1890s photos Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Restorapic Photo RestorationRestorapic Photo Restoration

Caption Mystery for an Old Photo

Posted on April 18, 2016
/Under 1890s photos, Immigrant Photos

Captions written with good intentions to identify a photo often confuse descendants rather than clarify who’s who. On the back of this photo found in Roxanne Turpin’s mother-in-laws things is a cryptic note: “Relative of Grandpa (Grande), I think.” The person wrote in ball point ink which means it was...Read more

Round Three: Clues in a Nineteenth Century Family Gathering

Posted on April 10, 2016
/Under 1890s photos, 4th of July, facial resemblances, family reunion

Heidi Thibodeau is determined to identify the folks in that July group portrait. It’s a key to other unidentified photos she may find. It can take time to solve a photo mystery. The clues stack up but making that right match often involves re-examining photos in your collection or asking...Read more

Which Grandmother is It Revisited

Posted on April 3, 2016
/Under 1890s photos, 1900-1910 photos, women

Three weeks ago I posted about a crayon portrait owned by Joan Klein in Which Grandmother is it? Joan wrote and said she’s going to use DNA to locate other information and possibly images. DNA can help you connect to other relatives but it’s a good idea to ask about...Read more

Who's Who in an Old Family Gathering Photo?

Posted on March 29, 2016
/Under 1890s photos, 1900-1910 photos, family reunion, group photos

Last week’s column explored some of the identification clues in this family gathering. Heidi Thibodeau thinks it depicts members of the Tibbetts and Hodgson family of Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire. Bessie Mabel Hodgdon, born in 1877, owned the picture, and it was handed down to her granddaughter (Heidi’s first...Read more

Who's Who in a Family Gathering

Posted on March 27, 2016
/Under 1890s photos, 1900-1910 photos, family reunion, group photos

Last week’s column explored some of the identification clues in this family gathering. Heidi Thibodeau thinks it depicts members of the Tibbetts and Hodgson family of Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire. Bessie Mabel Hodgdon, born 1877, owned the picture and it was down to her granddaughter (Heidi’s first cousin, once...Read more

Old Mystery Photos: ID Clues in a Family Gathering Picture

Posted on March 22, 2016
/Under 1890s photos, 4th of July, family reunion, summer

Heidi Thibodeau’s cousin found this image in the papers of her grandmother (Heidi’s great-grand aunt), Bessie Mabel Hodgdon Hoogerzeil. Bessie was born Jan. 27, 1877. Heidi thinks she might be in this photo. A caption on the reverse states the picture was taken by Sprague and Hathaway, July 6, 1890....Read more

Clues in a Family Gathering

Posted on March 20, 2016
/Under 1890s photos, 4th of July, family reunion, summer

Heidi Thibodeau’s cousin found this image in the papers of her grandmother (Heidi’s great-grand aunt), Bessie Mabel Hodgdon Hoogerzeil. Bessie was born 27 January 1877. Heidi thinks she might be in this photo. A caption on the reverse states the picture was taken by Sprague and Hathaway, July 6, 1890....Read more

Santa Claus Through the Years

Posted on January 20, 2016
/Under 1840s photos, 1890s photos, 1900-1910 photos, Christmas, Santa Claus

The depiction of Santa has changed a lot over the years from a thin person with variously shaped beards to the icon we recognize today. He didn’t always wear red. According to Holiday Symbols by Sue Ellen Thompson (2000)the modern depiction of him is a combination of the English Father...Read more

← Newer Posts