tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33864530833026061972024-02-22T02:44:21.018-05:00Forgotten Faces and Long Ago PlacesA collection of vintage photography and "orphan" photographs showcasing the past.Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.comBlogger282125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-11526473693300548542018-09-19T06:00:00.000-04:002018-09-19T06:00:10.234-04:00Wedding Wednesday - 1890's Milwaukee, WI Couple (Victorian Era)<div style="text-align: justify;">
This attractive young couple are identified on the back as Max and Lizzie. They posed for photographer Wollensak of Milwaukee in the 1890's for their wedding photo. The bride is quite lovely and trim in her white dress. and her dress has just the right amount of frills, but is still elegant.</div>
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Wollensak was William Wollensak who had studios at 450 and 500 National Avenue. He was born in Germany 17 Jun 1851 and died in Milwaukee 3 Jan 1922. He is buried at Forest Home Cemetery in Milwaukee (<a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113497708" target="_blank">FindAGrave</a>).</div>
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<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-64480972416968035462018-09-17T19:31:00.000-04:002018-09-17T19:31:24.857-04:00Mystery Monday - Unknown Civil War Era Couple in Trenton, NJ (Victorian Era)<div style="text-align: justify;">
This couple sat for photographer Moses in Trenton, NJ between 1864 - 66 as evidenced by the revenue stamp on the back of the photograph. As is so often seen they are unidentified and it is left to the viewer to imagine who they might be and what life they may have lived. They are sharply dressed; the wife in a military style dress, the husband in a common suit for the times.</div>
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The photographer is Morris Moses, born in England 16 Jul 1826. Married in Trenton in 1855 to Ellen Wisey. Listed in Trenton censuses between 1850 - 1880 listed as a photographer. He died on 11 Dec 1891 and is buried in Riverview Cemetery (<a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45288891" target="_blank">FindAGrave</a>).</div>
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<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-80612456281664104462018-09-04T06:00:00.000-04:002018-09-04T06:00:04.837-04:00Tintype Tuesday - 1860's Woman With Three Young Children (Victorian Era)<div style="text-align: justify;">
This 1860's tintype is of a mother and her three children. She is sitting with two daughters who look to be about a year apart in age and one son who couldn't sit still for the photo as apparent by the blur. Her sweet-faced daughters are wearing identical dresses with white lace collars and the son is wearing black pants and white shirt with a lacy collar as well. Mom is wearing a typical serviceable dress for the time frame. She looks to be a very proud mother.</div>
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<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-16421456002577467382018-08-31T08:56:00.000-04:002018-08-31T08:56:47.058-04:00Fashionable Friday - 1864 - 65 New York City Woman by Famed Photographer Bogardus<div style="text-align: justify;">
This young woman sat for her photograph between 1864 - 1865 for famed photographer Abraham Bogardus of New York City. An early pioneer of photography, Bogardus went to New York in 1837 to learn Daguerreotypy from G. W. Prosch. Within a short time of opening his own studio he was giving up to eighty sitting or more a week. Eventually the paper photograph replaced the Daguerreotype and Bogardus moved his gallery to Broadway and Franklin to meet the demand. The popularity of the Carte-de-Visite (CDV) was such that he kept three skylights busy and delivered hundreds of CDV's per day.</div>
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This young woman is seated for her photo and is wearing a military style dress. I love the trim on her bodice, forearms and epaulats. We know the date of the sitting by the revenue stamp on the back of the photo. She is unidentified.</div>
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For more information on Abraham Bogardus please check out this website: <a href="https://alphonsegallery.zenfolio.com/bogardus" target="_blank">Alphonsegallery</a><br />
<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-42256783630217786922018-08-29T06:00:00.000-04:002018-08-29T06:00:02.018-04:00Wedding Wednesday - 1890's (Victorian Era) Belleville, IL Bride and GroomThis interesting 1890's Cabinet Card shows how many brides did not wear white, but instead wore serviceable dresses that could be worn again and again for many other occasions. This lovely bride is wearing a most likely dark brown or black dress, but with the typical white headdress with white flowers you see so often in this time period. The subjects in this photograph are unidentified.<br />
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The photographer is Frederick B. Merkel of Belleville, IL who was born 3 Mar 1851 in Belleville to German immigrants, Phillip and Elizabeth Merkel. He practiced his craft in Belleville between 1880 to at least 1910 when he moved to West Palm Beach, FL. He died on 27 Feb 1930. I have published one other photograph for this photographer - see here: <a href="https://forgottenfacesandlongagoplaces.blogspot.com/search/label/Photographer%20-%20Merker" target="_blank">https://forgottenfacesandlongagoplaces.blogspot.com/search/label/Photographer%20-%20Merker</a>.Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-72968011399699816372018-08-26T10:58:00.002-04:002018-08-26T10:58:24.258-04:00Sentimental Sunday - Women with Hats - 1880's (Victorian Era) Vermont Woman in Feathers & Fur<div style="text-align: justify;">
