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Monday, December 31, 2012

Orphan Photo #135

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This photograph is from Courtney's Studio in Canton, Ohio.


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Monday, December 24, 2012

Orphan Photo #134

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A lovely lady.  I believe the photograph's imprint reads:  A. P. Webb Co., 141 & 143 W. Federal St., Youngstown, Ohio.  According to the book Ohio Photographers: 1839-1900, there was an A. P. Webb in Youngstown from 1888-1897.1


Sources

1.  Gagel, Diane VanSkiver, Ohio Photographers: 1839-1900, Nevada City: Carl Mautz, 1998, p. 105.  A preview version available through Google Books at http://books.google.com/books?id=LChcvLOmf-UC&source=gbs_navlinks_s.


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Monday, December 17, 2012

Orphan Photo #133

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Someone's jumping for joy!  Too bad we don't know who they are or what the occasion is.


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Friday, December 14, 2012

Found: Unclaimed Ancestors

foundToday I stumbled upon another orphan photo blog, Unclaimed Ancestors.  This blog, started earlier this year in April is put together by Jodi Bash. 

Jodi’s mission is “connecting old photos and memorabilia with the families searching for them.”  Kudos to her for starting her blog!

And, since I have found several blog similar to Who Will Tell Their Story?, I have started a Blog Roll, which can be found in the menu bar at the top of this blog.


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Monday, December 10, 2012

Orphan Photo #132

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Love this!  I wonder who she is.  The photographer's imprint is nearly impossible to read, but I think I can make out "Ft. Way", so I'm guessing Ft. Wayne, Indiana.


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Monday, December 3, 2012

Orphan Photo #131

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Looks like a graveside photo with a portrait of the deceased.  On the back it reads:  "A likeness of my dear boy for a christmas present aunt Delia the flowers on his grave funeral day."


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Monday, November 26, 2012

Update on #44

After nearly two years, this real photo postcard has been reunited with family!  To see the back of the postcard and the original post, click here.


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Orphan Photo #130

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No idea who these cute little babies are, but I suspect they're twins.


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Monday, October 29, 2012

Orphan Photo #129

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The imprint on the back of this CDV reads:  Photographed by Burke. No. 60 Fifth Avenue, Dispatch Building, Pittsburg, PA.  Specialty. Pictures in India Ink, Oil, or Water Color.


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Monday, October 22, 2012

Orphan Photo #128

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The CDV of this little girl was taken by G. F. Marvin in Mineville, Essex, New York.  G. F.  is probably the George F. Marvin, photographer, found living in Chesterfield, Essex, New York in the 1892 New York state census.1

Source

1.  1892 state census, Chesterfield Ward 1, Essex County, New York, p. 10, line 777, George F Marvin; digital images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 1 October 2012).


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Monday, October 15, 2012

Orphan Photo #127

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This CDV was taken by P. D. Ketchledge in Belvidere, New Jersey.  It’s most likely Peter D. Ketchledge, who is found living in Belvidere, Warren, New Jersey in the 1880 census, listed as a photographer.1

Source

1.  1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Belvidere, Warren County, New Jersey, enumeration district (ED) 190, p. 16, dwelling 148, family 167, Peter Ketchledge; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 October 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 799.


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Monday, October 8, 2012

Orphan Photo #126

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Photographer’s imprint:  Robinson and Roe, 77 Clark St., Chicago


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Monday, October 1, 2012

Orphan Photos #122 through #125

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This first photograph is Joseph and Louise Waldvogel.  It was taken in Antigo, Langlade, Wisconsin, presumably when the couple married, about 1898.

The photographer is Frank H. Prosser, who by age 17 was already in the profession in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.2 He is found living in Antigo in 1895,3 and in Hutchins, Shawano County, by 1900.4

The couple is found in the 1900 to 1930 censuses, living in Norwood Township, Langlade, Wisconsin,5 near Antigo where the photograph was taken.  Through the censuses and various records and indexes, I have constructed the family, which can be viewed here:  http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47125407/family/familygroup.  Note:  Living persons are kept private.

I am pretty sure I have found a direct descendant and will be contacting that person in hopes of reuniting the family with this photo.  I have also included in this post three additional photos that came in the same batch as the one above.  There is no identification on them, but the locations are all nearby and I have placed descendants in two of the three locations.  I’m hoping that the person I contact might recognize these people and identify them as family members.

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No identification; photographer is Frank H. Prosser in Mattoon.
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No identification; photographer is E. Shumway in Clintonville.
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No identification; photograph taken at Clark’s Studio in Shawano.

References

1.  1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Norwood, Langlade County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 53, sheet 8B, dwelling 152, family 152, Joseph Wolvogel; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 28 September 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 1796. 

2.  1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 225, p. 18, dwelling 161, family 186, Philo F Prosser; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 October 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1453. 

