Photo Number 753

This is the last photo of the year.  It is also the last one in the kids and wheels category.

A cowboy riding a bike with training wheels.  He seems to be happy!

Happy New Years Eve everyone!  We will spend the evening at home, enjoying the quiet and each others comfortable company:)

Photo Number 752

This is a snapshot.

A little boy wearing a baseball cap and riding a trike.  Sadly he is not identified.

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Photo Number 751

This is a snapshot from an antique shop..I am not sure which one.

Wm. M. Ryan   Sept 4 1919

1 year old in June 1919.

So we have a name and a birth month and year!  We have a fifteen month old in a pedal car in a 92 year old snapshot..ready to go home if a relative is found.

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Photo Number 750

This is a photo from the antique shop in Park Rapids Minnesota.

Perhaps  an expert in toy pedal cars will know what year this one is..I will guess that the photo is from the late 1920’s.  ( Fur Trimmed ladies coat with a hemline between the knees and the ankle and a cloche hat.)

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Photo Number 749

This week we will look at some kids and wheels.  This is a snapshot from an unknown antique shop. 

This may be a Christmas Photo..a cowgirl on a trike! “Look no hands!”

I am so glad that Christmas and all the hoopla is over.  I am getting too old to host this holiday.

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Photo Number 748

I have one more Christmas Greeting to share with you.  This is from the antique shop in Detroit Lakes Minnesota.  This has a 1950’s look to it.

Merry Christmas      Bill, Jean and boys

Dear Hazelle ( Hazeble??) and Family,

I don’t know if I wrote you since we moved in Sept. but anyhow we did into a place by ourselves now.  You don’t see much of the house here but the rest is for u to see when u come down.  How are you anyhow?  It seems there is quite a spell between our correspondense isn’t there?  Guess we are both really bussy house wives huh?  Haven’t we had the most lovely fall it has shortened the winter and of course we don’t mind.   In case you don’t know our family increased to 22 now! and that I have for Xmas day dinner but I just can’t make myself believe we’re so near Xmas because of the weather we’ve had.  Oh this snowfall did come in handy for this picture the only one we have had this year.  Do let us hear from you early next year huh? Happy New Year Bye Bye Jean

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Photo Number 747

This is a Christmas Greeting that I purchased in the antique shop in Detroit Lakes Minnesota.

Holiday Greetings from Stan, Lillian and Jimmy

I wonder what the dogs name was?  Jimmy looks very happy to have a new puppy!  It looks like it might have been a Border Collie puppy too!

Merry Christmas everyone! :)

Photo Number 746

Finally some Christmas photos! This snapshot is from the antique shop in Detroit Lakes Minnesota.

This one is marked on the back Christmas 1949.  They must have gotten a new grandchild..the baby looks to be about a month old.

I think the gentleman must have been some kind of a clerk or perhaps a bank teller..he has one of those elastic bands just above his elbow.  The wall paper is as wild as the woman’s dress.

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Photo Number 745

This is from my very first box of forgotten old photographs.

A beautiful child all dressed up for cold weather.

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Photo Number 744

Ah we are getting closer to Christmas..and these snowy old photos are working their magic.

This horse might have pulled a sleigh in the winter.  It is marked on the back.   Wm. and his driving horse.

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Over the river and through the woods
To Grandmother's house we go.
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh
Through white and drifted snow.

Over the river and through the woods,
Oh, how the wind does blow.
It stings the toes and bites the nose
As over the ground we go.

Over the river and through the woods
To have a full day of play.
Oh, hear the bells ringing ting-a-ling-ling,
For it is Christmas Day.

Over the river and through the woods,
Trot fast my dapple gray

Photo Number 743

Another snowy photo!

These gals look to be from the 1950’s.  My Mom always wore a scarf like these ladies..and snow boots or rubbers as they were called with fur trim around the top.

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Photo Number 742

Another snowy photo!  We have very little snow here in Minnesota..it will be a brown Christmas..I hope we get some frost!

I bet he didn’t shovel that sidewalk.  It looks like he is ready to go plug his car in or put up some Christmas lights outdoors.  ( Cars up here in the North..have engine heaters in them..and you can plug your car in during extremely cold weather to help it start.)

This photo seems to have been taken in a very small town. Three buildings off to the left and what looks like a Grain Elevator off to the right. I think this photo was taken in the 1940’s or the 1950’s.

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Photo Number 741

This is a snapshot from the antique shop in Detroit Lakes Minnesota. 

It has a late 1910 to 1920’s feel to it.  The gals have dark stockings..and it is hard to see if they have boots on or shoes. Dark stockings were worn until after WWI in 1918. Women in the wilds of the Midwest may have worn the dark stockings longer than other women. The hemline of the coats are between the knee and the ankle which is typical of the 1920’s.

