This beautiful lady is one of our mystery Streeter family members. We saw her previously in this post, in which I wondered if she wasn’t all that happy. After researching the entire family, I am speculating that this is Alice Fullington Streeter, wife of Charles Streeter. I came to this conclusion after studying the family …
This CdV is a Civil War era photograph of a young boy in an elaborate suit. We know this is a Civil War era CdV by the border’s square corners, the size and quality of the card. There is no photographer information on the back of the card and no identifying information on who the …
Today we have a tintype in a paper folder. There is no identification of the child in the image and this was purchased as part of a large lot of “old photos” off ebay. If you enlarge the photo, you can see what appears to be the arm of a parent reaching in from the …
Today I’m featuring another piece of the puzzle that is the C. Murray Album. This cabinet card is also by Dewey and Dewey in Manhattan, KS, and is of a lovely woman in an 1890’s dress with puffed sleeves and velvet trim. This is Almeda Jane Reed Streeter, wife if Alfred C Streeter. This is …
This is a CdV dating from the 1870s. I’m basing this speculation on the draperies of the woman’s skirt. You can see the draped apron flowing behind her and into a smallish bustle. Her bodice is fairly long and the poor woman has no bosom whatsoever. It’s strange how the fading of the photo affected …
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