1938 Snapshot, Rockland, Maine: the Fish Man; F. M. K. and little Dorothy Christofferson

1938 snapshot from Rockland, Maine, showing "the fish man; elderly F. M. K. and little Dorothy Christofferson.

Dorothy was presumably Dorothy Christofferson (1932-2016), daughter of Carl Alvin Christofferson and Dorothy Rae (Mank) Christofferson.  Dorothy married 1) Henry Augustus Conary; 2) Walter Benjamin Whittier; 3) George Arthur Hoxsie.

I searched for a grandfather or great grandfather of Dorothy with a surname beginning with K and didn't find one.

F. M. K. was perhaps Fred Murray Kittredge (1872-1951).

If you can further identify F. M. K. or the "fish man", please leave a comment for the benefit of other family researchers.

1932 Snapshot of Children at Camden ME: Mary Weymouth of Orono ME; Patricia Moxon of Bethlehem PA; Robert MacWilliams of Rockland ME

1932 snapshot of three children in front of a building at Camden, Maine.  The children are identified on the reverse as:

• Mary Weymouth of Orono, Maine
• Patricia Moxon of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
• Robert MacWilliams of Rockland, Maine

They are, presumably:

• Mary Weymouth, Orono, Maine; possibly Mary Darilyn Weymouth, daughter of Merl Porter Weymouth and Vera Elizabeth (Jordan) Weymouth and future wife of Daniel John Stevens
• Patricia Moxon, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania - possibly Patricia Claire Moxon, daughter of Percival Robert Moxon and Claire (Heller) Moxon and future wife of Henry J. Gardner
• Robert MacWilliams, Rockland, Maine - possibly Robert Earle MacWilliams, son of Earl Douglas MacWilliams and Pauline Catherine (Laufer) MacWilliams

Robert's mother was born in Pennsylvania, which might account for the connection between him and Patricia.  If you have a theory of how the children were connected, please leave a comment for the benefit of other family researchers.

Photograph, presumably Graduation Photograph of young man IDed as Bill Drisko; by the Flanagan studio

Photograph, presumably a graduation photograph, of a young man identified on the reverse of the jacket as Bill Drisko.  The photograph was taken by the Flanagan studio.

There's no clue as to locale other than the photographer's name. It's interesting that this photograph was found with others, one a CDV of Eugene Cyrus Drisko (1953-1943) of Jonesboro, Maine.  But even though related, Bill Drisko may have lived somewhere else, perhaps not even in Maine.

If you recognize Bill from your family history and photographs, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

1913 Photograph of 3 Young Men, each with a Ribbon; only one IDed is G. R. Willis

Photograph of 3 young men, presumably in college, and all with a special ribbon, with only one identification on the the reverse: G. R. Willis, November 19, 1913.  

No studio imprint to give a clue to locale.

If you have a theory as to the identification of G. R. Willis and his friends, who may have been college students in the Class of 1913, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

Photograph of a Young Woman IDed on the Reverse as Phyllis Young (Johnson); Melrose Massachusetts studio.

Photograph, perhaps a graduation photograph, of a young woman identified on the reverse as Phyllis Young (Johnson).  By a Melrose, Massachusetts studio.

She could have been Phyllis (Johnson) Young or Phyllis (Young) Johnson.  Hopefully a reader will recognize her face and/or name and leave a comment to nail down her identity.

If you have a theory as to the identity of this woman, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

Snapshot of 11 People, some IDed: George, Helen & Minnie Fisch; Ivar & Hild Olson; Elsie Schuster, Henry Swanson

Snapshot of eleven people, with seven of them identified.  The person writing the partial identification mentions a Francis, or possibly Frances.

Francis would recognize all in this picture. You would know some.

The names below might be in random order.

• Ivar Olson
• Elsie Schuster
• Minnie Fisch
• Helen Fisch
• Henry Swanson
• George Fisch
• Hild Olson

Although searching brings up a possible cluster of these names in Chicago, Illinois, it's best to hope that a knowledgeable reader will recognize all of the names, and, even better, the faces, and, even better than that, the four unidentified people.

Cabinet Photograph of a Baby; by a Gardiner, Maine studio; to be given to Uncle Thomas & Aunt Nancy

Cabinet photograph of a baby, old enough to stand; by the P. F. Noyes studio of Gardiner, Maine.  

The photograph, as noted on the reverse, was intended as a gift for Uncle Thomas and Aunt Nancy.

