Bonus photo
HISTORIC PORTSMOUTH #7b

We could not resist buying this photo on eBay recently. It was taken by Portsmouth’s Lafayette V. Newell (or at his studio) and shows a young boy dressed as fine as a Catholic cardinal. We know nothing about the Victorian practice of dressing young boys, but pass along the photo in full. Click for a color version just slightly larger than the original card with gold trim and scalloped edges.

READ MORE about photographer Lafayette Newell
and see his shop on Congress Street

For more Newell photos see HISTORIC PORTSMOUTH

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