, D.C.), photographer Created / Published [between February 1901 and December 1903] Subject Headings - Hats - Muffs - Women - Clothing & dress Format Headings Glass negatives. Portrait photographs. Genre Portrait photographs Glass negatives Notes - Title is unverified name of sitter or person who ordered the photograph, from handwritten label on negative sleeve or negative. - Date from photographer's logbook. - Gift; American Genetic Association, 1975. - General information about the C.M. Bell Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.bellcm - Temp note: Batch 27. Medium 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. Call Number/Physical Location LC-B5- 48431B [P&P] Source Collection C.M. Bell Studio Collection (Library of Congress) Repository Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print Digital Id bellcm 13041 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/bellcm.13041 Library of Congress Control Number 2016700480 Reproduction Number LC-DIG-bellcm-13041 (digital file from original) Rights Advisory No known restrictions on publication. Online Format image Description 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in.

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::tigger3
02/25/18 7:38 PM GMT
She sure dressed herself up for this photo session, not a fan of the furs, but back then they were not as protective of animal rights, and preservation. I do want to add that I do like you editing, so kudos on that Rob. tigs=^..^=
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.rvdb
02/25/18 8:06 PM GMT
....not a fan of the furs.....

Hi Tigs I knew there would be mixed feels on this one.....but I kinda thought well if we don't see the past we can't ever see the future. I figure it's in the line with testing cosmetics on animals we still use them. So there's always a new battle to wadge but for sure the fur trade is not anything like it was.
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::jerseygurl
02/25/18 9:24 PM GMT
Love the colorization, especially the purple hat and coat and, of course, the flesh tones - looking at that image today makes me feel uncomfortable although furs were in fashion back in the day and were most likely a status symbol - happy that those days are long gone - Excellent work Rob!!!:-):-):-)
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::Nikoneer
02/26/18 1:22 AM GMT
I saw the eyes looking out at us from down by her hands, and knew it was a fox fur, a popular status symbol of the day. There's another one hanging down off her right shoulder. The comedic interpretation of history is that it's "just one damn thing after another". That is, however the gist of it that many people forget. The museum I worked for created an exhibit back in the latter 80's, that included a wide variety of objects, old and new, bizarre and banal. A card that listed them all asked the visitor if they thought each object was a gem, a piece of junk, or they didn't know what. Invariably, anything newer that 20 years was considered junk, by 98% of the visitors. What that says about society is that many people do not consider antiquity to be history, that every object that exists is potentially historic, be 5 centuries old or 5 minutes. Fox furs were very popular and indicative of high society at the start of the twentieth century, and it's okay to be somewhat disgusted by the use of furs, as it is to be disgusted by anti-semitism, but it did happen and it's a good thing to embrace that fact, if for no other reason than to make sure it doesn't happen again. That's why there is a holocaust museum in Israel, Yad Vashem.

-Nik
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.0930_23
02/26/18 7:30 PM GMT
My dad was a trapper all his life Rob. It was an income for him during the depression. Farmers would come to him and ask him to trap muskrats out of their ponds. They were very destructive. I'm not saying fur trapping was right, but there are a lot of things still happening that aren't right. However, this is not the forum to argue about the past, present or future.
I do really like what you have done. I especially like the bouquet of lilacs. It matches the rest of her attire.

TicK


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::LynEve
02/27/18 12:36 AM GMT
I have a fox fur somewhere that belonged to my mother in law and my own mother had a fur coat (American Opossum) of which she was very proud. I later made it into a floor rug !

Back to the subject- your choice of purple is perfect for her - she looks quite regal although must have felt weighed down by all that hair, her winter coat and a couple of dead animals. I am sure she would have approved of how beautiful you have made her look. :)
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::Vickid
03/01/18 1:40 PM GMT
Colors chosen really knocked this one out of the park. Very interesting photo, you bring these back to life and provide us with some sensational scenes, we are so lucky to see these.
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.icedancer
03/07/18 10:45 PM GMT
A very good looking lady and very smartly dressed. Super colours - boy the animal activist really wouldn't want to see all that fur
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