Barbecue At The H. M. Crawfords

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Annieoakley

Garden party, Crawford style!

A great one for the 4th of July, and so nice to have the people identified on the back, in typed print, no less. As indicated, this photo was taken by Hube Crawford in the summer of either 1936 or ’37. The location is 64 Fern Lane, San Anselmo, California. Left to right are: Bee Crawford, Anna Spuur, Jossie Midgley, Charles Midgley, Nina Vissing, William Midgley, Opal Kidd and Amy Crawford.

Besides the beautiful, smiling people, note the lovely linen tablecloth, the corn on the cob, the candle and pine cone centerpiece, the round, evidently late 1930s-style eye wear, the wicker chair, the heavenly setting under the big tree, (the hanging pine cones almost look like a string put up for decoration – were they? and if so, what a great idea) and last but not least, the dressy attire for all!

Black and white photo. Summer 1936 or 1937, San Anselmo, California.

Price: $20.00 Size: About 8 and 1/4 x 6 and 1/8″

Myrtle Olson, San Francisco, Circa 1897

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Annieoakley

Here’s a Cabinet Card of adorable Myrtle Olson, about seven or eight years old, posed for the photo wearing a plaid dress with long sleeves which are puffed from elbow to shoulder, a white collar and button-top boots.

Myrtle appears to be the daughter of Andrew P. Olson and Lina (Mayrisch) Olson, and is on the 1900 Federal Census, for San Francisco, with her mother (widowed) and older siblings, Bertha, Andrew and Emily.

The photo artist…

The studio address on the back shows 17 1/2 Treat Ave, the name being a little hard to read there; the first guess at it was …?…J. Van der Kaali [?] & Co. But luckily the photographer was found in the 1897 San Francisco city directory with a residence address of 17 Treat Ave, and with name clarified as William Vanderkay. Further verification (with middle initial and double “a” in Kaay, matching the stamp on the card) appears in the 1901 city directory for William J. van der Kaay, showing an address of 629 Union. Both directories list his occupation as photographer.

Cabinet Card, Circa 1897. Photographer: William J. Van Der Kaay & Co.

Availability Status: SOLD. Size: 4 and 1/4 x 6 and 1/4.”

Sources: Year: 1900; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: 107; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0292; FHL microfilm: 1240107.

“Lina Olsen.” Ancestry.com. California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1895-1985

Crocker-Langley San Francisco Directory, 1897. p. 1712. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989.

Crocker-Langley San Francisco Directory, 1901. p.1796. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989.

Mrs. S. E. Applegate

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Annieoakley

Calling card, embossed. Circa 1900

Price: $15.00 Size: About 2 and 1/2 x 3 and 7/8″

This calling card (for lack of a better term) with lovely rose design, has an attached (faded) photo of a woman. The flip side has some other writing on it, besides the identification of “S. E. Applegate” and “Grandma Applegate.” A name with address appears to be “Mrs. N. Fablinger, 3 E. 3rd St.” [?] and below that it looks like “A. L. Arble” (or short for Arbunkle?) or perhaps it’s reading as, “A. L. Auble.” Then we have some more scribbling, from the photographer, we presume, “Bust as is” (or Best as is?) and, based on some research, a possible train time schedule, showing, “431” and “Callaway.”

The most likely candidate…

S. E. Applegate is a name that comes up in census records in various places around the United States. However, after a bit of research, the most likely candidate to fit this photo, is Mrs. Sarah E. Applegate, born Pennsylvania, January 1855. The 1900 Federal Census for Dorp Precinct (Gandy vicinity), Logan County, Nebraska reveals: John Applegate, born Indiana, January 1839, wife Sarah E., born Pennsylvania, January 1855 and daughter Dalorus (Dolores) born Nebraska December 1881. The 1900 for Gandy lists Nicholas Fablinger, wife Lizzie and daughters, Margaret and Lizzie. And Abraham Auble (Abraham Lincoln Auble per additional records), shows up living in Garfield Precinct, Lincoln County, (southeast of Gandy, a short distance.) The name Callaway (originally thought to be the photographer’s name) shows up as a place name. The town of Callaway is located in Custer County, about 40 miles southeast of Gandy: hence the thought that the 431 could have a been a quick note jotted down by the photographer re catching the train to meet his appointments. Just doing some quick browsing of historical newspapers, it appears there was a proposed Union Pacific Callaway-Gandy extension, though there was a line running from Kearney to Callaway in year 1900. “Detouring” a little to the subject of the town of Gandy and the proposed line we find an interesting June 1914 article in the Lincoln Star. (Click to enlarge.)

A little more about Sarah E. Applegate…

Per an Ancestry.com family tree, Sarah was Sarah Elizabeth Clark, born January 25, 1855. She married John Burge Applegate December 21, 1873 in Lisbon, Iowa, and died May 10, 1909 in Gandy. The 1880 census shows John B. Applegate, wife Sarah, and children, Elizabeth, Cyrus and Frank, living in Precinct 7, Custer County, Nebraska. As previously mentioned, linking the photo to this Sarah is our best guess. Gandy, NE and vicinity seems to be the only area that shows all the names mentioned on the back of the card, though the “3 E. 3rd Ave[?]” is a bit of mystery – if that is what it says, it could be for nearby Arnold, NE.

