Monday, November 9, 2009

Mildred and Lucille


Mildred is the younger of these two ladies. Lucille is the older. Location and dated, New Orleans, 1922.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Green Bay Business College-Christmas Banquet























These are more photos from the Green Bay Business College collection. They were all stuffed in a separate envelope addressed to "Kenneth Bierke 225 Quinton Green Bay, Wisconsin." Typed, but no postage, so it must have been hand delivered. From three different banquets, two with a Christmas theme. In the first photo, directly to the right of the wall decorations, is a couple that will appear in most of the Green Bay Business College pictures. Mr. Bierke and his wife?

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Nineteenth Century Baseball





America's past time. My prediction, Philadelphia in six.

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.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

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.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Crazy French People


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