From collection Mount Desert Island Historical Society - Photographs Collection
Laura or Sue Cushman
Marked Sue Cushman written on front, Laura Cushman written on reverse.Woman age 18.30 standing, hand on pedestal in photographer’s studio. Wearing full dress with hope skirt. Dark fabric with full sleeves. Black decorative trim runing down each side of skirt fron and joining row of points along hem. Trim also on cuff and upper arm. White collar and black bow at neck. Hair parted in middle and pulled back. Wearing small hat or ribbon on back of head.