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Photo Number 740

This is a snapshot from the Antique Shop in Detroit Lakes Minnesota.

Looks like someone out in a snow bank..I hope he/she had skis on.

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Photo Number 739

I am not sure where I got this old photo..it may have been in the first box of old photos.

My Dad says he thinks that is a 1928 or 1929 Model T Coupe in the background.   The horse is hooked up to a stone boat and they are most likely going logging.  A stone boat is like a sled..it is used to haul heavy stuff like huge stones or logs.  Some stones boats were metal with hinges and some were made of wood.  They make short work of moving heavy cumbersome objects. 

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Photo Number 738

This is a snapshot from the Antique Shop in Detroit Lakes Minnesota. 

It could be just about any place that gets snow..I immediately thought of Duluth Minnesota.  It is a town full of residential areas with raised lots where the houses were built and the streets and sidewalks are on a different level.

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Photo Number 737

This is a snapshot from the Antique Shop in Detroit Lakes Minnesota.

These gals look cold..standing outside in their heels and all.  The little stiff armed person next to them sets the mood for the chilly photo.

These gals look 1940’s to me..what do you think?

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Photo Number 736

Here is another snowy photo.  This is from the Antique Shop in Solway.

I can remember snow drifts like these on the country roads in the 1950’s in Minnesota.  It was like driving through a tunnel.

These snow drifts are over a mile long and places as high as ten feet.

This photo has the same handwriting as the one on Monday so I will say that these snow banks were in between Ada and Crookston Minnesota.

Last Monday Nancy asked : I'm curious: do you have any idea how the roads were plowed and the snow piled on the side?
My uncle in South Dakota was hired by the State to plow the highway to the state line (about 10 miles). He used a team of horses.

I have also heard of teams of horses being used.  I have several photographs of my relatives and an early snowplow..the snow was so deep that a crew of guys had to help shovel in front of the snowplow.  The photographs are not very good..but here they are. My Grandfather and my Uncles are in this old photo.

 

When I was little in the 1950’s we had a driveway that was very  long, my Dad would shovel the entire driveway by hand early in the morning or late at night.

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Photo Number 735

This is a snapshot from the Antique Shop in Detroit Lakes Minnesota.

On the back it says “On top of the mountain.”

The lady in the very strappy high heels appears to be holding a chunk of snow and I think the gentleman is making a snowball to throw at the photographer.

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Photo Number 734

We will be looking at some snowy old photos for awhile to get us in the mood for Christmas.  I have a few old Christmas photos..but they were few and far between this past year.

This is the bus between Ada and Crookston making two trips a day.

My Dad identified this as a Model A Bus.

I wrote about this photo before on my other blog.  A bus still travels between the two towns.

Ada and Crookston are two towns in Northern Minnesota..not too far from where I live.

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Photo Number 733

These are photos from The Tin Ceiling in Park Rapids Minnesota.

This may be a 1935 Chevrolet.  Perhaps they took turns being the photographer.

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Photo Number 732

This is a photo from The Tin Ceiling in Park Rapids.

An old car used for a photo op.  This must have been taken in the late 1940’s or early 1950’s.   I wonder if those are golfing shoes?

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Photo Number 731

This is a photo from The Tin Ceiling in Park Rapids. 

Seven ladies..one little boy and a car.  The car might be a Dodge. The house looks like it is made from square logs.

This could be a fashion show of cotton house dresses of the late 1930’s or early 1940’s.

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Photo Number 730

This is a photo from The Tin Ceiling in Park Rapids, Minnesota.  They save old photos for me to look at and I go in every so often to look them over.

My Dad said that this car may be a Ford.   The photo is stamped on the back Arrow Photo Service Minneapolis Minn. A family group posed near a car.  I think they took photos of the relatives coming and going outdoors because they did not need a flash.  The purpose of this visit just might be that almost new baby.

Lately I seem to be getting more of these photos that have a fancy black border.  They seem to be from the 1930’s to the 1940’s.

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Photo Number 729

This is a great old photo. Most likely taken in Minnesota in the 1930’s.
My Dad said that these cars are both early 1930’s cars.  The license plate says B 33-116 Minn

Further research finds dark plates with white numbers in the years 1931, 1934, 1936 and 1938.

They certainly are a dressed up bunch, everyone has a hat!  It must have been a Sunday afternoon!

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Update from Futura:
I would, without question, date this image to 1931...the car in the foreground is a 1927 Chevrolet National series, and the womens clothing and hats are perfect examples of what was being shown in catalogs and pattern books for the winter 1930-31 season

Photo Number 728

Lets look at some cars!  Any and all input is appreciated.  My Dad is pretty good at identifying old cars for me.

He thinks that this one is 1937 or 1938 Ford.  They made a model called The Sixty Ford.
This photo is marked on the back, Arrow Photo Service Minneapolis, Minn.  A house and a car..the American dream!