This fabulous photograph was taken sometime in the 1880's of young woman in Bellows Falls,VT. I am always curious when I see these old photos of subjects wearing their winter coats. I wonder why they chose to be photographed this way instead of in a lovely dress or suit. In this particular case, she is wearing what appears to be a two-toned fur coat with matching fur hand muff. The fur scarf has dangling balls which I have never seen before. Her hat has several things going on as well with the bill jutting out at a jaunty angle, white, wispy feathers and a satin bow at the top. I also see some thin white things - not sure what they are - sticking out of the top of the hat. </div>
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I think she is quite proud of her ensemble, but alas, she is not identified on the back of the cabinet card.</div>
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The photographer is Blake, Frederick Joseph Blake of Bellows Falls, VT. He practiced his profession in that area between 1880 to the early 1920's. He was born 3 Dec 1853 to Seth and Martha Jane Blake. He died in Bellows Falls on 1 Feb 1923. </div>
Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-3889941283399230822018-08-25T08:31:00.001-04:002018-08-25T08:36:47.855-04:00Eyes are the Window to the Soul (Victorian Era Women)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
It has often been said the the "eyes are the window to the soul." There is some confusion as to the original speaker of this quote, Shakespeare being in the running to be the author. Something broght this quote to my mind and I decided to share a few of my favorite "soulful eyed" ladies of the past.</div>
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This first young woman is unidentified and she sat for photographer T. M. Sausman of Norristown, Pa in the late 1870's. She has such a wistful look on her face, I wonder what she was thinking about.</div>
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Subject number two, another lovely young woman, also probably dated late 1870's was from Iowa City, Iowa. She too is unidentified and the photographer was James of that city. </div>
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The third photograph is of a woman a little older, possibly fortyish? This is one of my favorites, she appears to have such character to her face, not to mention good bones. Also unidentified, she sat for photographers Brown & Gillis of Galesburg, Mich. most likely late 1870's.</div>
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<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-44765680464867042072018-08-24T06:00:00.000-04:002018-08-25T08:19:59.648-04:00Fashionable Friday - 1860's (Victorian Era) Woman with Lace ShawI love the simplicity and elegance of this photo. This Wilmington, Del. woman is wearing a cream belted hoop-skirt dress. It is covered by a lovely black lace shawl and she is holding a straw hat. It is hard to see, but she has a simple ribbon adorning her hair and has a snood covering the bun at her nape.<br />
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This young woman sat for the photographer, Wm. H. Curry between 1863- 1865. Curry was located at No. 309 Market Street, Wilmington, Del.<br />
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<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-88007811642319392322018-08-22T06:00:00.000-04:002018-08-23T21:13:04.997-04:00Wedding Wednesday - Turn of the Century (Edwardian) Double Wedding in Westfield, WI<div style="text-align: justify;">
Looking at this photo of these two young Westfield, WI women you may think you are seeing double. They appear to be sisters, possibly twins and are wearing identical dresses, veils and even hairstyles for their double wedding. They are also wearing white gloves with their gowns and I believe I can see their rings through the gloves. I find it interesting that only the bride on the right is wearing a locket around her neck. I wonder if she is possibly the older of the two and this was an heirloom that was passed down to her? Their grooms even look like and could possibly be related and are wearing identical suits as well. Due to the style of dress and the type of cabinet card I believe this to have been taken between 1900 - 1910. There is no identification on the back of the card. I wish I knew who they were and what their story was.</div>
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The photographer was Fenner & Son of Westfield, Wis. This was John Fenner and his son Jacob who were active in the area between 1895 - 1925. John Fenner was born in Germany in 1834 to Jacob Fenner and Anna Martha Grebruse and he died on 3 Jul 1923. </div>
Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-3527903943313507852018-08-19T11:55:00.001-04:002018-08-23T21:13:55.754-04:00Sentimental Sunday - Women with Hats - Stylish 1909 (Edwardian) Woman - Bernice ClarkThis young woman, identified as Bernice Clark on the back, sat for this photo on May 1, 1909. She is wearing a stylish suit and hat and has a serene expression on her face. The white flowers give the hat and the scene just a touch of needed whimsy. She appears to be in her early twenties. She signed the back of the card and addressed it to her Uncle Fay. This is an unusual sized cabinet card (4" x 9") that unfortunately does not have a photographer's name or mark so makes it difficult to narrow down her identity further.<br />
