Minnie Brummond From North Dakota

The name Minnie Brummond keeps reappearing in this small collection of estate photos. The studio portrait of the lady with the lace collar is labeled "Minnie Brummond It's in a folder from "Osborn Studios, Dickinson, N.D." The lady with the rifle is labeled, "Miss Brummond," and the same lady, in the stocking cap, staring into the camera is also labeled "Minnnie Brummond." There is a portrait of two small children, with the little girl wearing a large bow in her hair. No identification, but the girl does have the same strong jaw line as Minnie. The woman in the studio portrait, wearing the large hat is labeled "Minnie's cousin Laura The man in the oval frame is "Edwin Schude." The child in the chair, outside with the fence in the background is labeled, "Sammy." Maybe Samuel, maybe Samantha. There is another studio portrait of a Small child with "CLARICE PEARL SHAFER" written on the front of the print, and written on the back, "Clarice's mother is Minnie's cousin Jenny." Once again, Minnie Brummond. The somewhat out of focus picture with the car with the North Dakota license plate is labeled "Cousins at New England, 1914." The man with the horse is "Joe Marsh." The lady with the cloche hat and the baby on the car fender is stamped, "OSBORN FILM SERVICES QUALITY FINISHING DICKINSON, N.D." The boy on the bicycle is labeled, "Bobby-Velerias 2nd boy has Donald in his carrier on Bicycle. Baby was about 10 months old then." And the photo of the people on the beach, "Taken at Pacific Beach, July 20, 1941." The older woman in the striped dress looks like an older Minnie. The jaw line and ears of the older man to her left seem to match those of Edwin Schude. Is the younger woman Sammy?

Very Old Bicycles

As a cyclist, I do love pictures with bicycles. Vermont is written on the back, but it's a recent label, so it shouldn't be viewed as accurate. Let's guess that the photographer is the owner of the bike in the foreground.

Esther's Graduation 1930

It's always nice to get something that is dated. Written in ink on the front of the photo, "For Aunt Lena, with love, Esther 1930." It appears to be a graduation picture. Note the rolled up diploma in Esther's hand and the prize ribbon on her dress. Too, this is a contact print, size 5x7. Could be high school or college.

Crazy French People

Written on the back, "12 Jueller 1936. Faiet de Foutunebleau." They look like they're having fun.

Americans in Paris

Paris in the 20's was the age of the American expatriate. Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Stein and the lot. On the back of the lady sitting at the table, "Caroline Davis France 1920's" On the back of the standing woman, "Hannah Gersch taken at Longchamps Racetrack in Paris about 1928 or 1929?"

World War 1, The Argonne

Again, I think these images are rotogravures. I have a pretty good background in conventional photography and can id anything from a daguerreotype to a modern digital print, but obsolete commercial printing ...a bit beyond me. The caption for the image with the shot up helmet, "How the Argonne was won. Like their Indian fighting ancestors the Americans fought from behind trees and bushes, digging a "fox hole" for cover whenever they paused. This photograph was taken by a Signal Corps operator during the advance of the 18th Inf., 1st Div., up the slopes of Hill 240, near Exermont, Oct. 11, 19198. These soldiers fought their way to the top in the face of heavy machine gun fire and drove the enemy from the position. The bullet-torn helmet in the foreground tells the story of a "buddy" who lies "over yonder." The men in the brush, "Hill 240, scene of desperate fighting." The guys with the machine gun, "Machine gunners, 1st Div., in action near Exermont. Oct. 4, 1918." The one with the tank, "Tank and supply wagon blown up north of Fleville." And the one with the wagons on the town street, "Artillery of the 1st Div. entering Fleville. Oct. 12." Not the signal corps. logos.

Crime Scene Photos

On the back of the photo of the two men, "Henry Weaver and Leon Olliphant looking over the blood stained stair case of Dr. Foss."