Hopefully a reader will be able to identify the baby based on the clues and leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

1912 Photograph, presumably Colby College Graduation Photograph, of Richard Austin Harlow (1888-1959)

Photograph dated June 26, 1912, presumably graduation photograph, of Richard Austin Harlow (1888-1959), who graduated from Colby College in 1912.

Harlow was born in Auburn, Maine, the son of Alvan Carroll Harlow and Mary Viola (Austin) Harlow. In 1917 at Portland, Maine, Richard, by then a banker, married Jane Pinal Phinney, "Jennie", a native of Standish, Maine.  They lived in Portland, Maine, and had at least one child, a son William. 

By the time of enumeration of the 1940 Census, Richard and Jennie had divorced. Richard died in 1959 and is buried in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Falmouth, Maine.

If you have information to share on the Harlow, Austin and Phinney families of Maine, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

Cabinet Photograph of a Woman Identified as Augusta Holland; no Studio Imprint

Cabinet photograph of a woman identified on the reverse as Augusta Holland. No studio imprint to give an idea of locale.

If you recognize Augusta Holland from your family photographs and/or research, please leave a comment with information, for the benefit of other researchers.

Photograph of a Young Woman IDed as Vin Bowes

Photograph of a young woman identified on the reverse as Vin Bowes.  Perhaps Vin was a nickname for Lavinia Bowes.  No studio imprint to give an idea of locale.

If you recognize this woman from your family photographs and/or research, please leave a comment with information on her identity, for the benefit of other researchers.

Snapshot of Older Woman and Dog; names Mrs. D. Perry and Lacey Maplewood on reverse

Snapshot of an older woman and a dog, with the names Mrs. D. Perry and Lacey Maplewood on the reverse.  Perhaps the woman was Mrs. D. Perry, and the dog was Lacey Maplewood.

If you are able to use these clues to unlock the identity of the woman, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

1943 Snapshot of Two Women, one in Uniform, at Union Depot, St. Paul, Minnesota: Betty Neuser and Ellen Thompson

November 1943 snapshot of two women, one in uniform, at the Union Depot in St., Paul, presumably Saint Paul, Minnesota, with one of them apparently seeing the other off to service during World War II: 

• Betty Neuser 
• Ellen Thompson

There's mention of Eizabeth J. Neuser, born in 1918, an ensign with classification WVHS, in a military register of the commissioned and warrant officers of the U.S. Navy, listed, interestingly, as of 16 November 1943. Perhaps she was a WAVE or similar.

 That Elizabeth may have been Elizabeth J. Neuser, a Minnesota native, the daughter of Herbert Anthony Neuser and Alice Veronica (Shea) Neuser.  Elizabeth would marry, and later divorce, Dr. George Van Olanda Webster, Jr.  

If you have a theory as to the identity of either or both of these women, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

Photograph of Marian Hubbard (Swan) Brown (1891-1937) of Cambridge, Massachusetts; died at Yangon, Myanmar during World Tour

Photograph of Marian Hubbard (Swan) Brown (1891-1937) of Cambridge, Massachusetts, wife of Joseph Francis Brown (1893-1972).

The reverse notes that she died at Rangoon, India in 1937 - now Yangon, Myanmar.  Her obituary in the Boston Globe notes that she was at the time embarked on a round the world trip with her husband when she was struck ill. 

She was the daughter of Dr. William Donnison Swan [erroneously named Dr. William Donnison Brown in the obituary] and Mary Winthrop (Hubbard) Swan. The obituary notes that Marian was involved in the Cambridge Hospital League, the Sewing Circle and the Vincent Club.  Her husband was a real estate and insurance broker and was three times decorated for bravery during his service in World War I in France.

If you have information to share on the Swan and Brown families of Cambridge, Massachusetts, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

Gem tintype of a young woman IDed on reverse as Lizzie Pennaman - possibly Elizabeth L. Penniman (1849-1918) of Machias, Maine

Gem tintype of a young woman identified on the reverse as Lizzie Pennaman. The seller noted that she was from the Machias, Maine, area.

Possibly Elizabeth Lyon Penniman (1849-1918), "Lizzie", daughter of lumber surveyor Jacob Penniman (1820-1887) and Mary J. (Tenney) Penniman (1831-1878).

According to the US Censuses

• By 1880, this Lizzie was working as a milliner in Machias, Maine
• By 1900, she was rooming in Westbrook, Maine
• 1910, she was working as a companion in Greenwich, Connecticut.  

