1892 Photograph of Woman with Birds and Potatoes Holding "Ambrosius & Sons" Sign

birds, Collinsville, columbian exposition, culture, eggs, hats, potatoes

Evans, “1892 Photograph of Woman with Birds and Potatoes Holding "Ambrosius & Sons" Sign,” Madison Historical, accessed October 29, 2025, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/2418.

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This photograph shows a woman wearing a dress with many food items attached, including a belt made of potatoes. She also appears to have a bird sitting on each shoulder and a hat decorated with eggs. She is standing outside holding up a sign for Ambrosius & Sons, a business in Collinsville, Illinois. The 1892 on her dress may have referred to the 1892 Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

• SIUE Archives

Godfrey Photograph Collection

• culture
• Collinsville

Evans

1892

English

• Photograph

• Black and white photographic print
• jpg

4 x 6 [inches]

• 1890s

• GodfreyPhoto-P-024