Below is another photo I received from John Plenzler that is unidentified. It’s possible that this is a photo of Andrew Przybylski and Frances Rochowiak Przybylski. However, I have no verification. The gentleman in the photo below does look similar to the man in the previous post–same type of mustache, looks like the same lanky body type, similar facial features.
Andrew passed away in 1894 and my hesitation to believe it is a photo of him is because of the date of his death. Another hesitation for me here due to the woman. Frances was considerably younger than Andrew–by at least 15 or 16 years by my estimates. Click here for a photo of Frances, who passed away in 1922.
Was photography widely available for everyday photos during the 1880s and 1890s? I have no clue about the history of photography. Did everyday people have the ability to purchase cameras for casual, everyday use during the 1890s? This is not a studio photo or seems even to be a professional photo due to the casual background and the way the image of the gentleman in the photo was cut off to the left
If anyone has any information on this photo or can provide me some insight about the history of consumer-like photography during the 1880s and 1890s, I would love to hear from you. Leave a post here and I will follow up.
Unidentified
May 6, 2011 at 9:15 am
My best guess is that this was taken around 1920 and that the man looks younger than Francis and could be her son. I have photos of my family that are this size and taken in 1920. Hope this helps.
May 6, 2011 at 9:30 pm
I’m not sure if that is Frances. We have another photo of her and I can’t say it’s her! We have pictures of her sons, Frank, John, and Joseph (may I ought to post them here?)–and none look like this. Hmmm…may I should post photos of her sons…. Good thinking, Judy. I do think the pic was taken in the 20s. Someone mentioned that it was possibly Andrew and Frances and that was the only possibility I had.