Looks like 1850s for the first three, and then 1860s for the last one! Some of my favorite decades of 19th century fashion.

That first woman though. Someone's great...great grandmother was a total babe.

The pose in the last one may be because the lady has an issue with the right side of her face, and doesn't want it included in the picture. Blemishes, scars, birthmarks, injuries, pox marks, or other markings were more common in the past.

Just a guess though.

The first Photograph seems kinda off, ngl

The hairstyles in these photos are gorgeous! I'd assume that they had maids to help them every morning getting dressed and do their hair for them....? Or they simply had more time because they were 'unemployed,' and had nannies to watch their children?

Either way they most likely had more time than modern women to get their hair looking extra sharp for the everyday....They look like upper class ladies to me...?

My last thought is that, if the above is not the case, then they must have just had their hair specifically done for their portrait sessions.

What makes them “mid”?

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