GREAT C1920s RPPC Studio Portrait Young Boy Holding Norwegian & American Flags
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:2863011 | Modified Item: No |
| Subject: Children & Infants | Region: US - Illinois |
| Type: Real Photo (RPPC) | Era: White Border (c. 1915-1930) |
I came upon some real photo postcards from the estate of a Chicago studio photographer who took portraits of members of the city's Norwegian community (many immigrants from Norway settled in Chicago, Illinois in the late 19th ane early 20th centuries and maintained their Lutheran religious beliefs and cultural heritage). Very sadly, I do not have his name, but the images he took are both beautiful and historic. There are eight studio portraits, all unused and in excellent conditi...on with a four-square AZO stamp box, and one building interior.<p>
This is a wonderful c1920s studio portrait of handsome, subtly smiling, boy, perhaps nine or ten years old, in traditional Norwegian clothing holding two large flags--an American flag and a slightly smaller Norwegian flag. The portrait is symbolic of how, like many early 20th century immigrants, this communitty wished to (or perhaps found it more strategic to) identify as Americans first, Norwegians second. This studio photographer, who had considerable skill, was undoubtedly deliberate in his use of the flags--the American flag being taller, held closer to the body, and held with the right hand. The child is almost certainly a first generation American.
This is a wonderful c1920s studio portrait of handsome, subtly smiling, boy, perhaps nine or ten years old, in traditional Norwegian clothing holding two large flags--an American flag and a slightly smaller Norwegian flag. The portrait is symbolic of how, like many early 20th century immigrants, this communitty wished to (or perhaps found it more strategic to) identify as Americans first, Norwegians second. This studio photographer, who had considerable skill, was undoubtedly deliberate in his use of the flags--the American flag being taller, held closer to the body, and held with the right hand. The child is almost certainly a first generation American.