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<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-64328028742397218512018-08-17T06:00:00.000-04:002018-08-25T08:22:05.543-04:00Fashionable Friday - Early 1860's (Victorian) Young Athol Depot, Massachusetts Woman<div style="text-align: justify;">
I tend to favor certain photographs and at the top of this list my favorites are Civil War Era photos. I'm not sure why, maybe because of the beautiful clothing of the times or because so many photos exist of this early time of photographic history. The young woman in this photo is very typical of the early 1860's; seated in a chair, wearing a military style dress, wearing a snood in her hair and leaning on a table staring off somewhere with a wistful expression.<br />
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The detail on her dress is lovely. I love the white buttons down the front of the bodice as well as the bow tie at the neck and the trim on the shoulder and the sleeves. She is also wearing small ear-bobs and a ring on her left-hand pointer finger.</div>
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As I often lament she is not identified. So sad.<br />
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The photographer is D. Smith of 43 Main Street, Athol Depot, Mass. I think I have a couple more photos made by this photographer so will perhaps try to look further into his history and post those at a later date.</div>
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I had never heard of Athol Depot so a quick Google search gave me this interesting information: Originally called Pequoaig, the area was first settled by five families in September 1735. When the township was settled in 1762, the name was changed to Athol. John Murray, one of the proprietors of the land, chose the name because the hills reminded him of his ancestral home of Blair Atholl, Scotland. Athol means "pleasant place."</div>
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<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-19093181268543574482018-08-15T06:00:00.000-04:002018-08-25T08:22:49.903-04:00Wedding Wednesday - Beautiful 1900's (Edwardian) Minneapolis Bride and Groom<div style="text-align: justify;">
Another Edwardian Era photograph of a very lovely and serene bride who was married in Minneapolis, MN in the 1900's to her equally handsome groom. The maid of honor and best man aren't too shabby either! Due to the location and the photographer I suspect the people involved were probably of Swedish descent. The bride and maid of honor's style of dress seems to date this in the latter of the 1900's probably between 1905 - 1910. You can see a small brooch or cameo at the throat of the bride on the high neckline of her dress. If you look closely, you can also see her wedding ring on her left hand. The people in the photograph are sadly not identified - such a shame.</div>
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The photographers were Petri & Svenson located at 129 Washington Avenue South. They were the team of Samuel H. Petri and Ernest T. Svenson who were active Minneapolis photographers from 1894 - 1915.</div>
<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-39394587637281447932018-08-12T06:00:00.000-04:002018-08-12T08:54:43.996-04:00Sentimental Sunday - Women with Hats - Two Young Edwardian Era Women in Big HatsThis picture postcard showcases two attractive young women from 1905 - 1910 in very large hats. They are both dressed very sharply in fitted dresses with inset bodices and high necklines. The girl on the left is wearing eyeglasses and a locket that is pinned, not worn on a chain. Alas, once again they are sadly unidentified.<br />
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<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-51014877368324745422018-08-10T21:03:00.000-04:002018-08-23T21:15:20.681-04:00Fashionable Friday - Stylish Civil War Era (Victorian) Woman from Buffalo, NYThis very stylish young woman from Buffalo, NY posed for this CDV photo from 1864 - 1866 for photographer W. M. Knight. I am able to date the photo by the Federal Tax Stamp on the back. She is identified as Ida F. Good. Unfortunately, I was unable to find any further information on her.<br />
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Her dress is very beautiful, most likely silk with chevron trim on the sleeves and a beautiful colored plaid necktie. She is also wearing ear-bobs and bracelets. </div>
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The photographer was Willard M. Knight located in Buffalo from 1855 to 1879. He had several addresses including 238 Main, 194 Main, 246, 256, and 258 Main as well as 308 Main.</div>
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<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-54429227963920618102018-08-07T06:00:00.000-04:002018-08-07T06:00:00.143-04:00Tintype Tuesday - Sweet Civil War Era ToddlerThis sweet little boy posed for this tintype photo most likely in the early to mid 1860's. I am not good at dating children's clothing, but the belted suit with jacket and jaunty cap he is wearing suggests the 1860’s timeframe. The buttons and trim on his suit are amazing. His cheeks are colorized (tinted) and he is staring at the camera with the most soulful eyes. He appears to be about 2 1/2 to 3 years old.<br />
