This is Ogden Dutcher, my great grandfather. This would have been taken around the late 1890s. He was an aristocrat from New York born into influence and high status as you can see by his silly collar. Weber states that status exists in the social order. Your status is associated to your style of life and consumption of goods produced. The Dutchers were upper class New Yorkers that lived the lavish life including his attendance to Yale. In this depiction of status, Ogden's status is related to class situation. This may not always be the case but often occurs in this type of pattern in America.
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