Wild hair, high collar, intricately detailed attire, and a stare of complete boredom. My kids make this same face when I force them to sit still for photos. Haaha! Perhaps she was pestered to pieces by her son Alonzo to sit for this portrait? Maybe it was her second husband, Rezin Amos. We’ll never know… Read More Mary Elizabeth Crimm Amos
Published in 1929 by Mrs. Bryan Wells Collier, this book contains a multitude of short biographies of southern women. Within most of the biographies you will find brief genealogies of each woman, and often one of her husband’s lineage, also. 90% of the women have portraits included within their biography. Undoubtedly, this is a treasure… Read More Representative Women of the South, vol. 5 index
This baby photo of is absolutely adorable!!! It was take by C.H. Townsend of Willimantic, Connecticut. Scrolled elegantly across the back of the cabinet card is “Grace W. Sweet. Age 6 mo 17 days, Weight 21 1/4 lbs.” A quick bit of research shows that this may very well be Grace Wales Sweet, daughter of… Read More Grace W. Sweet
These two portraits of Mr. Clark were taken years apart, but show quite a handsome gentleman! Both were taken by Paris, Kentucky photographer L. Grinnan. The back of each cabinet card lists not only John’s name, but also his siblings! “Brother of Bessie and Sallie Clark”. This made locating him in a quick records… Read More John T. Clark
Curls, upon curls. Flowers in her hair, and a book in her hand. Louise Reichspfarr is a victorian vision in this full length portrait! The photography studio listed on the cabinet card is “P. Günter, successor to D. Stuber” in Louisville, KY at 434 E. Market St. According to the Kentucky Death Records on Ancestry.com,… Read More Louise (Stuedle) Reichspfarr
These chubby cheeks are just too much!! This cutiepie, named Elenor Hutchinson, is dressed to the nines in this baby portrait. The photography studio listed on this cabinet card is “Charlton H. Elrod & Bro.”, and the studio location was 313 West Jefferson Louisville,KY.
When her cancer reared it’s ugly head again last year, I quit blogging. Actually, I quit doing most everything. Now I sit at my keyboard… 2 months of grieving, 6 months as a hospice caregiver, 3 years of holding her hand through chemo treatments, and a lifetime of sisterhood…. all of behind me, and nothing… Read More Starting Over
This fantastic framed collage of senior photos was found hanging at the TraderBaker Flea Market in LaGrange, Kentucky. It’s dated 1932, and the corner mark indicates that this collage was photographed by a studio in Fulton, KY. Beelerton High School, itself, was located in Hickman County, though there is nominal information about it online.… Read More Beelerton High School 1932
Spotted this handsome gentleman at Traderbaker Flea Market in LaGrange, Kentucky. The name on the back is John Hoffmands. If you look carefully,though, at the close-up of the inscription you can see that this name was written over another; John Hoffman! The portrait was taken at a Louisville, KY portrait studio named Stuber &… Read More John Hoffman
This handsome violinist was spotted by me in a north Georgia antique mall. I snapped a few quick pics of him as I rushed to keep up with my sister, who had gotten tired and needed to get to the car. The chemo she’s on is so hard on her body… I wish I had… Read More Antoni Niedzwiecki
This simple funeral card caught my attention at a north Georgia antique mall. It was tucked away in a glass cabinet but the shop owner was sweet and opened it so I could take a few pics. This is young face particularity grabbed my heart. Though it’s not uncommon to see photos of youth who… Read More Maude M McCrary
This great photo was spotted sitting on an antique dresser for sale at the Midwest Custom Furniture shop in English, Indiana. His name is Clyda B. Miller, and by his name is written Ohio City, Ohio. The portrait itself was taken at a studio at Griffen Studio in Toledo, Ohio. Dating the photo based on… Read More Clyda B Miller
No location info could be found on this antique portrait, just the name “Philipo Faso 1925”. An online search turned up no one with this name. There is a possibly that the spelling is unusual, and that it could also be Filipo Faso, Philippo Fazo, etc…. Hopefully I’ll get some time to do more research… Read More Philipo Faso
Found at an antique store in English, Indiana that is listed on Google Maps as “Midwest Custom Furniture”. This is simply an old sheet of paper, and it looks as if it was the backing for a wall hanging or frame . Unfortunately, it has been removed at some point from the frame, and the… Read More Adalaid Butler Wachler
Oh. My. Goodness. So many gorgeous portraits! I promise you, I wanted to take each and every one down just to check for names! My little sister had asked me to take her to check out this antique store, but had also just been connected to her chemo pump. The side effects hit since than… Read More Midwest Custom Furniture English, Indiana
Cleveland Ohio Police Department Criminal by SherwoodsTreasures. The owner of the Etsy shop that has this listed for sale has really hit my heart. I love unusual genephemera like this! Of course, if this was my great grandpa I might feel differently… LOL! This 1954 mugshot card is full of wonderful information, including his age,… Read More Lucius Killebrew Mugshot
Tintype Photograph Of Southern Man Named by IllusionPhotography. The seller of this photograph posted in their description that J.M Bogan may have ties to the Civil War. Or course, as with any man who was of age during the same time period of tintypes, this is often assumed. The seller pointing it out, though, did… Read More J. M. Bogan of Memphis, TN
Cabinet Photo of CR Barnes July 1887 Name and by VivaVintage4U. With side swept hair and a bowtie adorned neck, Mr. C.R. Barnes stares past us in this photo I found for sale on Etsy. Written across the bottom of his portrait is his name and the date July 1887. The photogragher, Phillips, location… Read More Cabinet Photo of CR Barnes July 1887
All the Single ladies named Viola Shafer Vintage by LaFeria. Photographed by Shively in Decatur, Illinois Ms. Viola Shafer was a beauty. It would be difficult to narrow down which exact Viola Shafer this is, as there were many in this area of Illinois at the time. Maybe one of you readers will have a… Read More Beautiful Viola Shafer
The postcards had been in Norma McGovern’s family for almost 100 years before their mystery was unlocked. The writer, George Finlayson, sent them during WWI and they became family treasures from a man that was forgotten. Check out the story at The Evening Telegraph and find out how Norma discovered her family’s relationship to this… Read More WWI Postcards Mystery Solved