This picture(1905) was taken on the steps of the church at Temple Hill my my great grandmother Lutie Baker was in this picture and her aunt Isabelle and her father. I am not sure what type of celabration it was. Notice the men wearing their metals and the women with the bows and long ribbons on their shoulders and my grandmother Lutie holding some sort of a flag any ideas about it? -picture submitted by Vicki Watson.
Great picture! Does anyone know the last names of these people? Do you know the last name of Isabelle?
Isabelle was was Isabelle Yates Fox she was born in 1859 Married Frank Fox she died in 1933. Isabelle was the daughter of Arazmus and Lydia Cox Yates and sister to Elizabeth born1853 who Married Walton Baker My Great Great Grandfather he is in the picture as well as my Great grandmother Lutie Belle Baker Parks she Married Ed Parks.
Interesting picture. Wish we could read the medals. I was ” helping my uncle” dig graves for Mrs Rottmann when very young and down in that area of Pope county I saw something very simular at funerals. … some said “Official Mourner”, ” Ruling Elder” Etc. Also back at that universe of time they had ” Flower Girls”. like maybe 5-6 or more as prior to todays preparations of bodies the multitude of flowers smells as well as beauty covered any smells. I have seen some elaborate
” Sprays”, home made, using Asparagras tops as fill. This was a very important photo, this wasn`t just some body walking by with a camera. It took a while to set this type up. GREAT KEEP SAKE. Excuse my spelling ..}{ank
I love old pictures like this one not only because it was my Family but what it tells us about History and the way things were done yrs ago. Thanks for sharing your information.