Another faded photo lost in history. A name hardly readable, hand-written in pencil a hundred years ago. A stranger with a warm smile and a twinkle in her big blue eyes. Who was this lovely soul? She was Ina Francis Crawford. My lovely fellow-old-photo-detective Tereza once again solved this puzzle – look at what she … Continue reading Ina F. Ockerman née Crawford
Category: Family Stories
Catherine Johns and her pup Sport
I got this photo from my Instagram friend Chase. There is just too much loveliness in this photo – a sweet child with her sweet pet and it’s identified – everything my genealogist heart desires! The back of the photo says "My kid sister Catherine and our dog Sport". Thanks to my lovely Instagram community, … Continue reading Catherine Johns and her pup Sport
Harold “Hal” Murray McClure & family
You know by now that I can’t resist an identified orphan photo. So when I saw five on sale by @old_magazines_and_books, all identified with the surname “McClure”, I jumped right in to buy them. Upon receipt in mail, I did my usual quick search on the available genealogy platforms. I wondered how the sitters might … Continue reading Harold “Hal” Murray McClure & family
Julia Fowler née Green
Julia Fowler Green. An image of her in the 1880s. But where was she from? It is not often at all that I find a tintype that is identified. And even when I have a name, I usually don't have any clues regarding the location etc. So I can only hope that this lovely lady … Continue reading Julia Fowler née Green
Siblings Emma, Carrie and Walter Hohl
Two photos of the same family came to me from the United States. They show siblings Emma, Carrie and Walter Hohl from Allentown, Pennsylvania. The surname Hohl sounds very German, and I was right in my assumption – the children’s paternal grandfather Christian Hohl, born in 1831 in Bavaria, had immigrated to the US from … Continue reading Siblings Emma, Carrie and Walter Hohl
Hazel Cline née Hoyt
I got this faded photo from the United States. It wasn't just that the photo was identified, but it was also the outfit of this lady that fascinated me - the witch-like cape and the huge hat (Happy Halloween month to everyone!:)). Please meet “Hazel Hoyt, Bertie’s wife”. The text on the back is hilarious … Continue reading Hazel Cline née Hoyt
Siblings Adolph and Louise Fingerle
This photo from Brooklyn, New York, has had quite a trip around the world - before it came to me, it made a stop in Spain. I bought it from @old_magazines_and_books - obviously - because it is identified :). It shows the siblings "Adolph G. Fingerle Jr. and Louise F. Fingerle (mother of Elinor Lindemann … Continue reading Siblings Adolph and Louise Fingerle
John Legus Hunt Sr. from Cambridge, NY
I can't explain it, but sometimes when I look at a stranger's face in an old photograph, I sense the warmth of their gaze as if I knew them in another lifetime. The photo of "J.L. Hunt Sr." from Cambridge, New York, shows one of those faces. So where there's a Senior, there must be … Continue reading John Legus Hunt Sr. from Cambridge, NY
Benjamin F. King, from New Brunswick to Maine to L.A.
This dapper gentleman came to me from my fellow photo collector Chase from Canada. It is identified as "Benjamin F. King" and the photo was taken in Old Town, Maine, in the United States. Benjamin Frederick King was born on October 9th, 1876, in Prince William, New Brunswick in Canada. Father George William King (1848-1922) … Continue reading Benjamin F. King, from New Brunswick to Maine to L.A.
Maxine Wyatt from Marshall County, Iowa
This lovely photo shows an almost 6-year-old Maxine Wyatt, a little darling with a happy face, shiny shoes and a bracelet a size too big for her. Perhaps it was mama's and she was allowed to wear it for this photo which was taken on October 17th, 1916. Maxine Isadelle Wyatt was born on New … Continue reading Maxine Wyatt from Marshall County, Iowa
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