Photo Number 1837

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

Feb 29 1936

Snow on Feb 29 1936.  Taken on the 5th Saturday in Feb.

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FYI:  Five Saturdays in February is a rare calendar combination that happens every 28 years.  1936, 1964, 1992 and we can look forward to it in 2020.

Photo Number 1836

This is a Real Photo Postcard from the antique shop in Detroit Lakes Minnesota.

It is marked Miss Mable Tompson

Miss Marie Bjornstad is the name on the back.

This is a Montauk Real Photo Postcard used in 1909.

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Photo Number 1835

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

Taken Feb 9 1946 The Driveway

On the home place Chaffee N.D.  By Ester Krueger

Aunt Rose

The Home Place

I think Ester must have taken the photo.  There are two different handwritings on the back of this photo.   It looks like a beautiful red barn, I wonder if it is still standing?

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Photo Number 1834

These are Real Photo Postcards from the antique shop in Detroit Lakes Minnesota.

I call these the ladder family.

Four men and three women were on that ladder. 

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Photo Number 1833

This is a Real Photo Postcard from the antique shop in Detroit Lakes Minnesota.

An older lady a couple and a dog.  Perhaps the young couple and the dog were visiting their Grandma!

Grandma Dranz or maybe Dronz?

This is an Azo Postcard that dates from 1904 to 1918.

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Photo Number 1832

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

Someone is checking the mail at the W S Hewitt place.

This is a photo most likely from the late 1940’s or 1950’s.

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Photo Number 1831

We will look at a few wintery photos for a little while.  These two snapshots came from the antique shop in Moorhead Minnesota.  I bought them on two different occasions…imagine that. 

Snapshots of some ice skaters.   Maybe a husband and wife and maybe then a daughter and mother in the second photo.   In the first photo they are wearing very similar socks and aren’t those pants a hoot.  They are also being photobombed.

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I added an update to Full Circle 102.  You may want to go back and read more about the reunion.

Photo Number 1830

This is a Real Photo Postcard from the antique shop in Detroit Lakes Minnesota.

The gentleman wears a fur lined double breasted coat.   The lady a fur trimmed coat and she carries a fur muff.  Her hat really stands out with the white feather plumage.  She has some kind of circular trim on her fur.

This is an Azo postcard which was used from  1904 to 1918.

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Photo Number 1829

This is a Real Photo Postcard from the antique shop in Detroit Lakes Minnesota.

I believe the photographer is Chas E Libby Spokane

He was a photographer who started out taking photos with his sister Addie then in 1901 he opened his own studio.  He was a prolific photographer. 

This is a Artura Real Photo Postcard used from  1910 to 1924.

I am not sure why people were photographed in their winter coats, was it status to have a wife with furs?  Were they travelling?   In this photo she has really long furs…and possibly some kind of fur hat.  He looks ready to go someplace with his driving gloves and his bowler hat.

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Photo Number 1828

This is a Real Photo Postcard from the antique shop in Detroit Lakes Minnesota.

The gentleman wears a double breasted fur lined coat with a fur collar and a bowler hat.  The lady wears a coat trimmed in furs, carries a muff and has a huge hat decorated with something but I cannot even venture a guess.

The photographer must be The Kregel Photo Parlors  St Paul and Minneapolis.  The postcard is a Azo used from 1904 to 1918.

The Kregels were in business with a number of photo parlors in Minneapolis and St Paul Minnesota from 1910 to 1911.  They seemed to be at the 88th East 7th St Paul Address the longest from 1911 to 1917. They offered a ten minute postcard service.

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Photo Number 1827

This is a Real Photo Postcard from the antique shop in Detroit Lakes Minnesota.

This is a Cyko Postcard  they were used from 1904 to the 1920’s.

Agnes Anderson is the name on the back.  Of course we don’t know if this is a photo of her or to her.

The lady wears a heavy coat complete with fur collar, carries a muff and she tops off her look with a huge hat.  The gentleman wears what I would call a single breasted driving coat it appears to be made out of pinstripe material, he carries his driving gloves and wears a fedora hat.

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Photo Number 1826

This is a photo from a antique shop possibly The Tin Ceiling in Park Rapids Minnesota.

The photographer was Scenic City Studio  Redwood Falls Minn

I found out that The Studio had two principals: Effie M Thorp and Hiram Davis Thorp and they were in business in Redwood Falls from 1909 to 1914.

“De de” Mc Corkel?     A possibility.

The bodice on the gals dress seems very sheer although it could be sheer fabric over a light colored fabric.

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Full Circle 107

This is a Full Circle that started on Ancestry…went through Craig and then to me.

