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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]