Caroline Hughes Hannum, 1889–94
J. W. Taylor, West Chester, Pennsylvania
Caroline Hughes Hannum, age 9, 1889
Caroline Hughes Hannum, age 10, 1890
W. Francis Grubb, West Chester, Pennsylvania
Caroline Hughes Hannum, age 11, 1891
Caroline Hughes Hannum, age 12, 1892
W. C. Bell, West Chester, Pennsylvania
Caroline Hughes Hannum, age 13, 1893
W. Francis Grubb, West Chester, Pennsylvania
Caroline Hughes Hannum, age 14, 1894
Gelatin silver prints
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Cabinet cards helped bring about a rethinking of photography. Before the introduction of this format, people generally had portraits made to record appearance and stature; now, they began to think of photographs as reflections of moments in time. In this rare extended series, the photographers changed, but the style did not. The way Caroline Hughes Hannum is framed across these cards effectively draws attention to her face and physical development.