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![Photograph portrait of two girls with doll in baby buggy in Shendandoah, Iowa. Photograph portrait of two girls with doll in baby buggy in Shendandoah, Iowa.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/primary-sources/images/history-education-pss-childhood-buggy-source.jpg?itok=HWAyFPfw)
Description
The portrait is of two young girls with doll, covered by a blanket, laying in their baby buggy. The photograph was taken in Shenandoah, Iowa, in 1890. This style of portrait was known as a cabinet card, where photographs are mounted on stiff pieces of cardboard. They were introduced in the 1860s, but their production waned around the turn of the century.
Source-Dependent Questions
- What can you learn about the past from this photo?
- Why do you think the children are posing with their baby buggy?