Comments for Genealogy Through Pictures http://www.genpics.org The Who What Why When Where of old Photographs Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:38:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 Comment on Horace J and Syrina E Bennett by Robert Knight http://www.genpics.org/horace-j-and-syrina-e-bennett.htm/comment-page-1#comment-42 Robert Knight Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:38:15 +0000 http://www.genpics.org/?p=16#comment-42 My mistake the diary entry is for Tuesday May 27th not the 23rd. My mistake the diary entry is for Tuesday May 27th not the 23rd.

]]> Comment on Horace J and Syrina E Bennett by ajmorris http://www.genpics.org/horace-j-and-syrina-e-bennett.htm/comment-page-1#comment-40 ajmorris Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:40:30 +0000 http://www.genpics.org/?p=16#comment-40 Very interesting. But May 23rd 1873 was a Friday, not Tuesday as you have from the diary. Tuesday was May 27th, which is what the photos have. Each photo is in a different handwriting, so I assume they each wrote their own names and the dates on them. The diary clearly confirms that they got the photos taken on the same day ... from a photohistory perspective I find it interesting that one photo has a photographer's imprint, while the other does not. Maybe he just ran out of imprinted stock? Thanks again for the great input. Very interesting. But May 23rd 1873 was a Friday, not Tuesday as you have from the diary. Tuesday was May 27th, which is what the photos have. Each photo is in a different handwriting, so I assume they each wrote their own names and the dates on them. The diary clearly confirms that they got the photos taken on the same day … from a photohistory perspective I find it interesting that one photo has a photographer’s imprint, while the other does not. Maybe he just ran out of imprinted stock?

Thanks again for the great input.

]]> Comment on Horace J and Syrina E Bennett by Robert Knight http://www.genpics.org/horace-j-and-syrina-e-bennett.htm/comment-page-1#comment-29 Robert Knight Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:38:10 +0000 http://www.genpics.org/?p=16#comment-29 The first page of the diary reads H. J. Bennett 1873 Ft. Dodge Webster County Iowa I know that my great grandfather Harlan A. Bennett was born in Ft. Dodge, Iowa Nov. 2, 1873 The entry for Sunday Nov 2 reads. Sunday morn about half past 2 oclock our little boy was born. A fine boy weighing 8 1/2 lbs. Mother & child doing well. Oh how I love them both. The first page of the diary reads H. J. Bennett 1873
Ft. Dodge
Webster County
Iowa

I know that my great grandfather Harlan A. Bennett was born in Ft. Dodge, Iowa Nov. 2, 1873

The entry for Sunday Nov 2 reads. Sunday morn about half past 2 oclock our little boy was born. A fine boy weighing 8 1/2 lbs. Mother & child doing well. Oh how I love them both.

]]> Comment on Horace J and Syrina E Bennett by Robert Knight http://www.genpics.org/horace-j-and-syrina-e-bennett.htm/comment-page-1#comment-28 Robert Knight Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:26:19 +0000 http://www.genpics.org/?p=16#comment-28 I noticed the photos are dated May 27, 1873. The entry in the diary for Tuesday May 23, 1873 reads- All hail: H J Bennett 32 years of age to day. Rena got her a new dress. We had our pictures taken. I noticed the photos are dated May 27, 1873. The entry in the diary for Tuesday May 23, 1873 reads- All hail: H J Bennett 32 years of age to day. Rena got her a new dress. We had our pictures taken.

]]> Comment on Horace J and Syrina E Bennett by ajmorris http://www.genpics.org/horace-j-and-syrina-e-bennett.htm/comment-page-1#comment-26 ajmorris Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:44:37 +0000 http://www.genpics.org/?p=16#comment-26 That's great -- the diary is the same year as this photo -- any entries for May that indicate why they were at Fort Dodge? That’s great — the diary is the same year as this photo — any entries for May that indicate why they were at Fort Dodge?

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