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Benjamin E. Meredith
Photo of Shelley Cardiel Shelley Cardiel
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07/23/2017
Benjamin E. Meredith
I’ve “rescued” an old photograph identified as that of Benjamin E. MEREDITH which was taken at the Taber Studio in San Francisco, CA and dated August 1882. Benjamin is listed as 18 years old at the time. Someone has also written “Wire Chief, Tucson, Arizona to Las Vegas, New Mexico” and “Manager Deming, New Mexico Local Office of Western Telegraph Company” on the back of the photograph. I’m hoping to locate someone from this MEREDITH Family so that this wonderful old photograph can be returned to the care of his family. If you are a member of this family, or you know someone who might be, please contact me.

Thanks,
Shelley

People in photo include: Benjamin E Meredith
Date & Place: in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California United States
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Photo of AncientFaces AncientFaces
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07/27/2017
A Wire Chief and Manager of the Western Telegraph Company at his age - guess young techies aren't anything new!
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Photo of Larry Kaplan Larry Kaplan
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07/27/2017
From the look of his clothing he is no longer living.
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Photo of AncientFaces AncientFaces
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07/27/2017
You're right - he'd be over 150 . . . :)
Photo of Monty Arnold Monty Arnold
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07/27/2017
That was a joke, right?
Photo of Carine Munro Carine Munro
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07/27/2017
Oh lol
Photo of Lisa Marie Therèsé Magoch Lisa Marie Therèsé Magoch
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07/27/2017
A short research of his name and location led to a news article in the late 1890s where a Benjamin E. Meredith was the head of the Chinese Bureau. If anyone has a newspapers.com subscription, perhaps they can find the details on this.
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Photo of Kim Stephan Hightower Kim Stephan Hightower
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07/27/2017
Wow, such an interesting and detailed hairstyle! What kind of hair products did he likely use?
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Photo of Monty Arnold Monty Arnold
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07/27/2017
Axle greese😎
Photo of AncientFaces AncientFaces
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07/27/2017
So, some research said that most men used petroleum jelly, bear oil, Macassar oil, or bay rum for their hair. There were commercial pomades and since he had a good job . . . bet he bought it.
Photo of Diana Covey Frymyer Diana Covey Frymyer
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07/27/2017
Monty Arnold - That was a joke, right? lol
Photo of Mark Harrison Mark Harrison
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07/27/2017
Dapper Dan.
Photo of Carol Dixon Carol Dixon
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07/27/2017
this is why women put large doilies on the back of their sofas etc- to protect from all that stuff, and they were call anto-macassars
Photo of Kim Stephan Hightower Kim Stephan Hightower
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07/27/2017
Carol Dixon, what?! Really?! That's brilliant! I had no idea why those doilies were used. Love it!!
Photo of Kim Stephan Hightower Kim Stephan Hightower
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07/27/2017
AncientFaces, thank you! That's so interesting!
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07/27/2017
Diana Covey Frymyer: well, no not really! In the early to mid 1800s folks with very curly hair would use axle grease and a hot butter knife to straighten their hair!
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07/27/2017
Monty Arnold really?!
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07/27/2017
Carol Dixon, jeri-curl! LOL!!
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07/28/2017
Kim Stephan Hightower Yep
Photo of Barbara Gulick Barbara Gulick
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07/27/2017
Handsome young man.
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Photo of Fionnuala Numanoid Nesbitt Fionnuala Numanoid Nesbitt
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07/27/2017
Davina Meredith you have to be related! The shpih!
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Photo of Davina Meredith Davina Meredith
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07/27/2017
Not sure! Must be some relation, there aren't too many of us! I'll send it on to my Uncle Roy who is brill at all this! Good spot xx
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07/27/2017
I bet he had a few tins of Dapper Dan for that funky quaff.
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07/27/2017
He looks a little like my sweet son around the age 18 or so, maybe younger. This young man certainly had a bright future in front him! Hope his family is found.. :D
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07/27/2017
Looks like Scotty mcgreely
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07/27/2017
That hair though, hehe
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07/27/2017
Very handsome
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07/27/2017
His tie is beautiful, interesting.
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07/27/2017
Only 18 yrs. old for such a responsible job. Very cute kid.
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07/27/2017
What happened to his scalp ?
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07/27/2017
It's just the glare of the lighting against the oil in his hair.
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07/27/2017
Sheree, soon as I seen this picture I said the same thing! " looks like country music star Scotty McCreery!"
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07/27/2017
Very handsome.
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Photo of Terri Allen Terri Allen
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07/27/2017
Handsome
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Photo of Nanci Williams Nanci Williams
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07/27/2017
Very handsome, well dressed young man..... not sure what to think of the hair style tho
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07/27/2017
Handsome young man!
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Photo of Jan Mortimer Jan Mortimer
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07/27/2017
The scarf............
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Photo of Carol Wheeler Carol Wheeler
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07/28/2017
Handsome 😁😊
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Photo of Patricia Gardner Patricia Gardner
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07/31/2017
Could it be this guy? Abe Lincoln's secretary?
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