This is also an unknown from my fathers album. The dresses appear to be from sometime about 1920. I have not a clue on who they are. They look like members of a wedding party.
My computer is still being repaired and will soon be cleaned and reinstalled. I am so happy that all my files are backed up and I do it on a regular basis.
My computer is being repaired and along with the file with my Auction Photos. This is a photo from my family collection of my fathers side of the family. He is a WW1 soldier with no name and I do not know anything about him. The only WW1 soldier that I came across is Owen Mulroy, who was the son of my great grandfathers (Thomas Dowd) sister Catherine Dowd Mulroy. He died in 1918 from infection of war wounds. Owen is a possible candidate, but where did the photo come from and what is the number 2648 on the bottom of the picture?
I posted this picture and wondered what or who was sitting on the left side of the photo. I blew it up and I could see what appeared to be dog legs. It seems to me that the dog moved it head at the time the shutter clicked and his head is blurry. Mothers hair style is that of the Gibson Girl Era.
I find this an interesting photo. I am wondering about what year it was taken. I would like to see the rest of the dress and the locket.
I did a search for the Elite Photography Studio but did not find one is Des Moines, IA. What I liked was the sleeve on her dress. I can not tell if it a Leg O Mutton sleeve or some variation. It could be a covering of sleeve with a little cape? Leg O Mutton sleeves appeared in the mid 1890’s and were gone about 1906. The bodice is fancy and the skirt is plain.
This picture was unusual because it was completely cut out from whatever was the original. Now I wonder what else, or whom was there and why did the remove this lady?
At first my initial thought it might be coal, but it looks like tall boxes of cargo
This photo was very faded and it took a bit of effort to get it viewable. I am wondering
if they were farmers wives.
It appears to be an old time version of photo shop…This mans face appears to be younger
than the suit and his head is proportionally larger than the body.
This is Jim Clark, Dads other brother. I have no clue who Dad is but I know
his last name is Clark and probably lived in Western Pennsylvania
I know this man is Frank Clark, but what is Dads name?
Looks like a bear skin rug on which he is resting his feet.
This is also one of the older portraits in the box. She is very
beautiful and he quite handsome. The children are quite cute
too. I wonder what was the occasion and who they were.
This seems to be the oldest photo in the box. It is a picture of a young girl and on the
original the photo is very dark and hard to identify. With my basic software I was able to
scan it and lighten it considerably.
I have to read more about old photos to be able to pin point the date of this photo.
There are a lot of people all dressed up for the picnic.
They are all dressed up like they were going to church, now people dress up going to church
like they were going to a picnic.
The downturned eyes and shape of the nose seem to be the same as the child pictured yesterday.
Who was this couple and why did they appeal to me?
The answer was on the back of the card. It listed a name of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Steinke, and below was her name Calisa. I searched Ancestry and found the couple in Dark, Ohio. This was easy due to her name. I also found a man who has the same photo on his blog. After I get some more of the photos scanned I will contact him and inform him of what I have found. Perhaps he would be interested in all the photos.
I am thinking he will be because he has a lot of photo and documents on his blog.
