This is how Princess Elisabeth of Hesse could have looked alike in 1917.

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Newborn Princess Elisabeth of Hesse, with her parents, Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig and Grand Duchess Victoria Melita of Hesse. 1895 by Hugo Thiele.

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source: my collection. This is the latest cabinet photograph I acquired. PLEASE DON’T REMOVE THE WATERMARK as I have seen some of the cabinet cards from my collection with the watermark removed in Facebook and Pinterest. 

This card is one of the most specials in my collection, since photos of Ella together with both her parents are very scarce. A variation of this image can be found in Victoria Melita’s personal album, kept in the Coburg State Archives.

Hereditary Prince George William of Hanover in 1881.

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The Duchess of Teck with her first born daughter, Princess Mary, 1867.

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The Duke and Duchess of Teck with their children, mids 1870s.

1. The Duchess of Teck with three of her four children, Princess Mary, Prince Adolphus and Prince Francis.

2. The Duke of Teck with two of his three sons, Prince Adolphus and Prince Francis.

Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia and his bride Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg in 1905.

Princess Feodora of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg with her nephew and nieces, 1905.

From left to right: Princess Helena Adelaide, Princess Adelaide, Princess Victoria Adelaide, Princess Alexandra Victoria, Princess Feodora, Princess Caroline Mathilde and Prince Wilhelm Friedrich.

Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Duchess Karoline Mathilde, mids 1900s.

Princess Consort Marie Anne of Schaumburg-Lippe with her sister Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna and their children, Princess Tatiana Constantinovna and Prince Heinrich of Schaumburg-Lippe visit Bad Langenschwalbach, c. 1900.

King William II and Queen Charlotte of Württemberg, 1900.