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Historical photograph from Charles Fox Dayton Ohio CollectionEsther Burd Fox
c. 1920s · 1/4 identified · Charles Fox Dayton Ohio Collection
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Charles Fox Dayton Ohio Collection · Personal Photos

4 people detected · 1 identified

c. 1920s ± 2 yearshigh confidence

AI Analysis

Estimated by AI — help us verify

Date Estimate — AI Estimated

circa 1920

Confidence: highRange: 1918–1922
1910s
30%
1920s
70%
AI Reasoning — AI Estimated

The clothing styles, particularly the women's velvet toque hats, face veils, and voluminous fur collars, strongly point to the post-WWI era of 1918-1922. This aligns perfectly with the genealogical data showing Esther Burd living in Dayton, Ohio during this exact period, and her marriage to Albert Fox in May 1920, making this potentially an engagement, wedding, or courtship era photograph.

Location Estimate — AI Estimated

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Confidence: high

Dayton, Ohio

Scene — AI Estimated

A formal black-and-white studio portrait of four young adults, consisting of two men standing behind two seated women. They are dressed in stylish, heavy winter clothing including fur-collared coats and hats, posed against a classic mottled studio backdrop. The studio's name and location, Dayton, Ohio, are stamped at the bottom edge of the image.

Photo Detective Evidence — AI Estimated

Photo Detective Analysis

Print/Physical

Studio imprint with embossed/stamped lettering at the bottom margin

moderate (1910-1929)

Fashion/Grooming

Women's velvet toque/tam hats and face veils

strong (1918-1923)

Heavy coats with large fur collars

strong (1915-1925)

Men's high-crowned fedoras and club (rounded) collar on the left man

moderate (1915-1925)

Environment

Mottled, painted studio backdrop

weak (1900-1930)

Technology

Sharp gelatin silver print with continuous tone

moderate (1910-1930)

Geographic Analysis

Location: Dayton, Ohio

Confidence: high

Visual evidence

The photograph has 'THE DENNEWITZ STUDIO, DAYTON, OHIO.' explicitly printed at the bottom.

Genealogical context

GEDCOM records show extensive residence history for Esther Burd, her parents, and her future husband Albert Fox in Dayton, Ohio, particularly concentrated from 1919 through the 1960s.

Missing child analysis

Not applicable as this appears to be a portrait of young adults/couples rather than a parent-child family group.

Subject Ages — AI Estimated

25, 24, 20, 24

Face Analysis — AI Estimated
  • Face 0: Age ~25, Male — Standing on the left, wearing a dark suit, white shirt with a club collar, tie, and a dark fedora.
  • Face 1: Age ~24, Female — Seated on the left, wearing a dark coat with a large fur collar and a dark hat featuring a face veil.
  • Face 2: Age ~20, Female — Seated on the right, wearing a velvet coat with a fur collar and a gathered velvet toque/tam hat. Her age and appearance make her a strong candidate for Esther Burd.
  • Face 3: Age ~24, Male — Standing on the right, wearing a dark suit, point collar shirt, wide tie, and a fedora. He has light-colored eyes. His age makes him a strong candidate for Albert Fox.
Group Composition — AI Estimated

Formal Portrait

4 people

Two men standing in the back row, two women seated in the front row, posed closely together.

Clothing & Attire — AI Estimated

The subjects are wearing heavy winter clothing. The men wear dark three-piece suits with fedoras; the man on the left sports a trendy club (rounded) collar. The women wear luxurious-looking coats with large fur collars. The woman on the left wears a hat with a birdcage-style veil, while the woman on the right wears a soft velvet tam or toque, highly fashionable around 1920.

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