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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
I found this intriguing cabinet card photograph a year or so ago on ebay. (I'm just now going thru around some old files)
There wasn't much information in the seller's description.
"Cabinet Card- Charles' Crowd - Large Group Men Women Hats Fancy Dresses 1890-1900"
After a long time searching for clues, I noticed the ladies' FAN in the center of the photograph.
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Ah-Ha Jacoby Bros!
1888
lapl
by 1890, brother Charles has moved from New York to 665 South Hope St. in Los Angeles.
lapl
Could this be the Charles that is mentioned on the back of the card? [Charles Jacoby]
Does anyone know what Charles Jacoby looked like? I bet he's the guy to the left of the lovely lady with the fan. (her right)
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Here are three line-ups of Jacoby Bros store staff from the 1880s/1890s that possibly include some of the brothers. Maybe you can spot your hunch for "Charles" from your picture in there somewhere.
The first one was originally posted by
BifRayRock earlier in the thread.
Jacoby Bros store staff 1886 -
http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show...ostcount=33948
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/si...d/17701/rec/26
Jacoby Bros Store and Crew 1890 -
http://www.jmaw.org/jacoby-jewish-los-angeles/#
Jacoby Bros store Spring St 1894 -
http://www.jmaw.org/jacoby-jewish-los-angeles/#
This is one of the brothers, Isaac N. Jacoby -
http://www.jmaw.org/jacoby-jewish-los-angeles/#
Here's an article from the Los Angeles Herald in 1895 detailing the staff and workings of the store -
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=...H18950707.2.26
Best shot at your Charles [Jacoby] bet from the "Charles' Crowd" picture is this guy who appears in two of the Jacoby store staff pictures.
