Kate L. Cook in an old portrait album owned by Ephraim E. Chaffee of Middlesex, Yates County, NY. The photo was taken by Andrews Photographer of 80 South Salina St, Syracuse, NY. I don't know the relation to Mr. Chaffee. The name is penciled onto the back of the photo.
Do you know of a Frank L. Cook who was a Cpl in Co. K, 12th Minn. Infantry in the Spanish American War? Am looking for a death date and burial place for him. He lived in Waseca Co., MN. for a time.
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...