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
Family Obst/Noack from Leipzig
This week I shared photos of little Lilo Obst and her family on my Instagram account @photoswithoutfamilies. Lilo is short for Lieselotte and she was born in about 1916 to parents Edmund and Lotte Obst. Her father Edmund Obst was a businessman in Leipzig and Berlin in Germany. He was born in about 1887 in … Continue reading Family Obst/Noack from Leipzig
Eugene Selleck and wife Olinda
My last blogpost was about Polly Crannell née Selleck. It is only after I wrote it that I realised there was another photo with that surname in the batch which I had bought from the Instagram seller @threebrowndogsantiques from the United States. This one wears the stamp of the American Civil War era, it was … Continue reading Eugene Selleck and wife Olinda
Polly Crannell née Selleck
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
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