Category Archives: Orphan Photos – Identified

Who is this lovely man?  The back reads: Yours Truly Carlton E Taylor Is this a photo of Carlton?  Perhaps.

This one is definitely a find for a genealogist.  It practically gives you the family on the back of the card!

I have quite a few in my batch of photos from this same photographer.  I’m posting these two together because it seems like they are of the same person.  What’s even more interesting is that these photographs were taken by a female photographer in the […]

This is a cabinet card of Benjamin Franklin Way.  The back of the card provides a wealth of information, including his birth and death dates.  It even includes three generations of descendants!  I am in the process of locating family members to pass this photograph […]

This photograph is of Euphemia Kyner.  It was taken in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania by the photographer, Bishop.

This lovely baby is Florence Roger (or Rogers).  The photograph was taken circa 1890 by William V. Alford in Conneautville, Pennsylvania.  Unfortunately, a quick search on Ancestry didn’t yield any results on Florence or William.  May have to dig a little harder sometime in the […]

This CDV hails from Northampton, Massachusetts.  On the back, I believe it reads Ethel Frances Fernald and the year 1902.  A quick search on Ancestry revealed a few possibilities that will take some time to dig into to see if I can uncover some living […]

This CDV is of Theodosia Currier, who was a teacher at Miss Buckingham’s School.  It was taken about 1896-1899 in Canton, Ohio. (All information was written on the back.)