A quick reply to your blog 1/21/13. The first 2 pictures in your mystery line-up (charcoal portraits) are younger Mary & Rufus D. The framed charcoal portrait of Rufus D. (similar to one of your images but distinctly a different artist) was likely ordered by Jennie Maud. The back of Rufus' picture that I have is written the effect of a return address to "Mrs. Wm Hastings".
The 3 panel has Rufus' young photo, the charcoal, and then an older picture of Rufus that John sent me.
The dates of the charcoal images could be 1911 or earlier as you suggest. However the date of the wood framed portrait was clearly after Jennie Maud and William were married, and living in Hill View.
It's curious that different charcoal renditions exist of the younger Rufus D.
Roscoe,
I looked again at your mystery people and found another possible match. This one looks like Mary and Rufus' daughter Ellen.
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ReplyDeleteRoscoe,
A quick reply to your blog 1/21/13. The first 2 pictures in your mystery line-up (charcoal portraits) are younger Mary & Rufus D. The framed charcoal portrait of Rufus D. (similar to one of your images but distinctly a different artist) was likely ordered by Jennie Maud. The back of Rufus' picture that I have is written the effect of a return address to "Mrs. Wm Hastings".
The 3 panel has Rufus' young photo, the charcoal, and then an older picture of Rufus that John sent me.
The dates of the charcoal images could be 1911 or earlier as you suggest. However the date of the wood framed portrait was clearly after Jennie Maud and William were married, and living in Hill View.
It's curious that different charcoal renditions exist of the younger Rufus D.
Roscoe,
I looked again at your mystery people and found another possible match. This one looks like Mary and Rufus' daughter Ellen.