October 31, 2011

Hidden Mothers

This was a practice where the mother…often disguised or hiding often under a spread…holds her baby tightly for the photographer to insure a sharply focused image.

Hidden Mother : Tintypes and Cabinets Flickr Group

(via Roslyn Cook / Retronaut)

posted by in history, humans, nineteenth century (sorry cindy)™, photographs, photography | * | 9 comments 

comments

  1. Casey Cichowicz on October 31st, 2011 at 10:16 am

    So that’s where my mom got that idea for our Christmas photos.

  2. Sheila Ryan on October 31st, 2011 at 10:20 am

    Sarah, this is splendid. Thank you.

  3. Sarah Pavis on October 31st, 2011 at 10:40 am

    I’ve been dithering with my Meet The Flockers post but loved this and wanted to get it up sooner rather than later.

  4. Deron Bauman on October 31st, 2011 at 10:43 am

    Thank you.

  5. Michael Grant Smith on October 31st, 2011 at 6:37 pm

    I don’t get it. Is she dressed as a fireplace mantle?

  6. Sarah Pavis on October 31st, 2011 at 6:52 pm

    They crop the mothers out.

  7. Michael Grant Smith on October 31st, 2011 at 7:00 pm

    They cropped out the mantle.

  8. Sheila Ryan on October 31st, 2011 at 7:13 pm

    “Wanted to get it up sooner rather than later.”

    That’s always best, sez me.

  9. Sarah Pavis on November 1st, 2011 at 1:10 am

    It’s hard but I got it up fast and hopefully it’ll stay up a long time. I’m going to come here often, not gonna get soft about posting.