JO, Since most of those old photos were taken in a studio, the photographer probably used his Photo Albums as a prop..and as advertising.! Robin -----Original Message----- From: Peter and Josephine Dunne <jopet@swbell.net> To: MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com <MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, March 23, 2000 9:10 PM Subject: Re: [MOSTONE-L] NEW PHOTO >Jean, > >I hadn't thought of that! That would have been great marketing strategy. > >At 07:18 PM 03/23/2000 -0700, you wrote: >>Jo, Just a thought, but could the book be a photo album? Perhaps a >>traveling salesman when he sold the album also took a picture of the people >>who bought one. Advertising or promotional gimmick. ???? >>Jean WATKINS SHERWOOD in AZ., USA. >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Peter and Josephine Dunne <jopet@swbell.net> >>To: MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com <MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com> >>Date: Thursday, March 23, 2000 6:10 PM >>Subject: [MOSTONE-L] NEW PHOTO >> >> >>>There is a new photo in the Stone County Album of James Albert Byrd and >>>Nancy Jane Stansberry. Our thanks to James Furry who sent it to us, and to >>>Janice Johnson Craig who is the owner of the photo. >>> >>>If you look at the photo you will notice that Nancy Jane is holding what >>>looks like a large book. I have seen many old photos in which the lady is >>>sometimes holding a big book. Matter of fact that one of my own old photos >>>shows gg-grandma holding a big book. In her case I was told it was the >>>family Bible. Does anyone out there know why sometimes the ladies thought >>>it important to be holding the Bible in photographs? Or if it isn't a >>>Bible they are holding - what is that big book? >>> >>>Jo >>> >>>OUR HOMEPAGE! >>>http://members.xoom.com/jopet/homepg/welcome.htm >>> >>>CHRISTIAN COUNTY ANCESTORS! >>>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jopet/ancestor.htm >>> >>>STONE COUNTY MO! >>>http://www.rootsweb.com/~mostone/stone.htm >>> >>> >> >> > >OUR HOMEPAGE! >http://members.xoom.com/jopet/homepg/welcome.htm > >CHRISTIAN COUNTY ANCESTORS! >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jopet/ancestor.htm > >STONE COUNTY MO! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~mostone/stone.htm > > >