Amanda May and Nellie May
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at Indiana in Indiana United States
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Amanda May and Nellie May
Updated May 27, 2025
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Ellen Bales
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04/05/2017
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AncientFaces
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02/20/2020
In May what better time to promote a photo of two ladies named "May" holding flowers. Meet community member Ellen's 1898 photo of her grandmother Nellie May Neese and great-aunt Amanda May.
We remember Amanda and Nellie May
We remember Amanda and Nellie May
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Beautiful but I canât imagine trying to navigate the heat in some areas with this type of clothing which also required a modest layering of undergarments . Deodorant although invented , wasnât well marketed enough for anyone to readily use - so with that extra padding under the arms to soak up the moisture . Regardless of perfumes , it still must have been an odorous time to live . Iâm glad that things are different now ( at least in that department in the states ). But regardless, the fashion was extraordinary. I doubt it will ever appear again this way as a matter of women âs lib and the need for practicality.
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AND it wasn't "ladylike" to talk about bodily functions . . . so how do you buy deodorant! :)
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It was about a thirty year process in the making but eventually what won out is the advent of clever advertising that made women insidiously aware that âthey smelled â even as it would be unconventional to let them know as such . But the implication was there in the manipulative ads of paramours wincing away from one particular lady , choosing to envelop anotherâs personal space with throngs of admiration, instead . The product would be strategically placed above the desired womanâs head . The suggestion was : if you donât know - why you arenât the center of attention â this is the reason ! And no one will politely tell you , but âweâ think you should know . Woman were manipulated into believing they smelled đ. And advertising made giant leaps forward on that day when they firmly started to believe it !
Tracy Thurman
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02/21/2020
White was always much cooler in warm weather ;)
Ellen Bales
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02/22/2020
I believe both ladies are holding flowers. My grandmother, Nellie, was born in October of 1881. I'm happy you all like the picture so much.
Ellen Bales
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02/25/2020
Joilyn, This is an old family picture of my grandmother and her sister. They were born and raised near Perkinsville, Indiana, which is in Madison County (near Anderson). I don't believe they ever traveled to Elkhart.
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