This came from Maggie's list......obviously. With an luck, maybe you can find someone who belongs to you. Cheers, Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Seese" <JSEESE@ADELPHIA.NET> To: <Maggie_Ohio-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 3:02 PM Subject: ARE THEY YOURS? > The following list are Cartes de visites I have with an identification > on the back of the person(s) in the photograph. If they are ancestors > of yours I would be happy to give them to you. Just identify which ones > you want and your mailing address on an email. > Carte de visites were introduced in 1859 and were popular into the > 1880s. They were all taken by photographers in Ohio. The dates are > those the photographer was in business as listed in the book "Ohio > Photographers 1839-1900" by Diane Van Skiver Gaggle, a very helpful book > in dating old photographs. Listed in order is the writing on the back > identifying the person(s) in the photo, the photographer's name and > location and the dates he was in business. I gathered these pictures at > flea markets in the 60' and 70's when I was starting my collection of > old cameras, photos and photographic paraphernalia. That hobby slowed > down and stopped in the early 80's My wife and I are now "into" our > family genealogies. It is more fun and takes up a lot less space -- and > a LOT more time. > > Della Swanson Orrin McIntire, Canton 1859-79 > Mr. & Mrs. Swanson J.H.Gregory, Magnolia 1878-79 > Shaffer's Orrin McIntire, Canton 1859-79 > Cal Stull Battels, Adron 1885-86 > Joel Peterys (man and woman) Andrew Price, Canton 1875-76 > Sarah Petery Kell, Canton 1872-79 > Lizzie Heldebrand Edwin Smith, Canton not in book > The Schick twins J. H. Kell, Canton 1872-79 > Wallace Schick J. H. Kell, Canton > Dan Willaman Kell, Canton > George Willaman J. S. Hill, Middle Branch 1878-79 > Jonas Willaman Edward Fleischer, Canton 1866 > John Willaman J. B. Miller, Canton not in book > Louisa Willaman Edwin Smith, Canton not in book > Sam Willaman O. McIntire, Canton 1859-79 > Alice Carpenter McFadden & Clippinger, Akron 1870-73 > Sue Carpenter Smith Orrin McIntire, Canton 1859-79 > Silas Carpenter Orrin McIntire, Canton > Cyrus Carpenter the oldest of the family. Father of John, Neal and Clara > Wise > J. J. McFadden, Akron 1870-73 > Cyrus Carpenter (same as above without the added information) > > > > ==== Maggie_Ohio Mailing List ==== > Homepage for this list is http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maggieoh/mindex.html > To search this list go to http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl and enter Maggie_Ohio for the list name. > > ============================== > 9 Health Tips for Computer Genealogists > http://www.thirdage.com/features/tech/ouch/ >