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Tintypes were first invented in 1852 by Adolpe Alexander Martin, but were patented in 1856 by Hamilton Smith of Ohio. A rival, Victor Griswold, patented a similar product which he called a ferrotype and later patented with the name tintype. Tintypes were actually thin sheets of iron on which multiple copies of the photo were printed and then cut.*</div>
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Another aid in dating this photo was that this was actually encased in a gold metal frame (see below) which I tried to scan, but the photo came out blurry. I removed the tintype so the boy's photo could be clearer. These metal frames were used when tintypes were first introduced.</div>
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*Source: Allen County Public Library, <a href="http://www.genealogycenter.org/Community/Blog/acpl-genealogy-blog/2017/08/15/a-tintype-by-any-other-name-is-still-a-tintype" target="_blank">A Tintype by Any Other Name</a><br />
<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-82937587835596548592018-08-03T06:00:00.000-04:002018-08-23T21:15:50.610-04:00Fashionable Friday - 1860's (Victorian) Woman in Gingham Skirt<div style="text-align: justify;">
I love the interesting side pose by this attractive young Chicago woman who is identified on the back as Millie Loudwick. She looks quite lovely with a somewhat distant look on her face. She must be thinking about taking a walk with her beau wearing her flowered, white hat which is on the sofa and carrying her parasol. I was excited to see her name on the back, but alas was unable to find any trace of her in Ancestry.com.</div>
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I've decided that this was most likely taken in the late 1860's due to a number of factors including thickness of the card paper, measurements of the CDV, the two stripes of the border and it most likely had square corners which I believe were cut to put in an album at one time. </div>
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<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-31819706491637680722018-08-01T02:30:00.000-04:002018-08-23T21:16:25.493-04:00Wedding Wednesday - 1890's (Edwardian) Chicago NewlywedsThis attractive young Chicago couple posed for their photograph most likely in the early 1890's. The bride's veil is similar to other's I have posted about here before. Her finger-less gloves are the first I have seen though. I can see a wedding ring on the groom's left hand, but am unable to see one on the bride's hand. The bride is lovely with a tiny waist, wearing a light colored dress unlike the more serviceable dresses seen before in this time frame. I'm not sure that it is white, perhaps gray?<br />
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The back of this dark grey cabinet card is very interesting. It is actually much darker than seen here and to me it seems to have a Gothic feel. I have lightened it up so it is easier to see. The front, of course, notes that the photographer is Rudolph's Studio at 957 Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. Not much was found for Louis Rudolph but he shows up once in the 1904 Chicago City Directory and again in the 1930 Chicago Census as a Proprietor of a Picture Show. He was born circa 1878 in Denmark.<br />
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Unfortunately, as so often occurs, there is no identification for the couple. It's truly a shame as I'm sure there are probably descendants who would love to have this photo.<br />
<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-89798833159972953062018-07-29T17:48:00.000-04:002018-08-23T21:16:50.028-04:00Women with Hats - Two 1890's Edwardian) St. Cloud WomenI've been away a very long time. I have excuses....work, my spouse's health issues, my own laziness, etc. I've missed looking at old photos and more importantly doing the research to find what I can to determine the who, what, when, and where they occurred. My first foray back into the mix will be simple with this photo of two 1894 St. Cloud, MN women wearing hats and coats. I always find it interesting that people wore coats in their formal photographs. In this particular photo on the back it says, " Dec 21th, 1894, Jane Whitelsy Mitchel & Mary."I could not find any trace of Jane Whitelsy.<br />
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The photographer was Fritz who had an address on Germain Street. If you look closely you can see embossed on the right side, "Fritz, St, Cloud. This is most likely John J. Fritz, born in July 1868 to Andrew and Mary Fritz. Both parents emigrated from Germany. He married Anna Hammerell whose parents also came from Germany. They are seen in the 1902 St. Cloud census with children Willfred, Hugo, Robert and Margaret. He died on 28 Jul, 1918 at the age of 50.<br />
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Photographers were experimenting with different types of photo presentation in this period. This particular one is about the size of a CDV and has saw-tooth edges on each side. The back side shows the names of the subjects.<br />
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<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-41634849683735117672014-12-09T19:34:00.000-05:002018-08-23T21:17:25.389-04:00Tintype Tuesday - Late 1860's/Early 1870's (Victorian) Young Woman with Flowers in Her Hair<div style="text-align: justify;">
Today's Tintype Tuesday is a lovely young, unidentified young woman wearing a belted, gingham dress with flowered headband. This tintype photograph was most likely taken in the late 1860's to early 1870's, but since there is no photographer's mark or identification of the subject it is not possible to positively narrow down the date or location.</div>
