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| Visit Ancestorville 1901 Allen: 1860's CDV Carte de Visite Photograph of Ward E. Allen, MA This is a wonderful hand signed and hand dated Civil War era CDV carte de visite photo portrait of Ward E. Allen. On back side hehas handwritten in beautiful script "Very Cordially, Your Friend, Ward E. Allen, Templeton, Mass. "Our Home" June 15, 1863." Mr. Allen is in his late 20s here. The photo is unique in that his arm holding onto the chair appears to have moved and it seems that the photographer shaded out the movement in the negative. His hat also shows movement. Quite unusual for this time in the development of photography. In the 1860 census, Ward E. Allen age 24 b. CT was residing in Templeton, Worcester County, MA, appearing to be a boarder with a Parker family. In the 1870 census he's said to be age 36 and was residing in Ashburnham with wife Susan. In 1880, still in Ashburnham, still with wife, for occupation he said he worked in a chain shop. Further information about her from on line - her maiden name was Susan Sophronia Pendelton, b. Willimansett MA, married to Mr. Allen in Willamansett in 1868, and she passed away in Chicopee Falls, MA in 1890 (More info: PENDELTON, Susan Sophronia b: 1 MAY 1833 in Willimansett, Mass. d: 27 FEB 1890 in Chicopee Falls, Mass.) Pendleton is another spelling of this surname. Found in NYC New York in Kings, Queens, Delaware and New York Counties, NY. Names in census records might read: Ward Allen, Susan Ward, Susan S. Ward, Susan Pendelton. Click here to search Ancestorville and buy this lost family item. 1902 Geiss: 1870-80 Cabinet Card Copy of Civil War era CDV Photograph of Clara Geiss, PA. This is a cabinet card photo of a little girl. It is a copy of an earlier Civil War era CDV taken sometime in the 1860s. The side of the CDV can be seen along the left side of the image. The little girl is identified on the back as, "Clara Geiss" in old period black dip pen ink. Photographer: Cabinet card copy was done by photographer J.H. Riegel in Bernville, PA, ca. 1880, which is in Berks County. This early photo has very good contrast, considering it is a old copy of an earlier image. Found in Forest Grove, Oregon in Washington County, OR. Clara may be a nickname for Clarissa Geiss. Click here to search Ancestorville and buy this lost family item. 1903
Frost: c. 1870-80's Victorian Calling Card of Cora Frost Written on card: Cora T. Frost. This Frost family calling card
was found in the New England area, around Dorset, Vermont, in Bennington
County. Click
here to search Ancestorville and buy this lost family item. 1906 Wagstaff: 1870's CDV Carte de Visite Photograph of Politician W.R. Wagstaff, KS Written on photo: This photo had nothing written on back when found. It is, however documented as being W.R. Wagstaff and early Founder of Paola Town Company, Paola Kansas. His photo is in history books of that area. He was a candidate for Governor of Kansas during the Civil War, in 1862. You can find him well documented online. I have written this info on back in pencil. Photo type: CDV or Carte de Visite Photograph. Approximate age: 1870's. Photographer Name & Address: W.S Howards (Howard) of Paola, Kansas, Artistic Photographer. County: Miami County. Found in Costa Mesa, California, Orange County CA. Click here to search Ancestorville and buy this lost family item. 1907
Farnsworth: c. 1870-80's Victorian Calling Card of Lois Farnsworth Written on card: Lois C. Farnsworth. This Farnsworth family calling
card has a bird and flowers, and was found in the New England area, around
Dorset, Vermont, in Bennington County. Click
