Not a happy soul
Unlike the usual photographic portraits poor Margie Marr doesn’t look very happy at the prospect of having her face immortalised in print. The pout looks more in keeping with a child or teenager pressed into the annual family portrait rather than that of a young woman.
The portrait taken in 1890, Lancaster County may be of an Amish, Mennonite or Quaker woman and there may be the answer, the Amish and Mennonite were and still are reluctant to have their pictures taken. Or perhaps she just didn’t have a “sunny” disposition.
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My wife, bless her tells me that I am rapidly becoming, or perhaps that should read have become a “Grumpy old fart”, so what better forum to spread my doom, gloom and paranoia than WordPress. I also have a love of old pictures, postcards and Edwardian Actresses, in particular Miss Gabrielle Ray which I hope to share at regular intervals. As my collection has grown I have set up another blog which contains only pictures of Miss Ray. Gabrielle Ray Thank you for viewing and comments are welcome.
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Grumpy old fart!!! 
hahahaha… this is a superb picture, my god. No one would publish this one today, go grumpy go… 🙂
Yes very true, I guess it must be an Amish ‘ Quaker thing, I have a small collection of Amish pictures which I will post at a later date and very few manage to “crack” a smile. Minds on higher things perhaps!
yes might be or maybe the husband didn’t put the toilet-seat down 🙂
Or just didn’t come up with the “goods” if he had it might have brought a smile to her face.