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A photo of Catherine Matheson with Marion, Martha, and Doris. This is a studio photo of my ancestor Catherine Matheson (born 1874) and her friends, possibly all teachers in New York, taken in the... more...
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A photo of Catherine Matheson with Marion, Martha, and Doris. This is a studio photo of my ancestor Catherine Matheson (born 1874) and her friends, possibly all teachers in New York, taken in the 1890s or 1900s.
I have drawn a blank with Catherine for a good few years and hope that the other young ladies in the photo will have some descendants who will recognise them?
The names were written on the back but unfortunately there are no Studio/Photographer names to aid further identification.
Thanks for looking.
I have drawn a blank with Catherine for a good few years and hope that the other young ladies in the photo will have some descendants who will recognise them?
The names were written on the back but unfortunately there are no Studio/Photographer names to aid further identification.
Thanks for looking.
at Manhattan, in New York, New York United States
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AncientFaces
Group of school teachers? This clever photo of Catherine Matheson and friends was taken in Manhattan New York in the 1890s. Catherine was a school teacher and the owner of the photo believes that the others might be teachers as well. Unfortunately, all that is known are their first names. If you have a Marion, Martha or Doris who lived and taught in Manhattan around 1890 in your family tree perhaps this is your ancestor!
Good teacher with morals I bet
Female teachers had to be upright. The males could do whatever they liked. Even in the early 1900s female teachers could only work til they were married. Imagine.
Marion and Doris are German Names
That must have theeee hairstyle of the times.
Alot of adult ladies of the late Victorian and Edwardian era wore their hair up as adults and the children wore their hair down with pretty ribbons and lace ☺ x
I wonder what life as a woman teacher would have been like way back the.
Not easy! Had a few great aunt's that were teacher's in those years.
Do we think they'd fit in with a group of young teachers today? Swigging pinot grigio and swearing a lot might not come quite as naturally to them! Thanks for sharing this with us.
My Grandmother taught on a one room schoolhouse at Port Madison ( WA )
From her expression, the third one down might know what Pinot Grigio tastes like, lol! Got some spunk to her, I think.
underpaid and overworked, no equal pay for women back then, would be interesting to see what they were paid as well..
I see two sisters
In this photo you can see by the way they dressed and the look in their eyes that are teachers not nowadays you don't know who the teacher is or who the student is
Teachers for sure! No doubt about it. What a great picture!
They look like kittens from the vintage Kittens have Mittens books with their hair and bows. :)
here's a pic of my great-grandfather's school room
Love the old fashion wood heater and how teachers table is set for lunch or maybe afternoon tea and all the students have such a serious look obviously the teacher is good at bringing them in line
Where was this at?
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It's a schoolhouse in the big town of Toledo Iowa :) My great grandfather is far left row and 3rd back...other family are scattered throughout the pic, too...
Love the big wood stove in the middle. Grew up with a wood stove best heat ever.
What a lovely class room and the fire in the middle of the room . Bet they were happy children
I remember mymumwhile young had a terrible teacher he was so bad thathe actually through a student out the window for not knowing his tables mind you this was early 1920 s in Calabria Italy
Very neatly dressed. Compared to the present day teachers
Love this picture. .they all look so young and beautiful. .
Overwhelmed by the response!
My mother-in-law taught in a one room school house in Kentucky . Her brother and several other family members were students.
Then, If a young woman was not married, being a teacher was one of the few jobs open to them. Isn't that right?
My grandfather was a rural mail carrier, and when it snowed, the rural teacher would catch a ride with him in the sleigh.
Beautiful, artistically planned photo. Love it!
Would Have been Nice to have Someone Write down the Name and Other things About Them . I know that It is To Late for That. But You can But What You think you Know and Have Other people who Might Know Tell you what They Know. Good For Later on In Life as it is past on to . Other members this Way they Don't have to Guess who and What Year it was And Why.
Halcyon days!
Great photo!! This site is my favorite, love old photo postcards! I found 3 postcards with different women on them in their graduation gowns.They were from 1896/8 and were from Wellesley College in Massachusetts. I believe ,but can't remember if their names were on the back. I called the college to see if they had records on these women,but unfortunately the records for that year don't exist anymore. Does anyone know if there is another way to find out about these 3 women? It would be great if I could find out what happened to them, and if not,I'll stick to my imagination that they became great contributors to their chosen field that they got their degree in. :)