here to search Ancestorville and buy this lost family item. 1922 Cook: 1870's Carte de visite photograph of V. Keith Cook, Dakota Territory Written on photo: V. Keith Cook handwritten in old dip pen ink on reverse. Photo type: CDV or Carte de Visite Photograph. Approximate age: 1870's. Photographer Name & Address: L.V. Bean, Sioux Falls, Dakota, 8th Street, West of Dunnings Drug Store. (dunning) (Sioux falls is in South Dakota) County: Minnehaha or Moody. Found in Northampton, Massachusetts, in Hampshire County MA. See item number #1691, found with this photograph, a related Cook family member, D.B. Cook, also of Sioux Falls. Dakota Territory was the name of the most northern part of the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase of the U.S. from 1861 to 1889. It was comprosed of land formerly part of Minnesota & Nebraska territories. When Minnesota became a state in 1858, the area to the east of the Missouri River were left unorganized. It became Dakota Territory in 1861, comprised of what is currently Montana and Wyoming. Dakota Territory was divided and became the official states of North Dakota and South Dakota on November 2, 1889. Was his name Victor Cook? Virgil Cook? Vincent Cook? Val Cook? Van Cook? Vance Cook? Valentine Cook? Vernon Cook? Vern Cook? Click here to search Ancestorville and buy this lost family item. 1923 Stage: 1880-90's Cabinet Card Photograph of Lon Stage, NY Written on photo: Lon E. Stage, Bliss handwritten in pencil on photo back, appears to be a period signature. Photo type: Cabinet Card Photograph. Approximate age: 1880-90's. Photographer Name & Address: Lynd, Warsaw, NY County: Wyoming Note: There are two different clean and wonderful close up portraits of Lon E. Stage on our Ancestorville site. Both have written Bliss after his name, which we believe means he came from Bliss, New York in Wyoming County. Lon may be a nickname for Alonzo Stage, Lonnie Stage, Leonard Stage, Alphonse Stage, Lonny Stage, London Stage, or simply Lon, which is a Gaelic name meaning "Fierce". Found in Albany, NY in Albany County. A wonderful Stage family photo. The other photograph is from Cornell University in Tompkins County Ithaca. This photo was taken in Warsaw, New York. Also see item number #1924 for another photograph of Lon Stage taken at Cornell. Click here to search Ancestorville and buy this lost family item. 1924 Stage: 1880-90's Cabinet Card Photograph of Lon E. Stage, NY Written on photo: Lon E. Stage, Bliss handwritten in pencil on photo front. Photo type: Cabinet Card Photograph Approximate age: 1880-90's Photographer Name & Address: E.D. Evans Cornell Art Gallery, 74 and 76 East State Street, Ithaca NY County: Tompkins Note: There are two different clean and wonderful close up portraits of Lon E. Stage on our Ancestorville site. Both have written Bliss after his name, which we believe means he came from Bliss, New York in Wyoming County. Lon may be a nickname for Alonzo Stage, Lonnie Stage, Leonard Stage, Alphonse Stage, Lonny Stage, London Stage, or simply Lon, which is a Gaelic name meaning "Fierce". Found in Albany, NY in Albany County. A wonderful Stage family photo. Possibly the Cornell Alumni website may be of help. This photograph has a beautiful architectural full advertising backmark of the Evans photographer and Cornell college campus, very ornate. Also see item number #1923 for another photograph, different pose of Lon Stage. Click here to search Ancestorville and buy this lost family item. 1925
Tracy: 1870-90's Victorian Calling Card of Willie Tracy Name
printed on Victorian calling card: Willie Tracy Approximate age:
1870-90's Found in a large lot of 19th c. calling cards in the vicinity
of Augusta, Maine which is in Kennebec County. Also see Frank L.
