~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Janie Sine
January 29, 2020
Janie Sine Bourquin Click to view Find a Grave memorial (1863-1940)
Tag: Ohio
The Witching Hour
October 31, 2019
Happy Halloween! This cabinet card, along with two others decorated in the same manner, was found at Freckle Farm Antiques in La Porte, Indiana. The young woman is identified on the reverse as ‘Berta Kurtz’ (sic). I have to wonder what Bertha would think about someone adding a witch hat to her image. I can … More The Witching Hour
Allie’s Snapshot
May 19, 2019
The reverse of this cabinet card photo reads “Allie Weimer, Careysville, Ohio.” Careysville was located in Champaign County, Ohio in the late 1880s which is when I believe this image was captured. I was not able to locate an Allie Weimer in Careysville, but I do believe I’ve found our sitter. Miss Allie Revenaugh was … More Allie’s Snapshot
She Worked Hard for Her Money
February 14, 2019
It seems that Vera Norris and Bertha Whitney were no strangers to hard work. As teenagers in the early 1900s, both girls worked as servants. I suspect the person who wrote on the reverse of this RPPC (real photo postcard) would have positioned the names directly behind the sitter that each represented, which means Vera … More She Worked Hard for Her Money
Perished at Galveston
February 6, 2019
Leverett Lewis, the sitter featured in this cabinet card photograph, was born 136 years ago on this day, February 6. I think that makes this the perfect day to honor his life. On June 9, 1900, Leverett was living with his parents in Genoa, Ohio when he traveled fifteen miles to Toledo and enlisted in … More Perished at Galveston
Elysium of Bliss
December 3, 2018
I found this cabinet card in an antique shop in Blissfield, Michigan. I was so attracted to the image of this bewitching couple that the name Rutherford B. Hayes did not register until I was home and began my research. There are plenty of biographies about the accomplishments of the 19th United States President and … More Elysium of Bliss
Meet me at the Church
May 9, 2018
I wasn’t sure what to make of this large, 10×12, Edwardian photo found at the Maumee Antique Mall in Ohio. Was the man a pastor of this church? Upon reading the writing on the reverse “Edward J. Stock, Defiance, Ohio, March 1st, 1907, Rev. B. H. Morse, Pastor,” I suspected this was a memorial photo … More Meet me at the Church
Hattie’s Hats
April 20, 2018
Harriet Bowden, or Hattie Bowden, as she was identified on the back of this cabinet card, was born in 1869 in New York. Sometime after 1873 her parents, William and Louisa, relocated to Ohio. In her early twenties, when this photo was taken, Hattie worked for the Western Suspender Company and as a Milliner in … More Hattie’s Hats
A Hell for the Sick
February 6, 2018
Jessie Calhoun’s cabinet card photo was found in an album that belonged to Jessie Sylvester. I believe the girls were cousins, as there are shared surnames in their respective family trees. However, I was unable to find a direct link. Born in 1867, in Ashtabula county, Ohio, Jessie’s father, Porter Calhoun, was a farmer, and … More A Hell for the Sick
Would the real John Pease, please stand up.
January 8, 2018
Recently, I happened upon a tintype of a gentleman posed next to a small, decorative table. Written on the front of the paper sleeve frame is “Mr. John Pease.” I immediately recognized the table as one in a photo already in my collection. In an earlier post, I featured a carte de visite of Sophia Germann. … More Would the real John Pease, please stand up.
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