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Unknown Photos

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I recently came into possession of a class picture including my father, George R. "Bud" Fair, which was apparently taken in front of Wilder School in Piqua. I don't know the year but I am guessing my father would have been about 15 so it would have been taken probably 1933 to 1936. No names of I'd like to identify the others in the photo. Dad passed away 10 years ago. He was a tool maker and musician and played music with the Rythm Jesters for a few years. I'd enjoy hearing from anyone who would have known him. Thank you. Mary (Fair) Renner Sidney, Ohio email: jrenner1@woh.rr.com

Click here for photo #2 This photo is of the Cartwright/Baldwin family. I believe this photo was taken between 1900 - 1910 in Miami County, Ohio. The older couple sitting in the middle front row of the photo is GEORGE STEPHEN CARTWRIGHT born 1855; died 1919 in Miami Co., Ohio and MARTHA (BARD) BALDWIN CARTWRIGHT born Dec. 9, 1853; died Oct. 14, 1927 in Miami Co., Ohio. This is the couple's second marriage. The gentlemen on the left in the back row is CLEMENT ROSS BALDWIN. I would like to be able to place names with the other individuals in this photo. The other names that could be linked to this picture are: Herman, Ray, and Elizabeth (Bessie) Cartwright. Addie, Idella, Emma, Frances, and Clyde Baldwin. Thank you! Deborah Gallina dmbg1222@cs.com

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This photo was in my father's collection of family photographs. It is a paper photograph mounted on a card measuring 8"x10". There is no studio name or writing on front or back. Judging from the type of photo and the clothing it appears to be circa 1880-1900. The names I am researching are:

GOHRING/GOEHRING, DARNER, SHELLENBERGER/SHELLABERGER,
DAVIS, TEMPLETON, MAIER, NETH.

If I had to guess, this would probably be a Maier or a Templeton because of the approximate date. I'd appreciate hearing from someone who might give me any clues about who this might be, where and by whom it was taken. Many thanks! John Maier. Please e-mail me at : jdmaier@erols.com

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This man's name was Sam Detrick. What we would like to know is: what kind of a uniform is he wearing.

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This is a circa 1910 photo of kids in Covington Ohio Grade School. We think that it was likely First Grade. Many of them have been edified. Can anyone tell us more about one or more of them? If so please contact us.
Starting with the first row, your left side, their names were: ?

Joe Bosserman says this is the first grade class of Covington, Ohio. His mother is in the first row. Fred Ullery is in here, also. Joe knows the names of all the children. He is going to forward a listing of the names.

I need help on these two photo's. They both look to be the same man. The one photo the man is in a civil war uniform and has a back mark " Photographed by Denman & McNair, Bet. P.O. and Bank, Over the News Depot of Mering Piqua, Ohio. The other photo has no back mark. Thanks Matt Firemh@aol.com

The following pictures are from the collection of Forrest & Mabel Cron. I am assuming that they come from Mabel's side of the family, so that would make the people in them either Clevengers, Lanes, or Haneys. I'm leaning more to the Lane side as I have a couple that are similar that have names attached to them that are Lanes. If anyone can identify them, I'd be greatly appreciative. I can be reached at RHopkins1975@sbcglobal.net. Photos 2 & 4 are daguerreotypes and photos 1 & 3 are on cardboard stock. #! identified as John M. Lane.

These are some photos I have that I know some of the people in them, but there are others that I have not been able to identify. They are of the Clevenger family that lived in Orange Twp., Shelby Co., Ohio and Brown Twp., Miami Co., Ohio. Most of them contain a photo of my Great-Grandfather Wilson Clevenger in them. I'd appreciate any information as to the individuals that I am not able to identify. Most of these pictures were taken at the beginning of the 20th century. Roger A. Hopkins RHopkins1975@sbcglobal.net Photos

Here are two new photos that I just scanned into my computer.

The one of the factory looks like it may have been cut out of an old calendar. On the back it has printed backwards "Superior Desk Callendar" also "Frequent phone calls". It looks as if the following page's ink bled onto the back of the picture. I'm sure it is of one of the factories in Piqua, but not sure which one. The picture measures 2 3/4 by 4 1/8 inches.

The picture of the school is only 1 3/4 by 2 5/8 inches. It looks like one of the old Piqua schools. There is nothing on the back of this picture and it is an actual photograph. Since these were in a box of pictures from my Mom and Grandma, they would only have had them if they related to Piqua.

Roger A. Hopkins Rhopkins1975@sbcglobal.net

HARTLEY FAMILY

CONTACT: tim.trochelman@gmail.com

I have these two photographs of family reunions with mostly the same people. I believe them to be members of the Hartley clan who were generally from the Tipp City area. My g-g-grandmother and her daughter (my g-grandmother) are in the picture labeled <Hartley family reunion1.jpg>. Their names were Louiza "Lou" (Fryback) Hartley, wife of Arthur J Hartley, and their daughter, Minnie Viola (Hartley) Eickmeyer. Minnie's husband, Henry Eickmeyer, is in that picture, too, but I don't know who the rest of them are.

The biggest reason that I believe them to be Hartleys are characteristic ears! If anyone can help my family identify them, we'd be very appreciative.

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