Photo Number Forty

On the back of this photo this writing appears  " Just before moving on to beach"   Note it does not say to the beach as in a place to swim.  I know that there is a town called Beach in North Dakota.. so possibly there are others as well.
I like that almost everyone has a head covering..what do you call those caps..Driving Caps? Newsboy Caps?   I will guess that this photo was taken in the early 1940's.  It looks like they enjoyed quite a picnic.. remember those days..the blanket spread on the grass..we don't do that anymore..but perhaps we should!
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Photo Number Thirty-Nine

This is Margaret Peters, this is a photo that came from South Dakota.  It was taken by Andre in Dixon, Illinois.
I have a request in at the Lee County Historical Society for information about the Andre Studio.  So far I have not heard back.  If I hear something from them..perhaps I will donate the photos back to them!
I will guess that this is a 1910 photo.. that dress must have been itchy and hot in the summertime.
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Update*** I think I found Margaret's Obituary
Margaret Peters Bauer - Funeral services will be held Wednesday for Mrs. Margaret Bauer, 72, of 1123 Peoria Ave., Dixon, who passed away Saturday (05 December 1953) at 9 p.m. following a brief illness. Wednesday's services will take place at 9 a.m. at the Jones Funeral Home and at 9:30 in St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Rev. T. F. Green officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Harmon. Mrs. Bauer was a lifelong resident of this area. She was born in Jordan Township, Whiteside County, on March 16, 1881, a daughter of Philip and Katherine Heiser Peters. She married Joseph Bauer and resided in Harmon until 1934 when the family moved to Dixon. Mrs. Bauer was preceded in death by her husband, who died in 1940, two brothers and two sisters. Survivors include one daughters, Mrs. George Lebre, Dixon; one son, Clarence of Sterling; two sisteers, Mrs. Matt Grennan Sr., and Mrs. John Bauer, both of Sterling; and nine grandchildren. Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois December 7, 1953 - Monday, 


This is the Bauer, Grennan, Peters connection. :) Connie

This Photo went Full Circle 148 on July 12 2016

Photo Number Thirty-Eight

I call this one "Young man with a hat."  Possibly this is a young man graduating..maybe from the 8th grade?  He looks a little young to be graduating from High School.  The Moilan Photography Studio in Duluth was only in business from 1910 to 1911.  The Minnesota Historical Society has a great page that lists photographers and their locations and the dates they were in business in Minnesota.  Not all photographers are listed..but most are.  I have found their site very helpful.

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Photo Number Thirty-Seven

A beautiful young woman,  I am wondering if this gal is related to the gal in Photo Number One..or if they are the same person?  Perhaps this is her engagement photograph. I will guess that this one dates from 1925 or thereabouts.
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Update: This is Esther or Bertha..this photo went full circle on July 02, 2010 Full Circle Seven.

Photo Number Thirty-Six

I call this photo "Pajama Party".  Five gals sharing whatever was in a chafing dish and a pie plate. It looks to me like the curtains in the background were hung on springs. ( Lots of folks used them up here in place of a curtain rod..they were flexible and could be hung anywhere)  It looks like there are newspapers or advertisements hung on the wall..this could be insulation at it's finest!  I love the patterned robes and can only imagine their bright colors.  Oh I am not sure about a year?? 1920?

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Photo Number Thirty-five

Yes,  I know someone wrote on this photo in ink..fold lace..fold lace..interesting.  I suppose that someone did  some kind of project and wanted to make a point.

Here this is better..photoshop magic!
Larry left me a comment the other day  " The dress is interesting as they use to buy them like that and roll up the lace to the right height, then let it down as they grew taller."  This was concerning photo number Thirty-one.   It sure would have been a practical solution to young ladies growing taller!  


I will guess that this is a graduation photo  and I will guess 1910 for the year, as usual these are just guesses on my part. 
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Photo Number Thirty-Four

I call this one "Sisters".  I love the crochet dress on the older girl.  The littlest one has a heart shaped locket on.  This photo was quite damaged....sometimes I wonder if that is another reason that they have been discarded.   I found out that yes there was a Reed Studio in Marshfield, Wisconsin..but that was it.  A year?  Perhaps 1940?
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