Pair of 5 x 7 silver gelatin photographs showing a formal studio portrait of five children identified on the reverse as members of the Pendleton family. The two images present the same group in closely related poses and are mounted on decorative studio boards. One mount bears an embossed studio imprint reading Medford, Oregon, though the photographer’s name is partially obscured and not fully legible from the image provided.
The group consists of three older girls and two younger children arranged around an upholstered studio chair. The older girls wear light-colored dresses with full puffed sleeves, high lace collars, fitted bodices, and layered skirts typical of the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. One of the girls wears eyeglasses. The younger girl, seated on the floor, has curled hair and a ruffled dress. A young boy wearing a tailored jacket with decorative buttons and a large bow tie appears reclining at the right in one pose and standing in a more vertical composition in the second photograph. In the horizontal view a fur throw is visible beneath the seated figures, while the softly graduated studio backdrop emphasizes the formal arrangement and clothing.
Ink inscriptions on the reverse identify the children as Emma Pendleton, Cora, Ora, Edna, and Verne. The names are written twice across the two mounts with check marks beside several entries, suggesting identification or organization within a family album.
No additional printed text is visible on the reverse beyond the partially legible embossed Medford studio imprint.
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