1890's Sumner Prescott Collins Photo, Pine Island, Goodhue County MN

 #224:

On reverse: "Sumner Collins and family, Pine Island Minn., no relation" is beautifully handwritten in old fancy fountain pen. Photo type: Original Vintage Victorian Cabinet Card Photograph. Photographer: Snow, Zumbrota, Goodhue County, Minnesota (known to be photographer brothers J.R. Snow or John R. Snow 1868-1956 or H.H. Snow, or Horace Hollis Snow 1865-1911, both born in New Brunswick, Canada)

Found in Public Genealogy Records:
Sumner Prescott Collins 1852-1933 born in New Hampshire to Daniel Farmer Collins 1833–1899 and Charlotte Elizabeth Rogers 1834–1909. His brother was Edgar George Collins 1863–1947.
His wife: Martha Ann Cron Collins 1857–1947, born in Minnesota
Their Children:
Sarah Elizabeth Collins 1877–1881, died age 4.
Alexander Bertram Collins 1883–1965
(He is seen as A. Bertram Collins or Bertie A. Collins)
Daniel Fred Collins 1886–1965

Sumner's occupation was a farmer. He and his wife are buried at the Pine Island Cemetery, Pine Island, Goodhue County, Minnesota. This beautiful full body pose portrait photo was found in Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It was possibly removed from a photo album back east, thus the inscription of "no relation" on reverse.  A beautiful and rare piece.

Size: 4.5 by 7 inches
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