Why Stray Photographs?
From time to time, I publish images from my collection of 'stray' photographs. These I've picked up at sales or in charity shops. They have no known connection to my families. Often I use these in my workshops on researching photographs.I also collect postcards, mostly from British Columbia, Canada, or from places my families lived so these may be listed here too.
A few of these are family photographs of friends and neighbours.
Sometimes I've been able to include a few details about the people shown or the photographer; others are still unknown.
I've started this list on-line as I hope that will make it easier for readers to find a loved one. I have posted photos to other websites, like DeadFred (one of my favourite places) and when I can, I'll post links to those too.
Follow the links to see the photographs and learn what I do know about them.
Please do let me know if you can identify anyone here or if you see new clues.
I'd love to hear their stories!
My Stray Photographs - listed alphabetically by surname, if known
Ted Bowton - London to Saskatchewan, Canada? Wife Emily.
Bernice Chamberland and Merse Ferley - engagement, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Emile Cheramy - not a photograph, but an artifact from his store, Cheramy's Shoe Store & Repairs, Maillardville, Coquitlam, British Columbia.
Polly and Walter Cooper, Mike Cooper, Betty Cooper [Mrs. Lorents Widing]. - Seattle, Washington, USA, 1949.
Ella Wilson Derwacter - Zanesville, Ohio, USA See also Lida Petty Johnson (?)
L. Doull - Garvin, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1911. Postcard mailed to: Miss Gertrude Walker, Earl Grey, Saskatchewan.
Audrey Downes - Honly, West Yorkshire, 1932. Photograph is at DeadFred.com
Yvonne Durnell and Alexander Soppet - married Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 24 August, 1940.
Sally Herbert - in Weston Super Mare, Somerset. Photographer, Sydney Smyth (or possibly Henry Smyth, his son).
Lida Petty Johnson (?) - Zanesville, Ohio, USA See also Ella Wilson Derwacter.
Klaseus, Klucas family photographs - names include Myrtle Klaseus from Viscount, Saskatchewan, Canada. And Alfred, Richard and Minnie Klucas. Arthur ANDERSIN of Viscount. And Margaret Anderson of Hillsboro [Kansas, U.S.A.?]. See also this Klucas Update for more information.
Enid Sheppard, of Vancouver at Prince Rupert, BC, post WW II.
Ethel Yates - Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Photograph is at DeadFred.com
Miss M. Young - Kinloch Cottage, Lochranza, Arran, Scotland
Elsa Bank(s) and Hilda, sent to Eric Engdohl in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, 1904.
Possibly from Fleming in Saskatchewan, Canada. Swedish families?
My Stray Photographs - no surnames known (yet)
"Aunt Maggie", Rosebank, Birsa, Orkney, Scotland
Billie - Clear Lake, Manitoba, Canada, possibly 1919?
Family Portrait with the dog - sadly, almost no information.
Boys at the Marchmont home, Belleville, Ontario, Canada - from Miss MacPherson's home, April 1922. Canadian Home Children.
Don't forget to contact me if you have new information about any of these.
2 comments:
What a great service you do with these stray photos. Have you ever found any families that they belong to?
Yes, for a few. One was for photos I posted on DeadFred.com. I think it was a granddaughter that found me.
And funnily one set of stray photos I realized pretty quickly must 'belong' to a friend's family!
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