Who Were They?

Lost and forgotten photos from the past

  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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  This photograph, undated and with no location, was included with the other Rudd family photographs. The back of the photo identifies the family as follows: Seated = Ed, Fred, Harry Standing = Maude, Rosa, Bert J And the last name Colter written beside that. I must note that Harry, presumably the lad on the …

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Here are two photos from the Rudd collection that feature people looking remarkably similar!   The top photograph is identified as Catherine Eliza Rudd, Kitty and Dr William Mann Rudd. Interestingly, another photo in the set identifies the adults as Dr William Mann Rudd and Eliza Catherine Mann. It was pretty common to intermarry among …

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Sometimes when I look at old photos I am struck at just how average some people look. They have faces that span the years, like some of the recent doppelgängers I have posted, or someone from the 19th century looks like they might just walk out of the local shopping mall. Faces tell the story of …

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