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Mystery Photo Monday – Fox, ODay – New Britain, Connecticut

Posted by on Monday, 30 March, 2015

Welcome to the very first edition of Mystery Photo Monday. We are looking for your photos and want to help see if we can uncover some mystery behind your photo. Is that Great Aunt Tessie with some unknown fellow? Perhaps you don’t know where or when the photo was taken? Each week I will post a photo which has some mystery behind the photo. We will examine the photo and look for clues. If you are interested in having your photo in an upcoming blog post, please email the photo to mysteryphoto@hiddengenealogynuggets.com. The photo should be no more then 500mb in size. A scan of both sides of the photo is helpful. Please let us know everything you know about the photo including;

  • Suspected surnames
  • Locations where the suspected surnames were from
  • Where the photo was taken, if known
  • When the photo was taken, if known
  • Size of the photo
  • What type of photo it is, if known
  • Any other pertinent information

Depending upon the number of submissions, it may be a while before your photo can be featured in a blog post.

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Surnames: Fox, O’Day
Locations: New Britain, Connecticut
Type of Photo: Tin Type
Size of Photo: 2 3/8″ by 3 1/2″
Date of Photo: About 1890s

Observations: The large hats and dresses seem to suggest this photo was taken in the 1890s. The woman on the right seems to be holding something in her hand, though it’s not detailed enough to make out what it is. She also has a moderate sized broach or pin right at the collar. The woman on the left is wearing some type of necklace but the photo is not detailed enough to make out any details on the necklace. No rings can be seen on either woman, which may suggest that neither woman was married.

Fox, Unknown group, New Britain, Connecticut

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Mystery Monday : School Photo Album About 1888, Revere, Massachusetts

Posted by on Monday, 16 March, 2015

Who are the people in this photo album? What school is it from?

The following photos are from a school photo album from about 1888. One of the photos is almost certainly my ancestor Minnie Isobel Banks. Who the others are or which school this is, I would love to figure out. I don’t know for sure which is Minnie either. All of these photos are mini tin type photos.

If anyone out there can fill in any details, I would love to hear from you.

Cover Photo:
Edwin A Banks & Mary Ann McKeown

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Edwin A Banks & Mary Ann McKeown

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Edwin A Banks & Mary Ann McKeown

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Edwin A Banks & Mary Ann McKeown

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Edwin A Banks & Mary Ann McKeown

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Edwin A Banks & Mary Ann McKeown

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Edwin A Banks & Mary Ann McKeown

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Edwin A Banks & Mary Ann McKeown

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Edwin A Banks & Mary Ann McKeown

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Edwin A Banks & Mary Ann McKeown

Almost Wordless Wednesday: Tin Type Photo – two young men, New Britain, Connecticut

Posted by on Wednesday, 8 May, 2013

Can you help identify these two men? Do you have any comments about the photo?
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Approximate Date of Picture: Unknown. Although this is a tin type photo, the suits and tie to me appear to be well after 1900, perhaps 1910-1916.

Description of Picture: Two young men sitting down. The water scene behind them is obviously a studio prop.

Size of Picture: 2.5” * 4”

Type of Picture: Tin Type

Possible Subject or Family Group: Sanders – Fryher

Studio: Unknown

Dates the Studio was in business: Unknown

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Tin Type Photo - two young men, New Britain, Connecticut

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Wordless Wednesday: Tin Type photo of a Couple

Posted by on Wednesday, 17 April, 2013

Sorry, I’ve been a remiss about posting lately with a new job and a couple personal things going on, but should be able to dedicate more time to the blog at this point. I plan on catching up on the weekly series I’ve been having by this Sunday.

Do you have any idea when the photo was taken?

Tin type photo of a couple