I have volunteered to help Ann CONAWAY find someone who can look at some photographs and give advice on the time periods of the pictures. In order to help her out, I have scanned the photos she sent me and have placed them on a web page so anyone who thinks they might be able to help can see them. If we have any "time period" or "costume" experts out there, would you mind having a look and see if you can help. The URL for the web site is: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~george/annconaway.html Ann's email address is: cconaway@infohwy.com The photos were found in an album belonging to Flossie CRAIG LAND, who was Ann's aunt. Flossie lived from 1880 to 1921 and her mother's name was Margaret Elizabeth THOMAS CRAIG ADAM. Margaret lived from 1861 to 1924. Flossie's father was Samuel T. CRAIG, and he lived from 1847 to 1886. The people in the photos may have been family, in-laws, or just friends. The album had been stored away in a trunk for decades and had been forgotten about until Ann started her genealogy research. What Ann is hoping for is for some user who is knowledgeable about costume design and can tell her approximately WHEN the pictures were made. This will give her a start in identifying the time period. She needs to find out approximately which decade of the 1800's or 1900's each picture was made. She says that for someone to actually recognize any of them would be a miracle. The photos are of people from Estill, Mercer, and Madison Counties, KY, and their names could have been LAND, CRAIG, THOMAS, or ADAMS. They might even be from Butler County, OH, or Kiowa County, OK. Some of the pictures are in frames with the name of the photography shops where they were made: Grossman (name of shop), 12 North Main St., Dayton, OH H.C. Burton (name of shop), Chestnut St., Berea, KY Sorry for bothering all of you, but I just figured this is what genealogy mailing lists are all about -- helping others. If you have any comments to make about this posting, please do not send it back to the List -- send me a private email. SgtGeorge Listowner