Category Archives: Who Will Tell Their Story?

The following is printed on the back:  W.T. Caldwell Photographer in Milford, Illinois.  There is no identifying information.

The photos were together in a cardboard frame.  There is no identifying information, nor a photographer/studio, time period or location.  My guess is, they are brother and sister.

This photo is presented in a cardboard frame.  The imprint reads: “Davis Studio in Blue Earth, Minnesota.”  There is no identifying information.

The message reads: Glenella Florence Davison. Age 5 months & 3 weeks. Nov. 1, 1914 There is no other identifying information, postmark, or location.

Addressee:  Mrs. Homer Moore, Homer, Illinois Signed:  Mabel Postmark:  City not show, Washington, 26 January 1912 The message reads: Dear May: Lula’s Terre Haute address used to be 1815 N. 10th St.  I don’t know where she is now but wish I did.  She was in school at Granville, Ohio the last I heard from her but that has been several years ago.  Mabel Lots of interesting info in just this small bit!

Addressee:  Miss Gertrude Bontz, Glasford, Illinois Postmark:  Hanna City, Illinois, 19 September 1910 The message reads: Thomas Walter Gibbons at the age of 6 months. There is no other identifying information. It is quite possible that this is the Thomas W Gibbons found in Logan, Peoria, Illinois in the 1920 census.  If it’s him, I believe I found an SSDI listing for him as well.  Additional research is needed to determine if this it the correct person and if so, if there are any living relatives to pass this photo […]

Addressee:  Frank Trapp, Taylorville, Illinois Postmark:  Colorado Springs, Colorado, 27 Jul 1925 Signed:  Vin Postcard imprint reads: Mt. Manitou Scenic Incline At the Summit of the longest and highest incline on the globe.  You cannot afford to come to Colorado and not take this grand trip. The message reads: Sure am seeing the sights.  Look in Pike’s Peak Saturday, seeing sunset from top & coming down after dark.  Would like to put in a month out here if I could afford it.  Vin There is no other identifying information.  Oddly […]

The message reads: For her Great Grandmother Tower From Ruth Evelyn Tower Taken when she was 10 weeks old Born June 6, 1913 Glendale, Calif. Lots of interesting info here! According to the 1910 census, it appears that Ruth Evelyn Tower is the daughter of Aplunso[?] and Pearl Tower.  She’s listed as living in Glendale at the age of 6.  Both parents were born in Indiana. I find a Ruth Tower Hodgson in the California Death Index (Ancestry) with the same birth date as that listed on the postcard.  I […]