3.  1895 state census, Antigo Ward 4, Langlade County, Wisconsin, unpaginated, line 21, Frank Prosser; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 1October 2012); citing Wisconsin State Census, 1895. Microfilm, 10 reels. Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin. 

4.  1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Hutchins, Shawano County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 166, sheet 4B, dwelling 65, family 76, Frank Prosser; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 1 October 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 1817.

5. Ibid. Also, 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Norwood, Langlade County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 48, sheet 5A, p. 145 (stamped), dwelling 74, family 74, Joseph Woltvogel; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 28 September 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1718.  Also, 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Norwood, Langlade County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 120, sheet 8B, dwelling 152, family 152, Joseph Woldfogel; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 28 September 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1993.  Also, 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Norwood, Langlade County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 14, sheet 11B, dwelling 186, family 186, Joseph Wolvogel; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 28 September 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2580.


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Monday, September 24, 2012

Orphan Photo #121

This is a real photo postcard of an unidentified infant.


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Monday, September 17, 2012

Orphan Photo #120

This cabinet card is so cute.  On the back, it reads, “Sarah to Ann,” but I have no idea what is means or who they are. 

The photographer’s imprint reads: Turley, Albion, Ind.


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Monday, September 10, 2012

Orphan Photo #119

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I wonder who this dapper young gentleman is in this cabinet card.  The photographer is James T. Relf, located in Decorah, Iowa.


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Monday, September 3, 2012

Orphan Photo #118

According to the imprint, this photograph was taken by S. Fichtel of Union Hill, New Jersey.  I’m pretty sure it’s Sigmund Fichtel, who was listed in the 1900 census as a photographer, living in Union with his wife Margureth.1


Sources

1.  1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Union Ward 1, Hudson County, New Jersey, enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 7A, page 146 (stamped), dwelling 91, family 154, Sigmund Fichtel, digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 August 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 974.


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Monday, August 27, 2012

Orphan Photo #117

Is this your grandma?  On the back, below the photographer’s imprint, it reads “This is your grandma.”  I wonder who she is.

This CDV was done by photographer “C. W. Tallman” at 80 & 82 Main Street in Batavia, New York.  I suspect “C. W.” is Charles, who in 1880 was living in Batavia and listed as a photographer in the census.1


Sources

1.  1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Batavia, Genessee County, New York, enumeration district (ED) 4, p. 3 (written), 398 (stamped), dwelling 26, family 27, Charles Tallman; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 August 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 835.


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Monday, August 20, 2012

Orphan Photo #116

Such a darling! Unfortunately there is no identifying information for this cutie.


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Friday, August 17, 2012

Found: Forgotten Bookmarks

In a recent article, Gena Phillibert-Ortega introduced me to a blog called Forgotten Bookmarks.  Michael Popek  is a bookseller and runs across all sorts of items left between the pages of books.  He’s found everything from photos to recipes to grocery lists to letters, and just about everything in between.  He blogs about his findings at Forgotten Bookmarks.  Be sure to check it out!

Michael also published a book, Forgotten Bookmarks: A Bookseller's Collection of Odd Things Lost Between the Pages, that has several bookmarks that he hasn’t blogged about. 


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Friday, June 15, 2012

Found: Another Orphan Photo Blog!

I realize it’s been a few months since my last post.  Life has gotten in the way of many things and I’ve just had to put several things on the back burner.  Don’t worry, I have plenty of photos to share and I hope to be posting again soon.  In the meantime, why not check out Found Lost Treasure, which is a new orphan photo blog written by Yvette Porter Moore.


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Monday, February 20, 2012

Orphan Photo #115

This is a Real Photo Postcard.  Notice that there are people holding up a blanket as a backdrop?  You can see someone’s head and two sets of hands.


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Monday, February 13, 2012

Orphan Photo #114

What adorable little girls…too bad we have no idea who they are and what became of them.


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Monday, February 6, 2012

Orphan Photo #113

Too bad we don’t know anymore on who the “Mother” and “Harold” are in this photograph.


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Monday, January 30, 2012

Orphan Photo #112

Unfortunately there are no identity clues for the Real Photo Postcard.


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Monday, January 23, 2012

Orphan Photo #111

Love those hats!  Wonder who the people are in the Real Photo Postcard?


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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

A Belated Happy Blogiversary – WWTTS? Turns 3

cake I’ve been so busy, I forgot that Who Will Tell Their Story? turned three last week!  I started this blog on January 12, 2009 and have been sharing orphan photos weekly ever since.  Back in November, I reached a milestone with the 100th photo.  And I continue to try to find a home for the identified photos in my collection.  Wonder what 2012 has in store.


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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Orphan Photo #110

This cabinet card is of a woman who hails from the Hot Springs area of South Dakota.  Unfortunately there is no identifying information.


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Monday, January 9, 2012

Orphan Photo #109

This is a photo of Baby Ashley.  Unfortunately, there is no last name for her.

I just love this gown!


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