I came into possession of the Dobb Long book sometime in 2010, as the result of an eBay auction. The book is very large, with 57 cabinet cards placed within 56 photo openings. The pages allow two cabinet cards each, one over the other. The book is about 20″ high, 8″ wide and 3″ thick. …
Today we feature a photo of Gertrude, Ruth and Lena on what surely is Ruth’s wedding day, since she is the one holding the giant bouquet. Lena was the oldest and Ruth the youngest, both of the sisters and of the siblings. I wonder if they shared a special relationship. This must have been a …
Here we have the lovely Gertrude Messenger Trunk who was married on October 8, 1914. That date was the anniversary of John & Mary Trunk. It’s a somewhat whimsical yet pensive pose, and I wonder if this is her wedding photo. We have learned that Gertrude was married to Edward L. Trunk where previously I …
Today we have an AZO postcard from the Benedicta Trunk album. I don’t know who this lady is. She could be one of the Trunk sisters, a friend or a relative. The flowers in this picture look pretty sad, don’t you think?
I have a series of 9 CdVs that appear to be related. I call them the Hakens/Whitton/Pease series as those are the last names on the photos. The time range of the photos appears to be from the early 1860s to about 1880. Work is going to keep me pretty busy this week, so feel …
Who Were They? 