Leo A. GarietyAt the turn of the century and earlier baby boys wore dresses! Truly amazing! If you looked at this photo today you would just assume that this was a little baby girl. I think my father must have been about a year old when this professional picture was taken. It might have been taken in a photographer's studio in Newport, Ohio or Versailles, Ohio. Notice the ornate Victorian wicker chair in which he is seated. That chair definitely has a Victorian look. I suspect that my father was actually seated on a little tuffet that was placed on the wicker chair. Otherwise his legs would be dangling over the edge of the chair. And since he was sitting so well without support I imagine that this photo mayactually have been taken closer to his second birthday. What is amazing is that all little baby boys back then wore dresses all the time. See, unisex dress is a lot older than you think.
I also bet that some of my dad's sisters also wore this same baby dress.
My father had ten older siblings and one younger sibling. Dad's younger sibling, My Aunt Viola Gariety Luthman, was born November 5, 1905 and she has just celebrated her 103'rd birthday this month! That's amazing too! Aunt Viola has outlived several of her children and many nephews and nieces.
What a neat photo, and a pretty view out of your window with your father's photo on the sill. That photo is incredible, and such a treasure to you I am sure. I have a baby photo of my Dad in the early part of my blog, and his birthday was November 15th. Great post here, really enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting! Well that seemed to be the fashion then, huh?
ReplyDeleteOne thing though - it's a tiny bit off topic for Skywatch, don't you think? Skywatch is more about whats going on with, in and around the skies we see... ;)
Cheers, Klaus
I know. I stretched it to get my father into the Friday post. I was torn between not doing Sky Watch Friday or doing it like this. So family won out. Next week I'll go back to focusing on the sky.
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ReplyDeleteLOL - You are forgiven! ;)
ReplyDeleteCheers, Klaus
The fashion of yester-years.
ReplyDeleteA nice tribute to your dad :)
Nice tribute to your father.
ReplyDeleteI would rather see the boy in a dress anyway. LOL]
ReplyDeleteHells Bells...I wore one and had long blond curls in my hair.
lovely post....and good thoughts as you remember your father today.
ReplyDeleteLove the photo! The Garietys were big on taking photos. We have lots of them at family gatherings and special events. It helped a lot that Norbert was a photographer :). If we ever get a scanner we will post some to share.
ReplyDeleteHey! good to hear from you! It's always great to find new family members! So I'm actually married to a Gariety, thus no Gariety blood is running through my veins. But you're right-the Garietys are a good looking bunch. Funny that I look like some of your relatives! Looking forward to checking your blog from time to time!
ReplyDeleteNice way to share memories of your father.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great picture, and yes, I would have thought your dad to be a girl.....it's funny how clothes can give you the impression that they are either a boy or a girl... and back when my kids were little your pierced the ears to prove that you have a girl....but now the boys were the earrings....I'm so confused.....LOL
ReplyDeleteI saw the sky, and I saw your Dad's photo, and thought the whole composition was a good sky watch.
ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely tribute. My dad was a November birthday as well.
ReplyDeleteJoann (Mrs. Shipley to me), I cannot tell how much I love your blog! Of course I found it linked from Jenn's site. You must rank at the top of my list that I check every day or so - you have the best pictures and stories ever!
ReplyDeleteErin Tanner - Silvernail
Erin, thank you for stopping by. Whenever someone starts out with Mrs. Shipley, I think uh--ohh! this must be a former student of mine from Franconia Elementary School in Fairfax County.
ReplyDeleteBut it was great to hear from you! Take care and check back any time. Joann
P.S. You are old enough to call me Joann.
And to me blog readers, this was a girlfriend of our older daughter Jennifer when she was as Hayfield Secondary School. She now lives I believe in San Diego with her military husband.
Joann: Just when I think I've seen everything on SWF I miss one of my friends, sorry. I'm glad you and Klaus got everything straighted out. Interesting story about your father.
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