"Richard R. Johnson" wrote: > Dear Group members: > > I have an old photograph of an ancestor taken by the K.F. Karlsson > Studio in Mellerud, Ålvsborg, Sweden many years ago. On the back is > printed: > > "1ata Pris och Diplom 1909" > > [the letters "ata" being superscripted and underlined] > > What would be the meaning of the phrase in this context? I understand > the individual words, but can make no sense of the whole. > > Thanking you in advance and wishing you all a Merry Christmas, > > Richard R. Johnson > Whitewater, WI, USA It was his graduation picture and loosely translated would be: awarded degree & diploma 1909. Bob