Photo Number 1760  Leon G. Lewis

Craig mailed me a whole box of photos a few years ago and some have been finding their way home.

Hi Connie -

I am writing you today because I emailed Craig  concerning a photo of a Leon G Lewis. This photo Craig he posted to Ancestry.com and Craig sent me the following reply to my email:

Yes, I am TreePuzzler on Ancestry, and by July 2012 I had placed something like a third of the scanned "orphan" photos with their families.  Then I shipped all my remaining orphan photos to Connie, who blogs on the subject at:

http://forgottenoldphotos.blogspot.com/

Connie recently posted this photo at:

http://forgottenoldphotos.blogspot.com/2014/11/photo-number-1760.html

I recommend that you contact Connie and ask her if she's willing send you the original.

Thanks for posting this picture Connie, this is very thoughtful of you.

I believe this could well be my grand-father. The picture back has "To Aunt Nellie". Leon's mother had an older sister named Cornelia which could be shortened to "Nellie". Do you know where this picture was found? Please let me know what else you know about the picture.

FYI, Leon's tree is posted in FamilySearch: https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=tree&person=KG65-H59&section=pedigree

Thank you! David

Hello David, Yes I have the photo.  I am happy to mail it to you.  Please send me your address.  I assume that Craig found these photos in antique shops in California...but I am not sure.   I know nothing at all about the picture...sorry.   I await your reply.  Connie at Forgotten Old Photos

Thank you Connie, I would love to have the picture. Craig told me that the picture was found in a shop in Sacramento. This is possibly from family old stuff as some members of the family lived in CA including Leon's mother for awhile.

Again, Thank you! And, please, let me know if I can do anything for you.

David in Seattle

I mailed the photo

Dear Connie,

Today your special gift arrived, and I want to thank you so much.

There is a very faint Photographers mark on the back of the picture. I am wondering if you or Karl have seen this and can identify it for me, so I am attaching a scanning of it for your comments.

Leon Godfrey Lewis (Family Search # KG65-H59) was the only son of Hattie Redford and Isaac Lewis. Leon was born in Sprague, Washington in 1882 while Isaac was trying to start a bar-tending business in this new frontier railroad town. Ten years later Hattie divorced Isaac and married Orlando M. Godfrey who was a Railroad Engineer. Leon then assumed his stepfather's last name as his middle name and they lived happily together in Walla Walla, Washington. Leon learned the butchering business and practiced in Walla Walla. He married Nettie Bettey about 1905 and they had 4 children.  Leon died and was buried in Pendleton, Oregon in 1947. He was known around Pendleton as "Tex" and practiced sharpshooting at rodeos and fairs. His sister's husband told me he was well known for his shooting skills.

Thanks Again Connie,

Let me know if this is OK, and what you see in the Photographer's mark/brand

--

David

Here is the scan

And this is from my original scan.  If anyone can figure it out please leave a comment.

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Photo Number 1825

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

I had to do a rubbing to get the photographers name.  I thought it might be foreign but it is not.  Geo Kopman was a photographer in Waseca Minn in 1922.

2nd Cousin to Carl/Earl    Haso

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Photo Number 1824

This is a Real Photo Postcard from the antique shop in Detroit Lakes Minnesota.

It is a Cyko Postcard that dates from 1904 to the 1920’s.

Perfect for Valentines Day…maybe I get the impression that it is a staged photo…perhaps to make a gal jealous?

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Photo Number 1823

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

An older couple pose out in their snowy yard.

Bessie and Charles Walther

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Info from Iggy:

Charles Christian Walther (29 March 1871 - 8 September 1957 in Westport, Stearns, Minnesota) + Bessie Mae Ankrum (5 January 1882 - 18 April 1964).

Children are Charles, John, Edward, Frank, Alfred, George, Lloyd, Floyd, Clarence and Mable.

Photo Number 1822

This is a CdV from the antique shop in Detroit Lakes Minnesota.
A young unknown couple.   Possibly a wedding photo…we see no rings or flowers.  Their hands look busy.

LC  SC Graham of Elkhorn Wis. was the photographer.

This CdV is most likely from the 1870’s.

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Photo Number 1821

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

December 1956

Harry + Edith Krueger

At the Soldiers Home in Lisbon, N. Dak.

July 1, 1983 the Administrative Committee on Veterans Affairs changed the name of the Soldiers Home to 'North Dakota Veterans Home'. It was felt that the new name adequately reflected the clientele the Veterans' Home served.

The facility is still in business of caring for our Veterans!

