Auguste of Bavaria and son Josef Franz
Posted to the Alexander Palace Time Machine Discussion Forum by Katenka_Fyodorovna on 20 July 2010.
Mother and child have aged with mother wearing a stately tight-skirted dress trimmed with lace panels complemented by her hat. The overall appearance is 1910s, although the hat is tall rather than wide. I cannot resolve the neckline in this photo, but it can be seen in the next image.
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