Delaware County NY Genealogy and History Site
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WILLIAM H. SMITH FAMILY
The writing on front and back of the photos are all original of either the Smith boys (most likely) or my grandmother. Photos #1 and 2 are of Claude, the third is the back side of the photo with the filly and the "14 years old" is written by my grandmother, Mary B. (Place) White.
--Pat Gray, dpgray5@bbtel.com, posted here August 8, 2017 | ||
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The two photos at left look enough different that I would say they are of a brother of Claude (perhaps Sherman). For one thing, the part in his hair is on the other side, his left ear seems closer to his head and his face seems a little fuller. The photo below is of Mary B. Place and Everett Smith, (another brother), taken at the Delhi Fair in 1906 (is in fact, a tin type photo). |
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The words on the back written in pencil are written by my grandmother, Mary B. (Place) White. I’m not sure about the other in ink. |
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This is the back of a post card sent to my grandmother by Claude (which he only initialed). This is only to show Claude’s handwriting.
I was told by my mother that she thought Claude might be a boyfriend of my grandmother’s, but if she was residing there as a servant, it makes sense that she would be doing things with and would have photos of the boys, the relationship being more "family-like". She was married to Daniel White in East Meredith in 1907. |
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