Gladys (Simmons) Van Kleeck
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Gladys (Simmons) Van Kleeck
Updated Jun 26, 2025
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Roxy Triebel
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07/22/2019
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AncientFaces
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07/31/2019
I'm not sure I've seen many studio portraits from 1910 taken with an adorable little kitty!? Meet Gladys (Simmons) Van Kleeck (1897 - 1960) with her cat Patsy.
Gladys Simmons was an only child born to John and Cora (Wolven) Simmons in New York. She was born, raised, and lived her entire life in Ulster County near the Hudson River. She must have been a family person because she grew up in her maternal grandparents' home, and after she married, lived with her mother-in-law, her husband, and son.
Thanks to community member Roxie, we have photos of Gladys at various ages and glimpses into her life to remember her by.
Gladys Simmons was an only child born to John and Cora (Wolven) Simmons in New York. She was born, raised, and lived her entire life in Ulster County near the Hudson River. She must have been a family person because she grew up in her maternal grandparents' home, and after she married, lived with her mother-in-law, her husband, and son.
Thanks to community member Roxie, we have photos of Gladys at various ages and glimpses into her life to remember her by.
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Caption: cat is in mourning for his deceased grandpa, whose remains are resting on her lap. :)
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I thought it was a dead skunk, but she is a beautiful little girl.
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Marianne Cassidy, she was. And was the cat. :)
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José Antonio Torrent And look close at the cats left eye under the patch.. That pupil just ain’t right...
Ree Young
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07/31/2019
We don't know that she is dressed all in black. The coat could be dark green or navy or dark brown. There's no way to tell with a black-and-white photo.
In old photos, my grandmother's wedding blouse (she got married circa 1893) looks black with gray lace around the collar, but I actually have that blouse, and it's dark brown with tan lace.
In old photos, my grandmother's wedding blouse (she got married circa 1893) looks black with gray lace around the collar, but I actually have that blouse, and it's dark brown with tan lace.
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Ree Young I was only going on what she was wearing Looks Black to me That is all that Matters..
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I've watched wet plate photos develop a few times. Blues and shades of green will come across on the finished plate as almost black. The chemicals used respond differently to various wavelengths.
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Why did you capitalize the word "died"? DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
Ree Young
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08/01/2019
David Phelps Actually, what matters is the fact that we do not know what color it was, regardless of what it looks like to you or me or anyone else.
KellieAnne Foreman
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08/01/2019
yes she is wearing BLACK! You might want to research fabrics at the time, they did not have ARTIFICIAL colors and used plants. Mauve was the first color made from a chemical. Black is from Natural wool and is resistant to mud and dirt - THINK ABOUT IT, there were NO WASHING MACHINES OR PAVED ROADS. THINK ABOUT THIS BEFORE YOU SAY something so foolish. Most colored clothing was BLACK, INDIGO, WHITE, DARK GREEN. VERY LIMITED unless one had SILKS from Asia which were IMPRACTICAL in most of the USA
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Cats are not as they were before. Today, they feel so entitled to everything! They don't know how to respect and behave! Oh, how times change...
KellieAnne Foreman
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08/01/2019
that cat has eyes that are two diff colors. look closely
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Look, people... laugh at what's in the mirror. Not at someone's family.
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Dee Eaneras the person in the mirror is someone's family
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Kaydie Nielsen I was referring to the people that pressed the HAHA emoji. There is nothing funny that I see about this photo. Just rude witnits.
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Gladys M. Simmons was an only child born in Ulster County, New York to John N. Simmons (1861 - 1936) and Cora G. Wolven (1871 - 1960). Both parents were also New York natives.
When Gladys was three years old, she was living with her parents in Saugerties, New York, in her maternal grandparents' house, while her father worked as a painter.
On November 20th 1921 in Kingston New York Gladys Simmons married Everett Van Kleeck (1898 - 1958) and they had two sons: Everett John (1922 - 1923) and Warren S. Van Kleeck (1925 - 2009).
When Gladys was 53, she lived with her mother-in-law, her husband, and her younger son Warren. She was a housewife, her husband Everett was a farmer, and Warren worked as an auto mechanic.
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