Lizzie died of heart disease in Westbrook, Maine, in 1918; on her death record it's stated that she was the retired matron of a home. 

If you have information on the Penniman and Tenney families, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

Photograph of baby IDed as William Boyd Web?, Jr., presumably William Boyd Webster, Jr. (1908-1954) of South Paris, Maine

Photograph of a baby identified as William Boyd W?, Jr., presumably William Boyd Webster, Jr. (1908-1954) of South Paris, Maine.  Age 5 months - Weight 17 lbs.

If you come to a different interpretation of the surname, shown below on the reverse of the jacket, please leave a comment.

Assuming the baby in the photograph is William Boyd Webster, Jr. (1908-1954), he was born in Paris, Maine, on 28 April 1908, to William Boyd Webster and Amy A. (Record) Webster.  

According to a brief notice, William, Jr. died in St. Petersburg, Florida in a restorium not three weeks after arriving from Boston, where he was an accountant.

If you feel the baby is a different person or if you have information to share on William Boyd Webster (1908-1954), please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

Photograph of young siblings Samuel Prioleau Ravenel, Jr. (1868-1940) and Marguerite Amelia Ravenel (1870-1962) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Carolinas

Wonderful photograph of young siblings dressed in costume:

• Samuel Prioleau Ravenel, Jr., (1868-1940) 
• Marguerite Amelia Ravenel (1870-1962)

They were the children of Samuel Prioleau Ravenel (1822-1902) and Margaretta Amelia (Fleming) Ravenel (1833-1913). 

Samuel Prioleau Ravenel, Jr., (1868-1940), according to his FindaGrave Memorial, attended Penn Charter School, Haverford College and the University of Pennsylvania law school. He would practice law in Asheville, North Carolina.

Marguerite Amelia Ravenel (1870-1962) divided her time between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Highlands, North Carolina, and was interested in the arts. She and her sister Clarissa Walton Ravenel (1872-1951) were admitted to the Huguenot Society of South Carolina in 1903. Their father Samuel Prioleau Ravenel (1822-1902) was already a member.

If you have information to share on the Ravenel and/or Fleming families, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

Graduation Photograph of Mary Jane Booth, Class of 1946

Graduation photograph of Mary Jane Booth, Class of 1946, whether from high school or college.

If you recognize Mary Jane from your family photographs and/or research, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

Photograph of Six People, Presumably Family; no locale: Mandy, Dana, Aunt Anna [Earl Peachey's Aunt], Mama, Hutchins & Signe

Photograph of six people, presumably closely related; no mention of locale.

They were:

First Row: Mandy; Dana or Diana or ?; & Aunt Anna, Earl Peachey's Aunt

2nd Row: Mama; Hutchins; & Signe

• Which Earl Peachey?
• Was Hutchins a given name or was he nicknamed Hutchins for his surname?  
• Was Signe the sister of Hutchins or his spouse or ?

If you recognize these names from your family research, please leave a comment with more information, for the benefit of others.

Photograph of Duffy, Daddy & Uncle John in front of Delivery Van for ElmGrove Market, Location Unknown

Snapshot of Duffy, Daddy and Uncle John in front of the delivery van for Elmgrove Market, location unknown.

There's an Elmgrove in Ontario and several Elm Groves in the United States, including Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, North Dakota, Oklahoma (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.  Alternatively, the market may have been merely located near a place known for its elms.

There was an Elmgrove Market, owned by John C. Murphy (1881-1931), that operated in Providence, Rhode Island, until the Great Depression.

If you recognize the brothers, one of them John - possibly John Duffy or the John C. Murphy mentioned above - who owned Elmgrove Market, and a son, presumably, of one or the other, nicknamed Duffy, please share your information in a comment, for the benefit of others.

Photograph a young boy IDed as Gardner Nickerson, in costume, perhaps Japanese

Late 19th or early 20th century photograph of a young boy identified on the reverse as Gardner Nickerson. He appears to be wearing a costume, perhaps Japanese.

There were several men in eastern Massachusetts, with the surname Nickerson and the first or middle name Gardiner.

The boy may have been Gardner Hall Nickerson (1893-1963), a native of Boston, Massachusetts, and son of Arthur Winston Nickerson and Hattie B. (Hall) Nickerson, natives of Massachusetts and Maine, respectively.

Perhaps a reader knows of a Gardiner Nickerson whose parents traveled to Japan or some other place in the Far East, perhaps for business or religious reasons or perhaps on vacation.