Tracy card found with this one, item number #1889. Willie is most
likely a nickname for William Tracy, Will Tracy, Willie Tracy, Willis
Tracy, Willard Tracy, Wilmer Tracy or Wilfred Tracy. This calling
card appears to have been removed from a scrapbook, as many of the
others also were in this Kennebec county collection, which means
they may be related family members and/or friends and acquaintances. Click
here to search Ancestorville and buy this lost family item. 1927 Thompson: 1870-90's Victorian Calling Card of Irwin Thompson Name printed on Victorian calling card: Irwin A. Thompson. Approximate age: 1870-90's Found in a large lot of 19th c. calling cards in the vicinity of Augusta, Maine which is in Kennebec County. Please see a matching Thompson family card of Costella A. Thompson, (Costella Thompson or Stella Thompson) item number #1958. It was found with this card, and has identical typeface, may be his wife. (Also note Costella may be shortened to Stella in family and census records). Click here to search Ancestorville and buy this lost family item. 1928 Wright: 1870-90's 2 Victorian Calling Cards of Earnest Wright Name printed on 2 Victorian calling cards: Earnest B. Wright printed on both. (one card is blue, and the other is a fancy early printed olive green on white cardstock with ornately printed design) Approximate age: 1870-90's. Found in a large lot of 19th c. calling cards in the vicinity of Augusta, Maine which is in Kennebec County. Note spelling of Earnest, not Ernest Wright. We will be happy to divide these cards and sell separately, simply email us and ask. Click here to search Ancestorville and buy this lost family item. 1929 Bugbee, Smith: 1840-50's Friendship or Calling Card of Samuel W. Bugbee Name handwritten on card: Samuel W. Bugbee handwritten in old period pencil script on the reverse. Front has a printed flower, peacock hand tinted scene and the printed text: "I Still Live." Approximate age: 1840-50's. Found in a large lot of 19th c. calling cards in the vicinity of Augusta, Maine which is in Kennebec County. Also see other Smith and Bugbee family items on our site found with this card, item numbers #1760, #906, #829, #1205, #1287, #2715, #1929, #609, #556, #568 and #648. Click here to search Ancestorville and buy this lost family item. 1930 Metcalf, Selby: 1860-70's CDV photo of Teacher Named Metcalf, IL This CDV photograph is of an Ottawa, Illinois area teacher named Metcalf in the 1860-70's. The CDV has a handwritten note in old dip pen ink handwritten to a child named Maurice, he may be Maurice Selby. It reads: "Maurice - This is Mr. Metcalf, your Grandpa Selby's School teacher." The photographer's backmark has a beautiful image of a city street scene and gallery called Bowman's Art Gallery in Ottawa, Illinois in LaSalle County or La Salle County. (Bowman) Found in Cleveland, Ohio in Cuyahoga County. Click here to search Ancestorville and buy this lost family item. 1931
Finefrock: 1880-90's Victorian Calling Card of Mollie E. Finefrock,
OH Printed on card: Mollie E. Finefrock. Approximate
age: 1880-90's. Found in a house in Cleveland, Ohio in Cuyahoga County.
We have 3 Finefrock family member calling cards, all found together
in Ohio. Their printed names are Lewis Finefrock, Mollie Finefrock
and James Finefrock. (Molly Finefrock may be another spelling of
her name) See item numbers #1246, #1931, and #1245. This card has
remnants of newspaper glued on back, as if removed from a scrapbook.
Could this surname have been shortened to "Fine"? Click
here to search Ancestorville and buy this lost family item. 1933
Able: 1870-90's Hand Signed Victorian Calling Card of Laura Able Name
printed on card: Laura F. Able handwritten in old dip pen ink on
pink cardstock. Has paper stuck to back as if removed from a scrapbook.
Approximate age: 1870-90's. Found in Cleveland, Ohio in Cuyahoga
County. Click
here to search Ancestorville and buy this lost family item. 1935
Klous: 1870-90's Business Card of Seaman Klous, MA Name
printed on advertising business card: S. Klous, 5 Pemberton Sq. (This
is in Boston, MA) reverse of card has handwritten in old pencil script:
Applegate. Send to S. Klous the printed evidence and exhibits in
the Mitchell matter. Approximate age: 1870-90's State: Massachusetts
County: Suffolk, Norfolk, Middlesex Barnstable, and Worcester Counties
Found in a large collection of late 19th and early 20th century printed
business related cards in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, MA. Card
is printed on heavy old off white cardstock with simple early American
typography font. These business cards give a wonderful look into
early advertising at the turn of the last century, as well as good
genealogy clues. Early Census and business records can also be of
help in finding these lost ancestors and their working whereabouts,
as well as the gen sites for each specific county. Research into
the the architect, building and address they worked at may also provide
good clues for date and time period. Online 1850 Boston Census records
show: "KLOUS Seaman (Int. Seman Klous) of Boston married Ann R. Parker,
Apr. 16, 1847. (Ann Parker, Ann Klous) Seman Klous owned the Sumner
Street buildings involved in the starting of the 1872 Boston fire.
