Hello, my second identified tintype! Pleased to make your acquaintance, Mrs. Polly Crannell née Selleck! The clues on this tintype are priceless: "Mrs. Robert Cran(n)ell, sister of Jonas Selleck". Although spelt with one "n" on the tintype, the surname was easy to find and link with one Jonas Selleck. And thanks to the family trees … Continue reading Polly Crannell née Selleck
Sisters Gretel and Frieda Schlegel
This little batch of photos came to me from German ebay. These are photos of one family Schlegel: sisters Gretel and Frieda and their parents. Although all the photos are identified with names and I have clues regarding locations, I don't find anything on this family in the papertrail, available to me online. Firstly, were … Continue reading Sisters Gretel and Frieda Schlegel
Eugenie Siligmüller, Nürnberg
This tender being came to me from German ebay. Isn't she just breath-taking, like a 1920s silent movie star! Her name was Eugenie Siligmüller and she had her photo taken in Nürnberg, Germany. If I'm correct with my research, her full name was Barbara Eugenie Siligmüller. On September 28th,1920, she married Dr. Bonaventura Friedrich Karl … Continue reading Eugenie Siligmüller, Nürnberg
Siblings Barbara Nichols and Luther Howes
Hello, little darlings! Look at the older sister, protectively holding her little arm around her baby brother! These cuties in this faded photo were siblings Barbara and Luther Howes from Norfolk, Massachusetts! Barbara was 4 1/2 years old when this photo was taken, and her little brother Luther just 15 months. Finding the children in … Continue reading Siblings Barbara Nichols and Luther Howes
Eva Alford Sutphin from Hackettstown
How strange that with some identified photos I find nothing as if the persons never really existed. And with others, I just need to type in their names into the genealogy platforms and all this information about their life lives comes flooding. As is the case with this lovely lady: Mrs. Eva Sutphin née Alford … Continue reading Eva Alford Sutphin from Hackettstown
Hattie Lampman from Chardon, Ohio
This lovely lady with a bow in her hair was Hattie Lampman who had her photo taken in Chardon, Ohio, at about the turn of the last century. My first thought was that Hattie could have been a pet name for Harriet or Henrietta. But after some research I'm sure her first name was Hattie … Continue reading Hattie Lampman from Chardon, Ohio
The Kadenbach family photo album
Another family treasure has found its way to me - a photo album that used to belong to the family Kadenbach before it ended up on sale on German ebay. Some time in the last 130 years, someone made the effort to glue these photos onto the album pages with some kind of a vintage … Continue reading The Kadenbach family photo album
Grace Bowden Winckler
Strangers in old photos, photographed with their pets - I love that so much! And guess what, not only is the dog-mom in this photo identified, but also the dog - these are "Grace and "Blossom" August 1935, Black Creek, N.J." The back of the photo reveals that our dog-mom's full name was Grace Bowden … Continue reading Grace Bowden Winckler
Siblings Grace and Robert Conners
This very faded photo came to me from the United States. Perhaps it stood on someone's mantlepiece for decades and was kissed by sunlight every day. And perhaps because it's so faded, noone would even look at it at an antique store. But because of the names, handwritten on it, it is a treasure for … Continue reading Siblings Grace and Robert Conners
Merena Stoddard née Hartt
The batch of old photos these two lovely cabinet cards came in are all but one labelled with names! A feast for a "detective" like me! And how I love when I find two photos of the same person, like of this lovely lady. Pleased to meet you, Miss Merena "Rena" Estelle Hartt! Merena Estelle … Continue reading Merena Stoddard née Hartt
