Tuesday, January 7, 2020

#32 So Many Favorite Photos!

A Favorite Photo!?

That my great-great grandfather was one of the few photographers of Gettysburg (he & his brother Isaac had a photo studio there), would, seemingly make this an easy choice for me. I'd put in a famous photo such as this (NARA and the Met have some of his) which was taken as the crowd gathered on that day to commemorate the Battle at Gettysburg and Lincoln delivered the "Gettysburg Address"
At Lincoln's Gettysburg Address ~ Chas & Isaac Tyson (Nov 1863)
~ MB Walmer Collection
 
Or, maybe one of his son, Chester J Tyson, with several US Presidents in Washington DC. Gathered as part of a group spearheading food aid to starving communities in post-World War 1 Europe?
Taft, Wilson, Hoover, etc, Chester Tyson (2nd frm R) in Washington DC post WW 1 ~ MB Walmer Collection
 
 
Or, this  AMAZING shot from 1869 of the Westbury Friends (NY) outside their Meeting House. I have the key & the names of each person.
The man on the far left is my maternal great-great grandfather, William E Hawxhurst.
1869 Westbury (NY) Friends Meeting - some members. WE Hawxhurst,far left. ~ AC Johnson Collection
 


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10 comments:

  1. Janet Smith07 January, 2020

    I could not pick just one either....enjoyed your post

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  2. Wendy14 January, 2020

    Now we know where YOUR sense of humor comes from.

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  3. Annette Lyttle14 January, 2020

    I enjoyed your post. The photo of the Friends meeting is amazing.

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    1. PastRemains27 January, 2020

      Thanks Annette. It really is amazing: I kept at it till I was able to chase down the key, as I mentioned. I met cousin who grew up near the Meeting house. She's got lots of lore, including this about the photo: "I heard there were some grumpy people who refused to post in the picture."

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  4. Joanne Barnard14 January, 2020

    Wonderful pictures indeed! And I love the story about the labels!

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  5. Nancy15 January, 2020

    What a sweet last photo and so sad that there was a fire and they lost everything. If she'd moved from a snow-less state that could explain her naming the snow but since she came from New York it's probably just as you say. Or perhaps she just had a great sense of humor.

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  6. PastRemains27 January, 2020

    It was sad. I was desperate to find photos: I patched together a bunch from two of my father's sisters who had inherited her things. My dad said, "The only call I got from my parents was before Christmas. They told me not to go home--it was no longer there." (By then they were in temporary housing the locals had given them).

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