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“Keep this near your heart”

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Christopher George

Frank Wendt (1858-1930), [Millie Owens], ca. 1900 (2011.47.102) Millie Owens Hair 86 in [7.166 feet, 218.44 cm] Keep this near your hart Frank Wendt (1858-1930), [Helen Mathews], ca. 1900 (2011.47.103) Helen Mathews Length of hair 6 feet 4 inches [76 … Continue reading →

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Re-reading Edwardian fashion tintypes

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Emily P Dunne

Unidentified Photographer, [Unidentified Woman at “Beach”],  ca. 1880, 2009.3.1 Some interpretations of early tintypes of women with their backs to the camera, believe the women are showing off their (lovely) long hairstyles. While very long hair was fashionable at the time, I like … Continue reading →

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To Hold, Comb & Clip

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Patricia Silva

Lisette Model, Rome, 1966 Graciela Iturbide, Girl with Comb, 1979 Richard Avedon, Model Lauren Hutton in a variation on the traditional Japanese Samurai hair fashion the chonmage, 1969

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“Gimme a head with hair, long beautiful hair shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxen, waxen…”

Posted on August 31, 2009 by kostrom

Unidentified Photographer, [Backs of Eight Unidentified Women with Long Hair], ca. 1880 The nineteenth-century obsession with hair was expressed first in jewelry:  brooches, necklaces, earrings, either made with or attached by a lock of hair. Often the lock of hair … Continue reading →

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