{"product_id":"antique-crescent-boarding-house-group-photograph-framed","title":"Antique Boarding House Group Photograph | The Crescent \"Rooms \u0026 Board\" Signs | c. 1905-1912 | Original Print on Black Card, Framed 12.4\" x 10.4\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwenty-some boarders on the front steps, and two ladies in the upstairs window who clearly said \"we can see fine from here.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an original antique \u003cstrong\u003egroup photograph\u003c\/strong\u003e of guests gathered on the porch and front steps of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Crescent\u003c\/strong\u003e, a wooden boarding house with its name painted on a sign above the door (crescent moon and all) and a \u003cstrong\u003e\"Rooms \u0026amp; Board\"\u003c\/strong\u003e sign out front by the steps. The print is mounted on black card stock and is shown in a later wood frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout two dozen people posed for this one: men in bowler hats, three-piece suits and watch chains, women in high collars and enormous feathered hats, a little boy on the steps, a man holding a newspaper, and a few gentlemen perched on the lattice porch rail. Up above, two women lean out of a second-floor window to watch it all happen. The building is full of period detail too: clapboard siding, carved gingerbread brackets on the porch posts, a lattice railing and leaded glass panels beside the front door, with bare trees around the yard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoarding houses were where traveling salesmen, railroad men, teachers and new arrivals to town lived and ate in the early 1900s, so a photo like this is a little slice of everyday small-town life. Photos that show a building's name and signs are especially loved by collectors of hotel, town and advertising history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e original photographic print mounted on black card stock; later wood frame with a gold-tone inner lip, glass front and fiberboard back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e c. 1905 to 1912, based on the hats, high collars and clothing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e about 25 people on the porch of The Crescent boarding house; location and sitters unidentified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e frame 12 3\/8\" x 10 3\/8\"; photograph 8 1\/4\" x 6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHanging:\u003c\/strong\u003e sawtooth hangers on the back, ready to hang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePair it with our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/antique-farmstead-homestead-photograph\"\u003elarge mounted Victorian farmhouse photograph\u003c\/a\u003e or the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/vintage-antique-card-game-photograph\"\u003eEdwardian card party snapshot\u003c\/a\u003e for an antique photo gallery wall. Curious how we dated it? Read our guide on \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/how-to-date-antique-photographs-cabinet-cards\"\u003ehow to date antique photographs\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe photograph shows its age with scattered small spots, light fading and toning, and a few faint marks, mostly in the sky and the building. The image is still clear: the signs, faces and architecture are easy to see. The frame is a later replacement and has light scuffs, small nicks and finish wear along the edges, and the gold-tone lip has a few rubbed spots. Honest wear for a photograph over 100 years old. As with everything in the shop, it's a used piece and shows normal signs of age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly one available. Once The Crescent's guests check out, they're gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyling props shown in photos are not included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oddly Darling Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68250301530311,"sku":"H-0264","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/7028\/5255\/files\/crescent-hotel-vintage-framed-photograph.jpg?v=1793914757","url":"https:\/\/www.oddlydarlingvintage.com\/products\/antique-crescent-boarding-house-group-photograph-framed","provider":"Oddly Darling Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}