Photo Number 487

I purchased this Cabinet Card at the Antique Mall in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

I will have to remember that this photographer likes to pose people in a relaxed pose with all their weight on one foot. This is a Photo by Fred Mueller of Owatonna, Minn.  Fred was in business in 1894 and 1895.

Philip Mc Carthy Died October 1, 1894.

The photo was obviously taken before he died..as it is not one of those death photos.

I wonder what caused a seemingly healthy young man to die after posing on one foot by some beautiful Rex Begonias after throwing you hat off on the table.  He looks like he just strolled in after a busy day of overseeing his crops. 

The backdrop in this photo is one of a fancy country home..probably a type of home that was never found in Minnesota in the 1880’s…but it was a photographers trend during those years to use a fancy backdrop.
 
Thanks for stopping by, do come again:)

Update from Iggy:
From the Minnesota State Census of 1885
He was single, son of James and Bridget McCarthy - but he had a lot of brothers and sisters.


A death record from Dodge county (Ellington is in Dodge county) said Philip died on 01 Oct 1894 and was a farmer.