An early carte de visite (approx. 1860-1868) on thin cardboard stock with square corners. A simple photo mount, blank on the reverse, with no clues about location or the photographer. A dedication "Truly .. Yours" written in beautiful cursive by a gentleman named Burlingame. I suppose this elegant man was in his 30s, when he … Continue reading Judge Edwin Adolphys Burlingame
Category: Forgotten Faces
Evelyn May Higbie Smith
Little Evelyn May Higbie was such a happy baby at five months old, giggling all through the process of having her photograph taken at the Fulton Art Studio at 453 Fulton Street in Brooklyn. Evelyn was born on August 18, 1913 in Queens, NYC, as the only child of Theodore Burton Higbie and Anna Laura … Continue reading Evelyn May Higbie Smith
Flora Marion Allison Picklesimer/Pickelsimer
Miss Flora Marion Allison, 1930 Junior year, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC (not in 1931 YBK) The photo has been returned to the family! Flora Marion Allison was not hard to find in the records. She has been well researched and I found her on several public trees on different genealogy platforms (Ancestry public tree, MyHeritage … Continue reading Flora Marion Allison Picklesimer/Pickelsimer
Lyda Bushfield Close from Pittsburgh, Pa
When I received this cabinet card, I immediately thought of the Gibson Girl, the ideal woman of brains and beauty that Charles Dana Gibson created with his illustrations at the beginning of the 20th century. We are lucky - this “Gibson Girl” was real and had a name! And once again my dear Instagram community … Continue reading Lyda Bushfield Close from Pittsburgh, Pa
Johnny Savidge, Ballard Locks 1947
It’s one of these photos where you cannot really make out the face of the person, but you see so many other clues: the young man is wearing a uniform, perhaps he was a crew member? He is standing on docks in a harbour. And the photo is identified: Johnny Savidge, Ballard Locks 1947. Johnny … Continue reading Johnny Savidge, Ballard Locks 1947
Aden Stone from Gloversville, NY
This CDV of an elderly gentleman was printed in Gloversville, New York, and it came to me in the pocket which had the name Aden Stone handwritten on it. I can only hope that the CDV was originally in the same pocket as well and the gentleman in the photo was indeed Aden Stone. Assuming … Continue reading Aden Stone from Gloversville, NY
Dorothy Redden née Radici
The photo has been returned to the family. This lovely bride was Mrs. John E. Redden whose wedding reception took place on May 24, 1944, at the Halfmoon Hotel. Thank you, whoever wrote the information on the back of the photo, for all these useful clues! Such a pity this photo has gotten lost in … Continue reading Dorothy Redden née Radici
Herfila Mendoza Asuncion
This looks like a smile of someone who loves snow, don’t you think? The photo has been labelled Herfila Mendoza @Vincent Hall and the stamp of the Eastman Kodak shows that the snapshot was printed in the “week ending February 11, 1956”. The handwriting of the name is very modern and no-one would have used … Continue reading Herfila Mendoza Asuncion
Mrs. James L. Phillips from Westerly, R.I.
Here’s another lovely smile of a stranger from the United States. She is referred to as “Mrs. James L. Phillips”, so we have her husband's name, and we have a location in Westerly, Rhode Island. The photo studio of Everett Scholfield and brothers started operation at 30 Main Street in Westerly, Rhode Island, in 1879. … Continue reading Mrs. James L. Phillips from Westerly, R.I.
Frank Loy from Dayton, Ohio
I bought these two photos from an antiques seller from the United States. The first photo is of one Frank Loy and the photo was taken in Dayton, Ohio. The second photo is of one Messia Loy and although it is difficult to decipher what is written on the half-torn sticker on the back of … Continue reading Frank Loy from Dayton, Ohio
Photos Without Families 