I've been going through my old photo collection of 19th century 'cabinet cards' and extensive folders of my photography. I've used a couple to do this photoshopped image.
The gentleman from the 1890's photo is from my 'cabinet card' collection. The photo was taken by the studio of Weatherford & Swan in Jackson, Mississippi, his name was not scribed on the photo. He's dressed in his finest for the photo and it worked great to be posed inside the south entrance to the Old Bartlett Hotel in historical Jerome, Arizona. His hat really intrigued me because of it's style, probably the latest. The small foliage inside the doors are Paradise Trees which grow prolifically around the Verde Valley, even at the elevation of Jerome. Jerome has always been a favorite visiting place for me over 35 years and the inspiration of several illustrations and paintings (see my painting: Ghost Night in Jerome Portfolio: A Journey. Just scroll down). In the 1970's not many people were living there and you could roam all over the old Phelps Dodge copper mining town. Today many artisian's, craftsmen, galleries and storeowners populate the town. Great place to visit.
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