Historical The Great Boston Fire of 1872 was Boston's largest urban
fire and still one of the most costly fire-related property losses
in American history. The fire began at 7:20 p.m. on November 9, 1872
in the basement of a commercial warehouse at 83 - 87 Summer Street
in Boston, Massachusetts. The fire was finally contained 12 hours
later after it had consumed about 65 acres of Boston's downtown,
776 buildings, much of the financial district and caused $73.5 million
in damage. At least 20 people are known to have died
in the fire. Boston's Fire Chief John Damrell was credited for stopping
the fire despite the circumstances. Damrell later used his celebrity
to lobby for the adoption of a unified national building code." See
wikipedia.org site for more info, as well as web searches on this famous
fire. Also see items number #1885, #1544, #1098, #2408 for more Applegate
or Applegate and Mitchell items found with this piece. Link
to info above. Click
here to search Ancestorville and buy this lost family item. 1941
McEwen: 1869 Marriage Certificate of Dougald McEwen & Elizabeth
Ferguson, Scotland This
beautiful old 1869 Scottish marriage certificate was found in Western
Massachusetts in Worcester County. The certificate is on Victorian
printed paper, with decorative edge. Handwritten it has "Dougald
McEwen residing at Netherton and Elizabeth Ferguson residing at Keirfield
both in this Parish have been proclaimed in the Parish Church of
Lecropt in order for marriage, three several times and no objections
made is attested at Lecropt on this, the twenty seventh day of December,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty nine years by Jno Wilson, Session
Clerk."(It
is assumed his name to be Jonathon Wilson, John Wilson, or Johnathon
Wilson) The back has handwritten: "That on this thirty first
day of December 1869 Dougald Mc Ewen and Elizabeth Ferguson were
married by me at Old Mile Bridge of Allan, is attested, and signed
by James ____ (last name illegible, looks like James Muir or James
Muer, may be neither) Minister." A wonderful early piece. We
found Dougald and Elizabeth in census records, we know they they
had one daughter named Isabella W. McEwen (or Isabella McEwen). They
may have had more children. We do not know if they immigrated to
America although the item was found in the U.S. We wish it could
talk! The bottom of the front page has printed the text: "To provide
for the better registration of births, deaths, and marriage in Scotland."
A wonderful and rare Ferguson family history and McEwen family history
or Mc Ewen family history piece. Click
here to search Ancestorville and buy this lost family item. 1944 Dwyer, Tyrrell: 1880-90's Cabinet Card Photograph of Richard Dwyer, MO Written on photo: Richard Dwyer, grandfather of Mrs. Warren A. Tyrrell handwritten in old pencil on reverse. Photo type: Cabinet Card Photograph Approximate age: 1880-90's. Photographer Name & Address: C.W. Cassilly, 421 Franklin Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. County: St. Louis or Saint Louis. We have a wonderful near mint set of husband and wife cabinet card photos from St. Louis. This is Richard Dwyer and also see item number #1945 for his wife, Lucy A. Dwyer. (probably known as Lucille Dwyer or Lucy Dwyer in census records). They are clearly marked as the grandparents of Mrs. Warren Tyrrell, who wrote the inscription on the back of both photographs years ago. They are stunning portraits, we believe taken on the same day, by the same Saint Louis photographher, CW Cassilly. This is a stunningly clear and crisp close up photo of Richard Dwyer. Found in Forest Grove, Oregon, in Washington County. Click here to search Ancestorville and buy this lost family item. 1945
Dwyer, Tyrrell: 1880-90's Cabinet Card Photograph of Lucy A. Dwyer,
MO Written on photo: Mrs. Lucy A Dwyer,
grandmother of Mrs. W.A. Tyrrell Sr. handwritten in old pencil on reverse.
Photo type: Cabinet Card Photograph. Approximate age: 1880-90's. Photographer
Name & Address:
C.W. Cassilly, 421 Franklin Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. County: St.
Louis or Saint Louis. We have a wonderful near mint set of husband
and wife cabinet card photos from St. Louis. This is Lucy Dwyer and
also see item number #1944 for her husband, Richard Dwyer. (Lucy A.
Dwyer was probably known as Lucille Dwyer or Lucy Dwyer in census records).
They are clearly marked as the grandparents of Mrs. Warren Tyrrell,
(W.A. Tyrrell, Senior) who wrote the inscription on the back of both
photographs years ago. They are stunning portraits, taken on the same
day, by the same Saint Louis photographher, CW Cassilly. This is a
stunningly clear and crisp close up family portrait of Lucy. Found
in Forest Grove, Oregon, in Washington County. A wonderful Tyrrell
family history and Dwyer family history set. Click
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