600+ Antique Vintage Photos Women Cabinet Cards Fashion Portraits 1800s-1950s

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View 600+ Antique Vintage Photos Women Cabinet Cards Fashion Portraits 1800s-1950s with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Individual dates vary, and many photographs are undated. Formal studio settings contrast with candid photographs taken in kitchens, gardens, on porches, at the beach, and during outings. This is a mixed-format photographic collection containing cabinet cards—not a lot of 600 cabinet cards. Over 600 antique and vintage photographs documenting women across generations—from late nineteenth-century studio portraits to the friendships, fashions, celebrations, and everyday life of the twentieth century. This auction is for the entire collection pictured, offered together as one substantial lot. The advertised count of over 600 photographs is conservative. The collection spans approximately the late 1800s through the 1950s. Individual dates vary, and many photographs are undated. Formats include antique cabinet cards, other card-mounted portraits, loose snapshots, larger studio photographs, folding portrait presentation folders, photographs retained on album leaves, and several framed examples. Most photographs are black-and-white or sepia, with some color photographs also included. WOMEN ACROSS GENERATIONS The photographs range from individual portraits of girls and young women to mothers, grandmothers, and elderly women, alongside friendship groups and family gatherings. Formal studio settings contrast with candid photographs taken in kitchens, gardens, on porches, at the beach, and during outings. Clothing and personal style provide another thread throughout the collection: elaborate hats, high-necked dresses, jewelry, bobbed hairstyles, bridal gowns, graduation attire, bathing suits, and everyday clothing. Interiors, furnishings, automobiles, houses, and outdoor settings add further period detail. Among the particularly engaging subjects are a large photograph of a woman seated with numerous dressed dolls; an informal gathering featuring a guitar player; bridal portraits and wedding groups; beach and boating outings; birthday celebrations; and women enjoying one another’s company at home and away. NAMES, CAPTIONS, AND PHOTOGRAPHER MARKS The captioned material includes Orabel West, née Sullivan, also searchable as Orabel Sullivan West. Other handwritten names visible within the collection include Mollie Sullivan, Mrs. Jennie Sullivan, Lollie B. Sullivan, and Doris Bell. Some photographs retain dates, personal inscriptions, and location captions, including references to Minnesota and Atlantic City, New Jersey. These provide useful starting points for genealogical and local-history research. Visible photographer imprints include Stanley of Lewiston, Maine; Swan & Stone; Hotchkiss of Norwich, New York; and Vernon Studio. Not every photograph is identified. Relationships among the various named individuals have not been fully established, and the entire collection is not being represented as the documented archive of one family. QUANTITY AND CONTENTS Over 600 photographs are included in this auction. This is a mixed-format photographic collection containing cabinet cards—not a lot of 600 cabinet cards. Women and girls are the principal subjects, although some photographs include men, mixed family groups, children, buildings, and scenery.  The count refers to physical photographs, not a guarantee of 600 different subjects or unique compositions. The listing photographs show overlapping views of the same collection. Everything pictured as part of the photographic lot is offered together. CONDITION Mixed antique and vintage condition. Many photographs retain clear detail and strong visual appeal, while others show fading, discoloration, spotting, surface wear, creases, curled edges, tears, or damaged corners. Mounts, folders, frames, and album leaves also vary in condition, with wear and damage present. Some photographs remain attached to album material. Sizes vary throughout. Please examine all overview and detail photographs carefully for the contents and condition. A substantial collection for buyers interested in women’s history, antique portraiture, everyday photography, fashion and costume, genealogy, and the visual record of ordinary lives. Type: Photograph Collection Unit of Sale: Lot Number of Photographs: Over 600 Format: Mixed; Cabinet Cards, Snapshots, Mounted Portraits, Studio Photographs Subject: Women, Girls, Portraits, Weddings, Family Groups, Everyday Life Theme: Women's History, Social History, Fashion, Friendship, Travel Date of Creation: Approximately Late 1800s–1950s Year of Production: Various; Many Undated Photographer: Various Studio Imprints: Stanley, Swan & Stone, Hotchkiss, Vernon Studio Named Material: Orabel West née Sullivan; Additional Sullivan and Bell Captions Image Color: Black & White, Sepia, Some Color Image Orientation: Portrait and Landscape Size: Assorted Material: Photographic Paper, Card Mounts, Mixed Presentation Materials Framing: Mostly Unframed; Several Framed Examples Features: Some Handwritten Names, Dates, Location Captions, Studio Imprints, Presentation Folders, Album Leaves Vintage: Yes Antique: Includes Antique and Later Vintage Photographs Condition: Used; Mixed Antique and Vintage Condition Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Photographic Images › Photographs.

Unit of Sale

Lot

Antique

Yes

Size

Varies- big to small

Image Color

Black & White

Framing

Unframed

Vintage

Yes

Format

Photo Cabinet Card CDV

Year of Production

1880-1950

Unit Type

Unit

Style

Documentary, Photojournalism

Features

Huge Lot

Featured Person/Artist

Women Girls Females

Unit Quantity

600+

Finish

Matte

Image Orientation

Portrait

Signed

No

Material

Cardboard, Paper

Original/Licensed Reprint

Original

Subject

Family, Women, Girls, Fashion

Type

Photograph

Photographer

Varies

Number of Photographs

600+

Theme

Americana, Community Life, Domestic & Family Life, Fashion, Glamor, People, Portrait

Time Period Manufactured

1880-1950

Country of Origin

United States