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Update from Futura:
It is a '38 ford....from 1937 thru 1940 Ford marketed a car called the "Thrifty Sixty" because it featured a smaller, 60 horsepower version of its famed V8....the car was terribly underpowered yet delivered excellent fuel economy...The majority of Ford customers however opted to pay a few dollars more for the DeLuxe model that came equipped with a lively 85 horsepower engine.

Photo Number 727

This is a CdV from the antique shop in Dorset Minnesota.

I thought at first glace that this was a foreign photo.  I was wrong.  This CdV has a pink backing.  Samuel Van Grieken was the photographer in Keokuk Iowa.

Samuel Van Grieken was born in Holland in 1840 and came to America with his Grandparents in 1845.  He was an orphan.  While in New York City his Grandfather died.  When he was 13 years old he and his Grandmother moved to Keokuk Iowa..and he remained there throughout his life. He died in 1893.

We do not know the name of the gentleman in the photo. I would guess that those were not his pants from the look of the thick hem. The vest is often called a waistcoat..I guess because it covers you to the waist.  In this case it appears to be a double breasted waistcoat or vest. 

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Photo Number 726

This is a Cabinet Card.  This is the last photo from Tulla.  We have not made any connections with family yet..maybe someday.

The photographer is Ely from Oshkosh.  The children are adorable.


J D Nave?? Ham or Hamm
Mapleton Minn
Pastel, Full figures of both
Hazel three years      Harold 19 months

Cook Ely was in Oshkosh Wisconsin from 1879 to 1895.  He mentored Beatrice Tonnesen.   Beatrice was hearing impaired, her Mother paid Cook $100 to teach Beatrice about photography. At that time not many women were photographers.  She became a well known photographer in Chicago catering to the wealthy.
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Update from Abra:
I believe this is Hazel and Harold Ham(m), children of Joseph Hamm and Julia Rasey. Hazel Vivian Hamm was born Nov 8, 1888 in OshKosh. It is hard to tell where things go after that, as most of the 1890 censuses are lost. I find Harold and Hazel and with two older siblings and one younger sibling in the 1900 census in Mapleton MN. However, they are listed as stepchildren of Martin Pratt (mother's name is Julia). 

My thought is their father probably passed after the youngest child was born and mom remarried to a man 27 years her senior. 

I find Hazel V Grover in the 1920 census in Mankato & 1930 census in Ohio, with her mother living with them. In 1930 she has a 6 year old daughter Janice.

In searching family trees, I found a couple. One lists Harold as having had a number of children and some may be living. I will go ahead and message the owner of the HAMM family tree and send them a link to your site to see what comes of it. Fingers crossed! ~Abra


Update:
This photo went Full Circle 53 on April 16 2012.

Photo Number 725

This is a Real Photo Postcard from Tulla, she bought it at an antique shop.

Stalley of Jamestown ND took this photo between 1904 and 1918. It is an Azo Postcard with arrows pointing up.

A Mother with three children..her dress looks to be a skirt with a long jacket..and her shoes are very worn. Her watch chain is a bit tangled up..no doubt from struggling with children.  You can see the child on the right was not sitting still!

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Photo Number 724

This is another photo from Tulla.

This young lady must have graduated from high school, she has some sort of certificate in her hand.

Her gown seems to have very large sleeves.  It is adorned with ribbons and bows and has some smocking on the front.  She has a small brooch on her gown and a large bow in her hair.

The photographer is Hostetler of Davenport Iowa.  The Davenport Public Library houses a collection of all of the negatives and many of the photos he took between 1895 and 1920.  If we knew her name we could search..her name may be on the back..but it is too difficult to read.

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Photo Number 723

This is another of Tulla’s photos from an antique shop.


Return to Mrs. W. H. Noyes  Winter, Wis.

I did find a Susan A Noyes who was the wife of William H Noyes who were both 60 years old in the 1910 Census in Sawyer County Wisconsin in the Village of Winter.  William H was a Newspaper Editor.   They had two children Edna “Irene” and Thomas.  This could be one or the other of them with their spouse and children. I am curious if one of them had two sons?  ( She had five grandchildren.)  If Susan wanted the photo returned to her apparently it was important to her, however it could have been a next door neighbor..who knows?  Susan died in 1934.

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Update from Iggy:
According to the 1930 US census, Thomas E Noyes (b. 1892) was married to Lucille R Noyes (b. 
07-Oct-1897 d. May-1969 at the age of 71 in Milwaukee, WI) and had a daughter, Hildagarde C Noyes (b. 1923) lving with them.


Irene Edna Noyes (b. 15-Jun-1887 Prineghar, Iowa d. 7-Jan-1942 in Monterey, California) married George Adelbert Walter on 27-Jun-1906 in Birchwood, Washburn, Wisconsin)

They had seven children - some showing as still living.