Three beautiful little girls pose for their photograph by an unknown photographer in an unknown location. We are lucky that someone identified them as Mary, Belle & Kate, children of Emma Rudd McGinnis. Iggy found that Emma Kate Rudd McGinnis was the daughter of William Mann Rudd. You can view Emma’s photograph in my first …
This photo has caused quite a lot of consternation for me. At first blush I took this to be an 1860s photo based on the square corners and size of the image (quarter sized in the center of the mount). The card borders are also consistent with those in use mid-1860s. BUT! The hair …
I love this photo of the fellow lounging against the stone pillar. The edges of the image are blurred, he is looking at the camera with that “devil may care” look, the countryside rolls off behind the blooming bushes that frame the scene. It is a well composed photo of a military fellow of some …
This somewhat innocuous looking photo was found in the giant box at the antique shop and at first I passed it over, but after taking a second look I decided to take it with me. I think this photo might be of a prison yard or prison camp. I’m leaving the image larger than the …
Here is a boy of about 10-12 months of age, named Roger Bain. Unfortunately with no location or even a year, it’s difficult to pin this one down. I have a similar style photo of my uncle, so I did a search for Roger Bain born in 1930 +/- 5 years and the list is …
Who Were They? 