Spectacular Portraits of Women from the late 19th and early 20th Century by Clarence Hudson White

Clarence Hudson White was an American photographer, teacher, and one of the founders of the Photo-Secession movement. Having grown up in small towns in Ohio, his primary influences were his family and rural America’s social life. The World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 inspired him to take up photography.

His photos of America in the early 20th century reflected the spirit and sentimentality of the nation. As White’s image grew in popularity, other photographers sought him out to learn from him. Alfred Stieglitz became his friend and he contributed to the advancement of photography as a true art form. In 1906, he moved to New York City in order to be closer to Stieglitz and his circle and to further promote his own work. In 1914, he established the Clarence H. White School of Photography, the first educational institution in America to teach photography as an art form. White’s own photography declined as a result of his teaching duties, and he produced little new work during the last decade of his life. He died of a heart attack in 1925 while teaching students in Mexico City.

Below are some fabulous photos portraits of American ladies from the late 19th and early 20th century by Clarence Hudson.

#1 The shelter, 1897

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#2 Woman seated on a porch railing, 1897

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#3 Blind man’s bluff, Newark, Ohio, 1898

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#4 Girl with harp (Letitia Felix), Newark, Ohio, 1898

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#5 Girl with sword, circa 1898

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#6 Lady in black with statuette (Lady with Venus), 1898

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#7 Spring, 1898

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#8 Springtime, 1898

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#9 Study, 1898

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#10 The bubble [variant], 1898

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#11 The bubble, 1898

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#12 Among the branches, 1899

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#13 Evening interior, 1899

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#14 Letitia Felix seated at table, 1899

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#15 On the old stair, 1899

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#16 Sarah Walker, 1899

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#17 Study pose, 1899

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#18 The readers (Letitia Felix and Ada Follett), Newark, Ohio, 1899

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#19 Edge of the woods – evening, 1900

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#20 1 Elizabeth Felix with paperwhites, 1900

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#21 He loves me, he loves me not, 1900

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#22 Portrait of a woman holding flower, 1900

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#23 The orchard, Newark, Ohio, 1902

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#24 Am Fenster, 1904

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#25 The kiss, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1904

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#26 The round table, 1904

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#27 Morning, 1905

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#28 Morning, the bathroom 1906

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#29 Girl with bowl, 1907

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#30 Miss Mary Everett, 1908

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#31 Mrs. Fox (Kate Parsenau), New York, 1908

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#32 Beneath the bough, 1909

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#33 Portrait of an unidentified woman, 1909

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#34 Portrait of Annette Kellermann diving, 1909

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#35 Untitled [Florence Peterson], 1909

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#36 Woman in landscape, 1909

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#37 Portrait of a woman seated, circa 1910

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#38 Two women in an orchard, circa 1910

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#39 Woman in landscape, Maine, 1910

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#40 Woman playing violin, circa 1910

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#41 Woman seated in front of window, circa 1910

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#42 Dancer from Barnard College Greek Games, 1911

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#43 At the studio window (Mrs. Levisohn), 1912

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#44 Girl with fan, 1914

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#45 Portrait of a dancer, 1915

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#46 Portrait of Mrs. Josephine Wallace, 1916

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#47 Woman with crystal ball, 1917

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#48 Alla Nazimova, New York, 1919

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#49 Woman with feather fan, 1919

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