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Update from Iggy:

Harry Edward Krueger
Birth 30 Jul 1897 in Cass, North Dakota
Death 6 Aug 1958 in Los Angeles, California
Find A Grave Memorial# 3412388

"Enlisted in the Navy; served at Naval Training Station, Hampton Roads, Va., to Nov. 11, 1918. Grade: Landsman Quartermaster, Aviation, 103 days. Discharged at Hampton Roads, Va., on Dec. 21, 1918, as a Landsman Quartermaster"

I suspect he was ill - 

Edith Mae Krueger
Birth 13 Feb 1900 in Illinois 
Death 18 Sep 1972 in El Monte, Los Angeles, California
Find A Grave Memorial# 3412384

The 1920-30 US Censuses show them in the Fargo / Moorhead area.

They may have had two sons.  Wilbert and Milton 

Photo Number 1820

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

A lady and a man both with hats.

To Emma Stennes  From Mildred Arnenson Aanenson

“You look cross”  Did you get mad at me for taking it?  ha

We also have a year 1946.

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Update fron Iggy:

I believe the photographer is Mildred Charlotte Aanenson 1907-2000 of Norman County. Her husband's name was Arnold - and he may be in the photo. Emma Stennes 1885-1962 lived in the same county.  She never married.

This photo went Full Circle 115 on April 24, 2015

Photo Number 1819

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

The photographer is Lauritson Enderlin ND

Mr + Mrs Fred Bleese

This photo is most likely from the 1920’s or early 1930’s.

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Info from Iggy:

Fred W. Bleese (17 May 1872 - 22 Feb 1953  and Louise W. Bleese (Jan. 12, 1880 - Dec. 22, 1948 

...had (in 1920)
Kermit M Bleese 15 
Velma P Bleese 12 
Reanalda A Bleese 11 
Wilbert F Bleese 8 
Elda L Bleese 4 

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Photo Number 1818

This is a Real Photo Postcard from the antique shop in Detroit Lakes Minnesota.

This is a Cyko Postcard they were used from 1904 to the 1920s.

Usually you don’t see men in sweaters…I wonder what the shamrock shape says on his sweater?  The lady looks like she is all set to go someplace.

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Photo Number 1817

This is a photo from Joan.

Gladys Wheeler and Buzz Wheeler

The photographer is Butler Studio in Bismarck N. D.

The photo is most likely from the late 1910’s or early 1920’s. It may be a couple or maybe a sister and brother. They look alike to me.

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Photo Number 1816

This is a photo from Joan.

The photographer was John Arntson in Montevideo Minn

The photographer was in town in 1914.

Mr and Mrs Ralph Franklin

Colive or maybe (olive)  Shreiner

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Info from Iggy:

Ralph Waldo Franklin Feb 26 1882- October 31 1945
Olive Amelia Schriener or Schriemer 18883-
They had four children
Marjorie Olive 1909-
Rex Wilton 1915-
Ruth Emily 1917-
Byron Wesley 1919-

Photo Number 1815

This is a photo from Joan.

The photographer was Hoff Studio in Grand Forks ND

Mr + Mrs Torgrain?  Klepp

The woman wears a lovely unique trim on her dress it looks to be some kind of lace.  I have not seen anything quite like it before.  I will guess this photo was taken about 1910…give or take a few years.

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From MJM:

There is a Find A Grave memorial #53259094 for Torgrem Klep who is buried in Polk Co, MN. That memorial is attached to a tree on Ancestry for a Torgrim Halvorsen Klep (1876-1935). That tree shows that Torgrim married Ingeborg Grundesdatter and one child is listed, Halvor Thorgrimson Klep (1838-?). Halvor married Anne Thomasdatter, and there are two children listed; Tone Tilda Halvorsdatter Klep and Ingeborg Halvorsdatter Klep. Tone Tilda married Ellen Ellenson, and no children are listed. Ingeborg married Thor Vetren and there are seven children listed. Their home in 1910 was in Hay, Cavalier, North Dakota.

From Berit:

A couple Thorgrim and Thorbjor Klep bapt a child Thore in Grand Forks in 1891. Other names on that page sounds Telemark.

And a daughter Birgit in 1886.

And a son Nils in 1888 that died an a new son Nils in 1890, Kora in 1897, Helen in 1901 and Harvey in 1902

Photo Number 1814

This is a photo from Joan.  The rescued photos that would have ended up in the garbage.  I have two of these photos exactly the same one is marked with a name and the other is not.

Louie Prastka  I wonder if this should be Praska just like Joe Praska from photo number 1813 ??  Maybe they are brothers?

Russells Studio Grand was the photographer.

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