In this particular photograph, a woman hesitates before stepping into her car, perhaps frowning at the sky and attempting to gauge whether her coat with fur lapels will be too much for this weather. I love the shadow that her hat casts over her eyes.
This image comes to us from the collection of Fred Bodin, who was both a collector and photographer based in Gloucester, Massachusetts. A photojournalist, Fred spent much of his career working for Yankee Magazine. When Fred passed away in 2016, HIP purchased his collection of photographs and negatives from his estate. His collection happens to contain thousands of negatives that were taken by Fred's grandmother, Alice Curtis, who also lived in Gloucester. This photograph, taken around the turn of the century, may be one of hers.