Sources: Year: 1900; Census Place: Dorp, Logan, Nebraska; Roll: 934; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1240934. (Ancestry.com)

Year: 1900; Census Place: Gandy, Logan, Nebraska; Roll: 934; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1240934. (Ancestry.com)

“United States Census, 1880,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8YH-PT9 : accessed 6 June 2015), John B Applegate, Precinct 7, Custer, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district 171, sheet 292B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0746; FHL microfilm 1,254,746.

“Fire Call From Callaway.” The Kearney Daily Hub. 24 July 1900: p. 3. Web accessed June 6, 2015. (Newspapers.com)

“Supreme Court Orders A Depot.” The Lincoln Star. 28 Jun 1914: p. 3. Web accessed June 6, 2015. (Newspapers.com)

Place Stanislas, Nancy, France

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Annieoakley

Here are a couple of old photos that had been taped together at some point, saved to a photo album, and later wound up in the same antique store in Dearborn, Michigan (on Michigan Ave.) that was mentioned in the last post. Too bad the black photo album paper covers some of the writing on the back. The young man appearing in both photos seems to have signed the back with his first initial and last name, which we can’t determine. But how nice to have a location for the photo on the right: Place Stanislas, colloquially known as Place Stan’ is a large town square in Nancy, Lorraine, France. The statue in the photo is that of Stanislaw Leszczyński (1677 – 1766) King of Poland, and brother-in-law to King Louis XV of France (1710 – 1774). Presumably the swimming pool photo was also taken in Nancy, but we don’t know for sure. The subject makes reference to his brother, but too much of the writing is hidden. (The water looks cold!)

Two vintage photos, circa 1910s – 1930s. Size: About 2 and 1/4 x 3 and 1/4″ each.

Price: $6.00

Sources: Place Stanislas. n.d. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_Stanislas. (accessed May 9, 2015).

Stanislaw I. n.d. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanis%C5%82aw_I. (accessed May 9, 2015).

Louis XV of France. n.d. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XV_of_France. (accessed May 9, 2015).

Cookson Brothers Home, Springdale, Iowa

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Annieoakley

Divided back, unused with writing, Real Photo Postcard. Circa 1900 – 1910.

Price: $15.00

“Cousin Wm Cook, we send you a postal of our home in old Iowa. Cookson Bros.”

Finding (or not finding) proofs for old photos and postcards can be unpredictable! The 1900 Federal Census taken in Springdale, Cedar County, Iowa was the first record looked at, and it happens to show two brothers, Israel G. Cookson, a widower, born October 1852 in Pennsylvania; and John R. Cookson, single, born October 1849, also in Pennsylvania. Other household members are Israel’s daughters Lila E. Cookson, born July 1877 in Iowa; and Myrtle A. Cookson, born August 1883, in Iowa; and William Matthew, born April 1847 in Scotland, an employee. Amazingly, Israel and John turned out to be the correct Cookson Brothers. The photo for this postcard was likely taken between 1900 and 1910. The 1910 also shows Springdale. So, we were crossing fingers here after seeing these two records but all was confirmed on an Ancestry family tree which shows both the Cookson and Cook families and their relationship: Israel Cookson married Eliza Walker. It was Eliza’s sister, Lydia that married John Cook, Jr. Their son being William R. Cook of Pennsylvania; the cousin that would have received this postcard.

So, to identify the people in the photo, that should be Israel on the left, then Lila (Lillia) and Myrtle (or vice versa – it’s hard to tell who might be the younger) and then John. And they are posed for the camera standing in front of their beautiful farmhouse. Note the spindlework detail for the porch and at the windows, and the depth of the porch. We wonder what that wooden, box-like structure was used for, and the name of the plant that’s growing so profusely on the right in the foreground. (It looks like something commonly seen here in California.)

Sources: Year: 1900; Census Place: Springdale, Cedar, Iowa; Roll: 422; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1240422. (Ancestry.com)

Year: 1910; Census Place: Springdale, Cedar, Iowa; Roll: T624_395; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1374408. (Ancestry.com)

Appleby – Kingman Family Tree. Web accessed April 19, 2015. (Ancestry.com)

Mamie And Dorothy Elizabeth Richards, July 1905

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Annieoakley

“This [is] Dorothy E. Richards. This is where she looks natural. July 30th 1905. To Mama From Mamie & Dorothy. 4 months old lacking 1 week.”

Price for the pair: $5.00 Sizes: Top photo: 2 and 1/4 x 3 and 1/2″ Bottom photo – About 2 x 3 and 1/4″

“4 months old, lacking 1 week. This [is] Dorothy Elizabeth Richards in her Mama’s arms. She looks a bit hunch-backed in the picture. But she isn’t. July 30 – 1905. To Mama From Mamie & Dorothy.”

