She is dressed in very characteristic late-1920s fashion, wearing a close-fitting cloche-style hat, light dress, long patterned floral coat or wrap, and a dark floral corsage pinned near the shoulder. She appears to be holding a small handbag or personal item in front of her.
The setting is especially attractive. She stands beside a stone or masonry wall overlooking the water, with low white Bermuda-style buildings visible in the background. A bare or sparsely leafed tree branch stretches dramatically across the upper portion of the image, giving the photograph a particularly strong composition.
The reverse is handwritten:
“Elise [surname unclear] – Bermuda
March 25, ’29.”
The first name appears to read Elise. I am less certain of the surname, so for the listing I would not state it as definite unless we find the same name more clearly written elsewhere in the group.
The precise March 25, 1929 date makes this particularly useful as a documented example of late-1920s women's travel clothing and Bermuda tourism.
This photograph comes from the larger Myra Coffin / Stratton-associated photograph collection, although there is nothing on this particular photograph identifying the woman as Myra.
Item Specifics
- Type: Vintage Snapshot Photograph
- Date: March 25, 1929
- Location: Bermuda
- Subject: Woman, Travel, Seaside
- Era: 1920s
- Clothing: Cloche Hat, Floral Coat / Wrap, Dress, Corsage
- Setting: Waterfront / Stone Wall
- Architecture: Bermuda-Style Buildings
- Image Color: Black & White / Sepia
- Original/Reprint: Original
- Theme: Bermuda, Travel, Women, 1920s Fashion, Tourism, Seaside
- Back: Handwritten name, “Bermuda,” and “March 25, ’29”
- Identification: First name appears to be Elise; surname uncertain
- Provenance: Myra Coffin / Stratton-associated photograph group
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