and these chicks unfortunately looked like dudes. The Clark Sisters c. 1850.
Half-plate daguerreotype. Note on stationery of the Arts Club of Washington, in handwriting of Frances Benjamin Johnston, identifies sitters (l-r): "Aunt Harriet Allen, Aunt Ladonia Hoy, Grandma Joanette C-B, Aunt Julia Millard, Aunt Laura." (Harriet Elizabeth Clark Allen, 1818-1863; Ladonia Charlotte Clark Hoy, b. 1827; Joanette Clark Benjamin, c. 1814-1880; Juliaette Alcesta Clark, b. 1820; Laura Miles Clark Palmer, b. 1822.)
from www.shorpy.com
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7 comments:
at first glance..AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SCARY!
bit check out the chick on the way left. she looks like my big fat greek wedding's main character.
On that ranch in Texas it still does look like that - polygamists are hot.
That's why they use to call women "handsome" back then.
I think maybe their hair was twisted just a little too tight...
Which one is the pretty one?
geez no wonder they never smiled in these kinds of pictures!
I think the corsets make smiling a little difficult.
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