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<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-18924315802824218442014-12-07T10:40:00.002-05:002014-12-07T10:40:36.986-05:00Sepia Saturday #257 - Children Sitting on Steps - Century Old Photo Op<div style="text-align: justify;">
It's Sunday, but here is my <a href="http://sepiasaturday.blogspot.com/2014/12/sepia-saturday-257-6-december-2014.html">Sepia Saturday</a> entry for the theme based on the father, son and dog on the front porch steps. I'm late getting this in, but this week at work some kind person shared their germs and I've been down and out with a terrible cold. I just crawled out of my bed to publish this post so I'll keep it short and sweet.</div>
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This first photograph is a copy of the original and was poorly developed so I tried to darken it up a little to make it easier to view. It shows three little boys and one girl sitting on the front porch steps of a Victorian style house. None of these children are identified. I am estimating this was taken in the 1890's. I wish I could narrow down the time frame, but I am not good at dating children's clothing.</div>
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This second photograph again shows four unidentified children, and I am guessing two girls and two boys sitting on the front porch steps. They are all dressed in white, but the two on the right have on black shoes and the two on the left have on white. Note, the little girl second from the left is holding her dolly. I believe this to have been taken between 1910- 1920.</div>
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Well, that's all for me. To see more fabulous photographs step on over to <a href="http://sepiasaturday.blogspot.com/2014/12/sepia-saturday-257-6-december-2014.html">Sepia Saturday</a>!<br />
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<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-86512196685620730282014-12-05T08:00:00.000-05:002018-08-23T21:17:57.746-04:00Fashionable Friday -1860's Civil War Era (Victorian) Philadelphia Woman in Checkered Hoop Dress<div style="text-align: justify;">
This 1860's CDV of an unidentified Philadelphia, PA woman in a checkered, hoop dress is simple, but interesting. I'm not an expert at deciphering fabrics, but this dress has a very striking checkered fabric with dark waistband. There is also a dark piece of matching trim running down the length of the pagoda sleeves. In addition, she has the typical 1860's small white collar. Her hair is worn in the style of the times; parted in the middle and pulled back in a bun and note her decorative headdress. This young woman was quite lovely and demure in her pose.</div>
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I found a number of similar time frame photos on Google by Rehn & Sons, but little information on the photographer. I found this information on Ancestry.com in the 1864 Philadelphia City Directory, but due to the large amount of Rehns in Philadelphia was not able to pin down the exact name of which was the father and/or the sons.</div>
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For today's Wedding Wednesday here is a great photograph of a very fashionable and sophisticated 1930's wedding party. The bride and groom are in the middle; not sure which couple are the maid of honor and best man. The bridal bouquet is made of Calla Lilly's which were very popular in the 1930's. Her veil and the long train are a work of art!</div>
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The photographer was Damoff Studio of 37 Monroe St., Passaic, N.J. I was unable to find much information on this photographer. This appears to be Herman Damoff born on 15 Sep 1891 and died in October of 1978 in New Jersey as per this 1930 Passaic, NJ City Directory entry:<br />
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<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-57812559686076122732014-12-02T08:00:00.000-05:002018-08-23T21:19:37.962-04:00Tintype Tuesday - 1870's (Victorian)Teenage Girl with Long, Curly Hair<div style="text-align: justify;">
Today's tintype features a teenage girl from most likely the 1870's. Unfortunately as is seen with most tintypes, this subject is unidentified and there is no photographer or year associated. Her hair is worn long, braided back from the face and adorned with a large bow and some type of beading embellishment in the center part. </div>
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The very busy neck and bust adornments are all characteristics of 1870 women's fashions. Note the unusual bow scarf, frilly neck and long rope chain with pendant. Her dress has an unusual dark, quilted piece down the front that beautifully offsets the lighter colors of the rest of the dress and accessories.</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">This tintype is badly scratched all over especially across her face, but using the "retouch" function of my basic photo program I was able to bring back to life her promising young beauty. Note that the photographer has tinted her cheeks pink.</span><br />
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Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-29079685075953832762014-12-01T08:00:00.000-05:002018-08-23T21:20:02.311-04:00Mystery Monday - Twin Sisters Alice and Mary Kerr 1903 - 1907 (Edwardian)<div style="text-align: justify;">
