#they might be carpenters... butchers... shopkeepers... and/or of course roommates ;)
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Daguerreotype of a pair of handsome young men nestled very comfortably together—indeed, one sitting in his companion's lap—c. 1850. Source: Dear Friends: American Photographs of Men Together, 1840-1918 by David Deitcher.
#the hand on his thigh! the rolled up shirtsleeves! delightful!#though I wish they'd thought to pose with tools—the work aprons are too ubiquitous to identify a specific profession#they might be carpenters... butchers... shopkeepers... and/or of course roommates ;)#19th century#1800s#1850s#19th century photography#occupational#daguerreotype#19th century fashion#men's fashion#fashion history#historical fashion
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