Description: Snapshot of unknown child seated in front of flowering bush on lawn. House, sidewalk in background. Child wearing white dress, sitting, legs crossed in front, frowing, with front lip pushed out, looking to the left of camera.
Description: Snapshot of baby standing on lawn, near blanket. Can see house, bushes, woodpile in background. Baby holding onto the hand of an adult who is not in the picture.
Description: Same mother and baby as pictured in 001-59.183. This shot is horizontal rather than vertical, and baby is looking more towards camera, also, can see less of indoor room.
Description: snapshot of group gathered on porch of log cabin, can see snow on ground in background. Three adult women, all wearing aprons, one baby (held on the lap of the woman seated in the middle) and four small children. None of the group seems to be looking at the camera.
Description: Snapshot taken indoors of unknwon baby sitting on woman’s lap. Baby is wearing striped dress, dark stockings, looking towards camera, but not directly at it. Woman is supporting baby with both hands, looking down at baby. Woman wears light colored, patterned dress. Can see window, chair, possibly bedding indoors and a house in the distance out the window.
Description: snapshot of baby posed in front of windowframe. Baby wears white knit sweater, booties, and cap. Is held up and in place by adult arm that is poked around window screen. Sits on wooden windowframe on white pillow. Back of the photo is marked: "Gail Burnette Bragdon. 2 1/2 months."
Description: Snapshot of two women and one man standing on riverbank. The two women are on the left hand side, both wear light colored dresses and large (assumably) straw hats, and are looking towards the camera. THe man is holding a large stick in both hands, wears dark pants, white shirt, long dark tie, and is looking down towards the ground. Can see large boulders in foreground, trees and water in background. Probably on shore, Somes Sounds
Description: snapshot of large ships in harbor. Shot taken over the shoulders of two men looking out over harbor, they both wear dark jackets and hats. Ships have smokestacks, the number “149” is painted on one of the boats, and the words “Gulf and Southern Steamship Company” are on another.
Description: Tiny “gem” portrait of man wearing dark suit jacket, white shirt, and large dark bow tie. Has dark frizzy hair, parted on left, sticking up on right side. May have been made for a carte de visite.
Description: large print, same series as .174 and .175. Men crouched in front of cooking pots and pans, on rocks in front of river. Man on left wears boots, pants tucked into boots, loose jacket/shirt, gloves, and newsboy cap, looking down at food in pan. Man on right resembles man in photo 001-59.174, is looking straight at camera. Can see river, tree lined shores in background.
Description: Photo, same format as previous photo (second in series) of two men paddling canoe down river. Can see mouth of river, tree lined shore in background.
Description: Amateur snapshot in large format (assumably). Man bent over canoe. Outdoor shot--can see shoreline with bit of lake, also trees and brush in background. Man has dark hair, wears calf-length boots, pants tucked into boots, loose white shirt, bandanna around neck. Poor photo resolution.
Description: Closeup portrait of woman with short dark hair, wearing fur stole and dark dress. Face of animal still attached to fur stole . Dress square scoopneck, beaded embellishment on bodice. Photo is held onto mount by corners, also looks like it may have been pasted onto something else and then ripped off.
Description: duplicate of photo 001-59-.145. Description for both is as follows:Group portrait of three men and one woman. Man on far right is seated, wearing a dark suit with a dark bow tie, and holds a trombone. Man standing next to him wears dark suit with a white bow tie and holds a violin. Woman seated next to him wears high-necked lacy white dress, hair in pompadour, and holds sheet music. Man standing next to her wears dark suit with dark bow tie and holds horn instrument, coronet or trumpet. [show more]
Description: Photo of village nestled in between two hills. Can see traintracks, industrial type buildings, houses, church steeple, and trees in background. May be village in photos 001-59-.125, 001-59-.126.
Description: Duplicate copy of photo 001-59-124. Description for both photos is as follows: portrait of young boy, blondish hair, parted in center. Boy is looking to the right of camera. Wears dark suit jacket, white collared shirt with white buttons down front, and dark bow tie. Inscription on the back reads “Mark Somes.”
Description: portrait of a young man standing with left hand tucked into pocket and right arm hanging at side. Wears dark suit with jacket and vest, white collared shirt and long dark tie. Also wears watch on fob at waist, kidney-shaped belt buckle. Dark hair parted at center and combed down.
Description: A portrait of priest wearing white outerrobe, dark underrobe, with appliqued, tasseled scarf. Has long white beard and glasses. Carries book (presumably Bible) in left hand. Standing in church or in front of church background (can see stained glass and stone pillar). Inscription on back reads “To Mrs. Kate Pray, With the sincere regards of her friend and “father in Christ”... W.R. Richardson, Rector of St. Mark’s. San Antonio Texas Sept. 1904” [show more]
Description: A photo of two children (one baby, one slightly older). Child on left has corkscrew girls, wearing lacy material draped over one shoulder. Child on left has shorter hair, much younger, also draped with filmy lacy material. Both children have dark hair and larger brown eyes, are both looking to the left of camera. Inscription on back reads “Arlene and Avis Lei...” (caption difficult to read). Perhaps Lathbury?
Description: print of same village as in photo 001-59-.125 from a different angle. Can see trailroad tracks (possibly railroad trestle), industrial buildings, houses, and hills.
Description: A photoprint of unknown small village. Railroad tracks in foreground, industrial type buildings also in foreground, houses in middle ground, and church steeple and hills in background.
Description: A portrait of schoolchildren standing outside wooden building. Approximately 51 children, a range of different ages, both boys and girls, wearing a variety of different types of clothing (light and dark dresses, woolen, plaid, etc). Above each child’s head is written a number, which correspond with handwritten names on the back of the card. Most of the names are illegible, but include (I think): Lilly Somes, Bessie Somes, Sally Somes, Eva Richardson? This photo may NOT be a schoolhouse photo. Building has not been identified. This photo may have belonged to Lucie Pray who has her name in large handwritten script at the top, back of the photo. [show more]
Description: A group portrait of men and boys in front of a wooden house. This may be a mill, still, or camp. 19 men, one smaller boy. Men are wearing work clothes--work pants with suspenders, boots, caps, plaid shirts, overalls. Some are holding tools. Lots of names on the back of the mount, though not necessarily the names of the men on the front, as some of the names in pencil on the back are names of women. There is reference to "still" and Bangor, Maine, on the back of the photo. [show more]
Description: portrait of woman wearing dress with long full skirt, possibly hoopskirt. Bodice, sleeves of dress heavily embroidered, as is bottom of skirt. Dark hair pulled back into low bun, as if wearing snood. Leaning against pillar, left arm on top, right hand on other side, resting on railing. Also curtain in background. Faint inscription on bottom reads “Mrs. A. F__”, inscription on back reads “Augusta Fenney.”
Description: portrait of woman in long dark, full skirt (possibly hoopskirt) with edging at trim and dark cape-type top. Dark hair pulled back into snood. Holding onto back of wooden chair with right hand. Inscription on back reads “Adaline Clark.”