This picture of my aunt, Maria Harris, was taken when she was about 8 years old. She was born in 1884 so the picture was probably taken about 1892. My aunt always had such a sunny disposition that in later years she was known as 'Sweet'. Aunt Sweet was always my favorite.
July 26 is National Aunt and Uncle Day and we're celebrating "Aunt Sweet". Maria Harris, born in 1884, had such a sunny disposition that in later years she was known as 'Sweet'. The photo owner says that Aunt Sweet was always her favorite.
The 1800s where the end of the industrial revolution and the birth of scientists.
The Industrial Revolution began around 1760 and ran through the 1840's. Then began the birth of the profession of science. Louis Pasteur, Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Thomas Edison, and Nikola Te...