Capturing the News
Joan Enders sent this photo of a man she believes is her great-grandfather William Riley Keeth, of Iberia, Miller County, Mo. She wanted to know more about the backdrop and to verify it's him.In the late 19th century, photographic props and backdrops were very elaborate. Some even included bales...
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Tag I’m It…Again!
Gosh. Sean Sexton tagged me for another online meme and told me to blame Randy Seaver <smile>. This time I'm supposed to tell you eight random things about myself and of course tag eight others. So here goes. First, the rules. Each player starts with eight random...
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Photo Clones: Duplicates in the Family
This photo's owner Diane Gould Hall knows these six women are the Hunter Sisters. In the back row (left to right) are Grace Hunter (1874-1946), Daisy Hunter (1876-1948), and Ada Emily Hunter (1865-1949). In the front row are Estelle M. Hunter (1867-1947), Florence Hunter (1869-1946), and Myra Hunter (1859-1938). Florence...
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Hairstyles and History: A Call for Photos
Well, I don't know about you, but I'm relieved that the mystery of the One Glove has been solved and a reunion is underway. I'm not going to include links here because instead of the usual one-column post, the glove tale stretched to four whole columns. Scroll down in the...
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A Reunion for the One-Gloved Mystery
Here's a bit of proof that you should not only read the comments for each blog column but add one yourself. Imagine my surprise when Denise Damm commented on the one-glove mystery. (This makes the fourth post on this one photo!) Denise wrote "I am quite sure that...
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What Does the Future Hold For Your Family Photographs?
I saw a very sad sight yesterday. I attended an collectibles show and saw a collection of daguerreotypes for sale. The mournful moment came when I realized that every single one of these images was identified. As you probably know, daguerreotypes date from 1839 to the early 1860s. The majority...
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Final Installment: One-Glove Mystery Solved!
I'm doing the happy dance right now! I finally contacted Sue Anderson, the owner of the photo of the four men—two wearing one glove each—featured in two blog posts. Turns out she was on vacation and hadn't imagined the fuss being made over this photo. All she wanted to know...
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Gloved Mystery
Last week I wrote about a photo in which two of the men depicted each wore only one glove. I wondered about the significance of this oddity. A couple of people sent me e-mails about their thoughts. Let's take a closer look at the gloves:Candy Rypczyk wrote, "My husband had...
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Tag continued!
Kathryn Doyle of the California Genealogical Society and Library Blog added two more categories to the Tag game also called a meme. By the way, check out the international blogs that Kathyrn tagged. Five Places to Visit Again1. Italy ( I love the whole country)2. Sante Fe, New...
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