The man on the bicycle is Paul Curd, identified by writing on the reverse of this worn vintage snapshot. Was he the author of the writing? Or was it penned by a girlfriend or admirer? I discovered not one but two men that are a match to our bicyclist, and they were cousins. Robert and … More The Only One
This is the third and final post based on a cabinet card identified as Inez Swartz “Adrian Home girl” which was a term used to reference residents living at the Adrian Industrial School for Girls. If you’d like to read my earlier posts, they are Adrian Home Girl and As If Their Little Hearts Would … More Tales of Terrible Cruelty
This is the second post based on a cabinet card I found in a shop in Allen, Michigan. The photo was identified as Inez Swartz “Adrian Home girl,” which was a term used for residents of the Adrian Industrial School for Girls. If you’d like to see the complete cabinet card image and read my … More As If Their Little Hearts Would Break
The young woman who sat for this photograph is identified on the reverse as Inez Swartz. The photographers Genevieve Dey & Grace Hayden, worked together in Hillsdale, Michigan, from 1899 to no later than 1904, which helps to date this image. The words “Adrian Home girl” penned below the name was in reference to the … More Adrian Home Girl
Lucy (Cox) Downes Click to view Find a Grave memorial (1855 – 1941)
Agnes Murdoch Scott was born in 1894 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland to James and Mary (Norris) Scott. The real photo postcards (RPPC) shared in this post were found with family photos that belonged to Fern (Waterson) Hardenburg. Agnes and Fern are connected by the marriage of their children, Martha Dale to Walter Hardenburg. Agnes and … More Seize the Viand Dear to Your Heart
These lovely portraits of Pearl Leora Waterson were found with family photos that once belonged to Pearl’s sister, Fern (Waterson) Hardenburg. The image above is my favorite. I feel as if Pearl is looking right through me. Pearl was born in Olivet, Michigan on Feb. 7, 1889, and was the oldest of three children born … More Pearl Leora Waterson
This sitter’s intense gaze is what caught my attention. He is identified on the reverse of this carte de visite as Mr. L.G. Fisher. From the other notations (see below) it appears this image was sent to a photographer to be enlarged. I suspect it was for use at his funeral. Born in 1836, Linas … More Foot Soldier
In 1901, George Wenham was a boarder in the home of William Juby in Picton, Ontario, Canada, and based on the photo’s mounting style, as well as the girl’s dress, it was about that time that he sat for this photo. The photographer was W.F. Johnson of Picton. The writing on the reverse reads “Uncle … More The Lodger
This is a cabinet card photograph, identified on the back as “Mabel F. Greene, 5 years old, 1883.” The photographer was W.C. Foote of Flint, Michigan. I was attracted to the image because I’m a knitter, and the little girl is wearing knitted mittens. I imagined the mother, a grandmother, or maybe an aunt, knitting … More She Wore Mittens
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