Photo Number 112

Another unmarked photo from the antique shop.  This one was damaged..so I repaired it.  This gal has great finger waves in the front of her hair. They are still taught in beauty schools..I know because I asked for them one time when I went in for a haircut..her jaw about dropped to the floor.  No, I really didn't want finger waves..I just wanted a reaction.  My mother used to have long silver clips, she would  put a gel in her hair..form the finger waves and then put the clips in to hold her wave in place until her hair dried.

I think this photo may be from the late 1940's or the early 1950's.

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Photo Number 111

This is Mae, apparently she was cranky.  It looks like there are mountains in the background.  It is a pretty little church..I wonder where it is located?   Mae is all dressed in her Sunday best,  it is a wonder she didn't kill herself walking around in those shoes.  This is what is written on the back of this photo. As for a date..how about 1940?

To My Sweetie Pie  From Mae the crab.  Am I a crab Janice.

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Photo Number 110

Well we are back to my stash of photos from the antique shops.   This is a Cartes- de- visite or CdV.  I knew it was foreign.  I thought the gal looked Finnish.  If she isn't then she had her photo taken in Lappeenranta, Finland a city in South East Finland and not far from the Russian border.  I would say she is more than likely of Finnish decent.  I am half Finn ( The other part is German/Norwegian)..my husband sometimes says "You are Finnished all right."

Anyway, this gal is lovely..she makes me wonder..did she come to America..or was it just her photograph that arrived?   I searched for Oscaria Saren Williamstrand Photographers and came up empty handed.   It has a very ornate back. Since it is a foreign photo, I will guess that it is from about 1900, perhaps a little earlier.

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Photo Number 109

Well with this photo we come to the end of our South Dakota/Illinois photo adventure.  All of these photos have sparked some interest, and it has been very interesting to me.  This is the last photo in the bunch, it is quite damaged..so I fixed it up a bit, there is no name on this photo only Brown Studio in Sterling, ILL. Once again I would like to thank Jinglebob for sending me these photos of his grandmothers, it has been a pleasure to feature them!

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Correction*** there is a name on this photo. P. Schaff or Schoff  it is so light I must have just missed it. 

Photo Number 108

I believe this photo was taken in the late 1920's.  Does anyone know what this hat was called?   This is a South Dakota/Illinois photo.  It is not marked in anyway.   The trim on the house is very ornate..Larry will know exactly what it is called!
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Update: 
Norkio says Gingerbread Trim..and just a hat! 
Larry says it is picket running trim.  There are different forms of these old trims. 

Photo Number 107

This is another South Dakota/Illinois photo.  It was taken at Brown Studio in Sterling, ILL  other than that it is an unmarked photo.  This is a different blouse..with the black buttons.  She has a diamond shaped pin at the neckline and she is wearing a very fine chain that has a diamond shaped pendent.  I will date this photo at 1910 or thereabouts.

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Photo Number 106

This is a South Dakota/Illinois Photo.  It is a Real Photo Postcard  and Azo with Diamonds in the corners..so it is from 1907 to 1909.  It is not marked.
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