Some time ago I purchased these two photographs of sisters Alice and Mary Kerr from an eBay seller who noted that they were twins. If I remember correctly she stated she got them from an estate sale and that she knew the family or the family story. I usually print out all my eBay purchases so I can refer back to them if needed, but for some reason I cannot find this one. These photos have seen extreme wear over the years, especially Alice's. My initial purpose of this post was to try and prove that they were twins, and after spending way more time than I should researching someone else's ancestors I did indeed find the proof I needed!</div>
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The sisters do look very much alike and their facial feathers, nose, mouths, eyebrows, seem identical. Their clothing and hairstyles are very much typical of the 1901 - 1907 period. I will explain how I narrowed down the time frame to 1903 - 1907 later in the post when I discuss the photographer.</div>
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The back of Alice's photo is written in ink "Aunt Alice Kerr, never married."<br />
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The back of Mary's photo is written in ink, "Mary Kerr who married Amos Reid - my Great Great Grandmother."<br />
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I've cropped these down some but the photographer was C. Myland of Philadelphia, PA which helped me to find the sisters and their family in Ancestry.com. There is actually more than one Kerr family in Philadelphia in the correct time frame with daughters named Alice and Mary, but their ages ares separated by six to seven years. The family I believed to be theirs was in the 1900 Philadelphia Ward 33 census with father Thomas Kerr aged 46, mother Mary Ann aged 43, brothers Andrew 23 and Chas 22. The twin sisters Alice and Mary were 16 born about October 1883. That would make them about twenty to twenty-three in these photographs. <br />
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My mystery to solve was this the correct family and were these sisters indeed twins? Mary Kerr married Amos Reid on 21 August 1907 and they had three children. They remained in Pennsylvania through the 1940 census where my information ran out. There was only one person researching Mary Kerr on Ancestry.com and they did not have much information, but suddenly a death certificate popped up for Mary and all the pieces fell into place. I then was able to find each census year of 1910 - 1940 for Alice and her mother who lived together after the father died sometime before 1910. I also found Alice's death certificate. The twins were born on 31 October 1883 in Philadelphia and died a year and half apart; Mary on 17 Feb 1944 and Alice on 9 Aug 1945. Mary was a housewife throughout her lifetime and Alice worked as a weaver in the cloth-mill to support herself and her mother. What different lives these two twins lived!</div>
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I believe these photographs were most likely taken before Mary's marriage to Amos in 1907. The photographer was C. Myland of 2125 N. Front Street, Philadelphia. This was Christian Myland who emmigrated to the U.S. from Denmark in 1890 and petitioned for citizenship in 1903. He was born in Denmark 8 Jan 1861 and upon his arrival in the Philadelphia in 1890 began his photography business which he ran until his death on 2 Nov 1925. He was listed in numerous years of the Philadelphis City Directory and this is how I narrowed down the years of these photographs. In 1901 and 1902 he was located at 2733 N. 4th, moving to the 2125 N. Front Street address in 1903 which was also his home until his death according to his death certificate.</div>
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Myland was married to Mathilda Boston also from Denmark and they had four children all born in the U.S.; an infant son who died in 1891, Clara born 1892, Ejner Christian born 1895 and Harry born 1897.<br />
<br />Teresa Wilson Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386453083302606197.post-38795252854005268702014-11-30T08:00:00.000-05:002018-08-23T21:20:41.930-04:00Sentimental Sunday - Women with Hats - Feathery Hat on Columbus, O. Woman 1880's (Victorian)<div style="text-align: justify;">
This very stylish young woman had her photograph taken by photographer Pfeifer in Columbus, O. in the late 1880's. I am putting the date around 1888. She is wearing a fashionable bustled dress with beautiful pearl-like trim. One tiny drop earring is showing and a hoop bracelet appears on her right wrist. She is also wearing a large corsage with white flowers to offset the darker color of the dress. I wish I knew what color is was; possibly gray or brown? Her hat is stunning of course with the large feathery plumes and I see a dark satin bow on the right side.</div>
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It's hard to tell from this scan, but this cabinet card has gold-gilt beveled edges which was one of my clues in dating the photograph. The photographer was John A. Pfeifer of Columbus who had a photography business in Columbus for many years. I found him listed in the city directory up until 1887 at the address on the card. In the 1889 directory he had moved his business to a different address. He was born about 1858 in Ohio to German immigrant parents. I also found him listed in the 1920 census living in a boarding house, a widower and still working as a photographer.</div>
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