Monday, February 28, 2011

ORPHAN CABINET PHOTO # 93 Hard Working Family LaCrosse Wisconsin

Here is another wonderful vintage cabinet photo from my collection. It is of a hard working family from the LaCrosse Wisconsin area. Picture is from the early 1900's probably showing mother, father and two young girls. Sadly I do not know who they are.

On the back is written the names Papperfuss of Lamorlle Minnesota and Mrs. A hackbart Lamoille Minnesota with what looks like address by section and the comment of $15.00 each.
What is the meaning of this. Did the owner of the photo use this as a scratch paper to jot land they were thinking of buying or is a clue to the people in the photo.

We probably will never know but I would love to hook this up with family member some day.





Thanks for visiting me here as I share some of my vintage treasures.... Grace


2 comments:

  1. The writing looks like maybe looking at land sections? There is a Papperfuss who lived in St Joseph MN in 1895 and died in 1905 and he was from Poland...per Ancestory Maybe he was thinking of buying his land? mystery

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  2. Wonderful photograph. And my goodness don't mother and the two children look alike. Of course we are not sure about father, lost behind his beard as he is.

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