This is a distant cousin of mine. Edith Rittenhouse Mayne (1899 New York - 1932 Wa. DC.)
She is the daughter of Isabel "Maud" Rittenhouse-Mayne, the author of the 1939 best seller "Maud".
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...