Awww! These photos of a proud mama and her baby girl are so sweet! It’s funny how Mamie is stressing that Dorothy is not hunch-backed. I don’t think we would even think that in looking at this second photo. And Mamie’s comment on the top photo, about Dorothy looking “natural” – this is interesting. We might be thinking, “Huh? Well, of course she looks natural.” But this was just an expression of the day. The next post will show another example of this.

No records were found that matched for Dorothy and her mother, Mamie, but we’re happy to have the photos. And it’s always nice to have a dated example of women’s clothing and hairstyles.

One Of The Krantz Boys

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Annieoakley

Divided back, used Real Photo Postcard. Postmarked date and city unreadable. Circa 1909 – 1914.

Price: $12.00

Here’s a another RPPC with a little boy, this time standing on a wrought iron “ice cream parlor” chair, and with a nice fake backdrop of foliage and sky. (So dramatic! Imagine him at the prow of a ship!)

The sender wrote: “If not called for return to William Krantz, Clinton, R-R-33, Wis.” The card is addressed to: “Mrs. John Wuhrman, Whitewater, Wis. R-R-2.”

The WWI Draft Registration shows William Krantz, born March 15, 1876 in Germany, with an address of 34 Clinton, Rock County, Wisconsin, and “nearest relative” his wife, Etta Krantz. So, this address is almost an exact match to the postcard address given for the sender. The 1910 Federal Census was not found, but the 1920 census for Sharon, Wisconsin, shows William and Cora E. Krantz and family. (The town of Sharon is about 10 miles southeast of Clinton.) Their children on the 1920 are Ruby, Roy, Donald and Wesley, ages 15 – 10. Also living with the family is William’s brother Otto. The postmarked date on this card is unreadable but we’re probably safe to assume it’s pre-1920. The boys’ ages are so close together, so this is likely a photo of either Roy, Donald or Wesley, at about age three, though it’s always possible that it’s none of them.

Sources: Year: 1920; Census Place: Sharon, Walworth, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2019; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 154; Image: 1095. (Ancestry.com)

Registration State: Wisconsin; Registration County: Rock; Roll: 1674978; Draft Board: 2. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

From Lloyd To Mrs. Ralph

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Annieoakley

Divided back, unused with writing, Real Photo Postcard. AZO stamp box. Circa 1907 – 1918.

Price: $5.00

“From your little friend Lloyd to Mrs. Ralph.”

Here’s a precious photo made into a Real Photo Postcard of a little boy named Lloyd, about four or five years old. He’s dressed up in white shirt and short pants with white leggings. He wears a dark-colored, satiny type bow or cravat, and notice how his shoes (wearing out at the toes) have decorative bows on them. He was posed by the photographer to stand with hands resting on the back of a child’s wrought iron “ice cream parlor” chair, with heart-shaped design.

Selma, Blanche And Maggie

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Annieoakley

Here’s a portrait of three beautiful young ladies, probably sisters. The sender, one of the three, wrote a nice long and funny message to her cousin Henry:

“My Dear Cousin, this is my Postal, how you like me, I look like a Pickle, it is so say yes, Henry ask your Pa if he knows about that farm what it is near Sweda[?] …and remember me kid dont show this postal to George because I look so homely and if you will than remember what will I do with you I will kiss you to [?] …excuse my writting…Good Bye xxxx, xxxxx.”

Well, this is a needle in a haystack type of search – without a location it proves to be very tedious to look for three sisters, close in age, somewhere in the U.S. (chuckle) probably in farm country, maybe the Midwest, who knows? It looks like the sender was writing off the page at the bottom left. Is that the town she’s talking about or is that her signature in the form of a nickname? Anyway, it’s a great postal, to use the term from back in the day.

Divided back, unused with writing, Real Photo Postcard. CYKO stamp box. Circa 1910s – 1920.

Price: $4.00

Esther Jacobson

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Annieoakley

This Real Photo Postcard, along with several others, was found at an antique fair in Watsonville, California. They were previously written on by probably another dealer. But wonderfully, the name of this beautiful girl appears on the back, along with her (we presume) married name. So she was Esther (Jacobson) Bolin, and looks to be about sixteen to eighteen here; posed in profile, in white skirt and blouse, with her dark brown hair pulled up and full on the sides and with a bow showing at the back. She’s looking at a newspaper and if you enlarge the image you can see that the back of the paper shows the business section and want ads. (Was this paper the Chicago Daily Tribune? You can almost read a title in Old English Style lettering.) And notice the bench she is seated on is draped with a gorgeous white Battenburg lace cover.

To identify the girl in the photo, various sources were checked, but only one seemed to match. So, it appears that this Esther Jacobson, was born in Chicago in 1893; the daughter of Adolph Ludvig Jacobson and Matilda Karolina Engstrom; and that she married Emil Bolin in Chicago in 1923.

Divided back, unused with writing, Real Photo Postcard. AZO stamp box. Circa 1909 – 1911.

Price: $15.00

Sources: “Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPC-ZJW8 : accessed 13 April 2015), Esther Jacobson in entry for June Marian Bolin, ; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .

Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 15, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_257; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0716; FHL microfilm: 1374270. (Ancestry.com)

Ancestry.com public member trees (various). Web accessed April 13, 2015.

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