Albumen print cabinet card showing three women engaged in a staged hairdressing scene, likely photographed in the late 1880s to early 1890s. Two women are seated at a small table while a third stands behind them holding a comb or brush, suggesting the act of dressing or arranging hair. Props include a kerosene lamp, grooming implements, and a draped table, reinforcing the domestic interior setting typical of period studio tableaux.

Such images fall within a broader late-19th-century photographic tradition of genre scenes depicting women’s work, social interaction, and domestic ritual. Hairdressing scenes were a recurring subject, balancing everyday labor with carefully constructed studio composition. The exaggerated length and display of hair, along with the deliberate poses, indicate the photograph was intended as a visual narrative rather than a candid moment.

Standard cabinet card format with plain mount, photographer unidentified. The image emphasizes female domestic culture and studio storytelling during the peak years of the cabinet card’s popularity.