Sallie (Burch) Baysore was widowed at the age of 43 when her husband, George, died in 1897. The couple lived in the village of Mason, Ohio which is near Cincinnati. Sallie and her late husband’s friend, Albert Dill, continued a friendship after George’s death. Albert even boarded with Sallie, although he made use of a … More Murder, She Heard
I came for the embroidered cape, but stuck around for the genealogy. Seated in the middle of this handsome group is Louis Boudon. On the right are his maternal cousins Alfred and Marie Camus, with Alfred’s wife Laura (Staes) on the left. The Boudon and Camus families immigrated to the United States from France. The … More Everybody Blew Glass
The couple featured in this vintage snapshot are identified on the reverse as “Neysa & Anthony Travis.” They were married in 1948 in Los Angeles, California. Anthony died in 1980 and Neysa in 1984. They are buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park. Neysa Estelle was born Nesser Easter Hansett on June 4, 1904 in Mecklenburg … More A Nice Set of Pipes
The young woman in this cabinet card photo, Miss Anna Price, wore a dress with tight sleeves and small pointed puffs at the shoulders. This helps to date her portrait from about 1889 to 1891 when she would have been 14-16 years old. Sarah Anna Price was born in 1875 in Tonica, Illinois. She married … More The Best of the Best
I wonder if the man in the photo, Mr. Lee Large, thought he was going to look relaxed and natural when he posed for this self-taken photo in Saltville, Virginia in 1913. Instead he’s got a stiff , mannequin-ish look going on. Hey, I bet many of us “selfie takers” can relate. “Hello son! How … More 1913 Selfie
Miss Berenice Wheeler was an actress in the 1890s. It was her lovely, whimsical outfit that first caught my eye. This style of exaggerated sleeve was referred to as leg-o-mutton, or gigot in France, and it was all the rage at the time. However, Berenice’s dress brought a much earlier fashion to mind. As you … More Time Can Never Fade Thy Image
Click on image to enlarge“Ammie & Margie Webster, Paris Texas, Sept 17th 1901” The Webster sisters grew up in Paris, Texas. Ammie was the eldest, born in January 1878. Margie came along in November 1881. Based on how the inscription is written on the reverse I assume Ammie is on the left, although I feel … More Webster Sisters
Unfortunately this carte de visite has no identifying writing. I often buy unidentified photos in the hopes of being able to date them. Since this cdv has no lines along the border of the photo I suspected it was one of the earliest versions from 1858-1862. The fashion fit my dating hypothesis, as well as … More R.A. Lord, Photographer
I wouldn’t have guessed this fresh-faced sitter was much older than sixteen. But according to writing on the reverse of this cabinet photo, Miss Iva Goodwin was 21 years old when she sat for her portrait on September 3, 1908 in Reading, Michigan. Iva grew up nine miles west of Reading in the tiny township … More Iva Goodwin
Lottie and Daisy Dale of Butler, Pennsylvania were sisters. They graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio in 1890 and 1891 respectively. The word “Athenaeum” is written on the reverse of the cabinet card photos and references a literary society at the university. The girls’ father, David, was an oil producer. About 1907 the … More Lottie and Daisy
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