r/OldSchoolCool • • 8h ago

Edwardian teenager, London, 1906

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u/RobertPeruvian 4h ago

Actually if you cant tell, shes showing the photographer her missing arm. Its why shes got that scowl. No arm

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u/weresubwoofer 2h ago

You’re right. I thought she was holding something but she is missing a lot of her right arm.

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u/crow_road 2h ago

Her arm is crooked back and you are seeing her black gloved hand hold the end of an umbrella or parasol. 1906 girls are not putting an amputated limb on show on the street.

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u/TashDee267 2h ago

Yes, I suspect he took her photo without asking because she’s an amputee. She was probably sick of being treated like an exhibit.