The subject's fashion, particularly the cat-eye glasses, pillbox hat, and swing coat, strongly points to the late 1950s or early 1960s. The use of color slide film and the mid-century residential architecture further support this timeframe. Given Esther Burd's death in 1966 and her apparent age in the photo, a date around 1960 is highly probable.

An outdoor, candid color photograph of an older woman standing on the concrete steps of a brick house. She is dressed for travel, wearing a light-colored coat, hat, and glasses, and is carrying luggage, including a distinctive round hatbox, along with gloves and reading material. The setting appears to be a typical mid-century American residential neighborhood.

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• Esther Burd Fox: Age ~60, Female — Older woman wearing dark-rimmed cat-eye glasses, smiling, with dark hair partially covered by a light-colored pillbox hat.

The subject is wearing a light-colored, knee-length swing coat over a pinkish top or dress. She accessorizes with a light pink pillbox hat, dark-rimmed cat-eye glasses, dark peep-toe shoes, and is carrying a structured hatbox, a patterned suitcase or bag, white gloves, and a folded newspaper or magazine.