Editorial comment for this plate:

WAITING.

OUR figure picture, this week, is from a portrait negative by J. E. & A. J. Rösch, the eminent professional photographers of St. Louis. The picture was selected for its graceful pose and effective lighting; the strongly marked shadow setting forth the figure, and giving a roundness to it which is quite unusual in photographs. It also gives an atmosphere to the picture, which is very fine for one made in a photographic studio. The picture is one which affords many lessons in posing. The more it is studied the more will be seen in it. The hands-so difficult to photograph are especially well managed here; and the lines of the broad-brimmed hat are very pleasing and lend an added grace to the figure.

The negative was on one of Wuestner’s New “Eagle” dry plates; and the picture is a copyrighted one, we believe.

Rösch Studio: This St. Louis, MO studio was operated by brothers John Edward (1861-1934) and A. J. Rösch.

Article: Wilson’s Photographic Magazine, February, 1897: The Studio and Work of J. E. and A. J. Rösch, pp. 78-81

(possible link) J. Edward Rösch