Who Were They?

Lost and forgotten photos from the past

  This little card is slightly bigger than a business card. The photo shows two cute kids, presumably Marian and Joe, on a swing. Again, the photo was probably taken during a warmer part of the year. I remember my parents would sort through a few photos until they found one they liked of us. …

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  A Christmas card with no last name, from 1957. We have Mike, Sandra, Bob, Jim and Tammy the dog. These old photo Christmas cards were often created from a photo taken ‘sometime’ that year. This particular photo looks like it was from spring or summer – the boys have short sleeved shirts and the …

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  I recognize these three boys from the previous photograph of the Colter family shown recently. I believe this to be Bert, Ed and Fred. Note the backdrop, straw mat, and faux tree look like the same ones used in the linked photo, and also the same as in the photo of the McGinnis girls. …

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I believe this to be a lovely photograph of Rosalia Rudd Colter, who was featured recently with her children. Rose / Rosa / Rosalia was the daughter of William Mann Rudd and Catherine Eliza Rudd. This photo is similar to the previous family portrait in her clothing and hair styling, although her dress and hair …

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