Sometime the smile tells all.
In an instant it says, "Very pleased to meet you."
and you know you have a friend for life.
In an instant it says, "Very pleased to meet you."
and you know you have a friend for life.
Very often it's the proud posture,
or the confident carriage,
or just the clear eyes of someone
so self-assured that they have no fear.
so self-assured that they have no fear.
A camera captures more than light,
it can record a brave spirit,
someone with the courage
to make a bold, brassy noise.
These four young cornet players
are not shy little children
hiding behind mother.
They are plucky youths
ready to showoff their musical talent.
it can record a brave spirit,
someone with the courage
to make a bold, brassy noise.
These four young cornet players
are not shy little children
hiding behind mother.
They are plucky youths
ready to showoff their musical talent.
* * *
The first little girl
with the bobbed blonde hair,
big cornet, and bigger smile
is anonymous
and maybe age 7 or 8, I think.
Her postcard was made by
Hoffman Studio in Hanover, PA
some time in the 1920s.
with the bobbed blonde hair,
big cornet, and bigger smile
is anonymous
and maybe age 7 or 8, I think.
Her postcard was made by
Hoffman Studio in Hanover, PA
some time in the 1920s.
* * *
The second cornetist is a boy
dressed in a fine band uniform
with the initials L.B.B. on his collar badge.
He appears about 10 to 12 years old
but his name is unknown.
His extra large cabinet photograph,
suitable for a grandmother's mantle,
was taken by the DeLon Studio,
1109 Broadway in Brooklyn, New York.
The photo's style was popular from 1900 to 1910.
dressed in a fine band uniform
with the initials L.B.B. on his collar badge.
He appears about 10 to 12 years old
but his name is unknown.
His extra large cabinet photograph,
suitable for a grandmother's mantle,
was taken by the DeLon Studio,
1109 Broadway in Brooklyn, New York.
The photo's style was popular from 1900 to 1910.
* * *
The third cornet player is a fearless girl
whose age, big hair bow, and floral print frock
whose age, big hair bow, and floral print frock
suggest she comes from the same era 1905-1910.
Her photo is an unmarked postcard
but the camera has picked up
very ornate engraving on her cornet.
The way she holds her instrument
and the ribbons on her shoes
makes me think she is a professional entertainer,
perhaps a child artist on the vaudeville circuit.
Her photo is an unmarked postcard
but the camera has picked up
very ornate engraving on her cornet.
The way she holds her instrument
and the ribbons on her shoes
makes me think she is a professional entertainer,
perhaps a child artist on the vaudeville circuit.
* * *
The last young boy plays his cornet
from a precarious position
atop a fancy wood table.
His shiny kid-leather shoes also have ribbons.
from a precarious position
atop a fancy wood table.
His shiny kid-leather shoes also have ribbons.
His name is Herman Brinkhaus
as signed on the back of the cabinet photo.
The photographer was Feinberg
of 16 W. 14th St., New York City.Portraits in Crayon
and Pastel
a Specialty.
children's pictures
a great success.
as signed on the back of the cabinet photo.
The photographer was Feinberg
of 16 W. 14th St., New York City.Portraits in Crayon
and Pastel
a Specialty.
children's pictures
a great success.
This photo is definitely from the 1890s
when searsucker sailor suits
were the latest fashion for small boys.
Herman Brinkhaus looks about age 9 or 10.
And again because he has the positive air
of an accomplished musician
and has ribbons on his shoes,
I believe he may be another child artist
of the music hall stage.
when searsucker sailor suits
were the latest fashion for small boys.
Herman Brinkhaus looks about age 9 or 10.
And again because he has the positive air
of an accomplished musician
and has ribbons on his shoes,
I believe he may be another child artist
of the music hall stage.
This is my contribution to Sepia Saturday
where this weekend it's a tisket, a tasket,
a green and yellow basket.
where this weekend it's a tisket, a tasket,
a green and yellow basket.
4 comments:
Unique selection of photos. The young woman in your third photo appears to almost be looking into the camera rather than into the distance — surely another hint that she was a professional performer. And good catch on the searsucker suit in the last photo. I missed it the first time around.
Very confident young people indeed! I'm in awe of any young person who had the strength in his/her lungs to play a horn.
I bet few shy kids play coronets or any horns. I loved the boy's bows on his shoes.
I was a shy cornetist. My junior high band director once accused me of losing my music on purpose for a solo I was to perform. I didn't lose it on purpose but unfortunately found it. My nerves always dried up my mouth, making it even more difficult to perform. Too bad I didn't have the confidence of these young musicians!
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