1899 Bruno Nauschuetz photo of Boy in San Antonio TX
Here is a wonderful photograph of a boy about five years old, dressed in a frilly Little Lord Fauntleroy style, with his trusted dog at his side. The image is dated July 1899 on the back. The boy holds the dog’s chain in one hand, while in the other he clutches a hat that looks about two sizes too large for his head. I’m sure his mother loved this photo, but one has to wonder what he thought of it years later, when he had his Texan macho image to uphold. Lacey frills and big white collars and ruffles were very popular dress-up styles for little boys in the late 1890s.
The photo was taken by Bruno Nauschuetz at 224 Sharer Street, San Antonio, Texas. Bruno was a photographer in San Antonio from before 1891 until his death in 1914. We learn from the 1900 U.S. Census that Bruno was born October 1861 in Germany, and immigrated in 1887, so he probably opened a studio soon after that. He was married with one son, Max, born July 1891.
