Probably taken in Kingston, New York. Guessing the date would be sometime in the 1910s? The silver in the emulsion went bad and this is the best I could do to reduce the reflectivity.
Now I can't unsee this. I agree it's something about the way the dress is cut, the "waist" starts up at her ribcage, to give a Gibson Girl effect. But it's still so odd looking.
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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I love antique photographs. In addition to sharing old photos of my family, I am also going through my collection of "antique store people". They've been sitting in a storage tub in my back room much too long and maybe some of their families will be able to find them here.
If I'm able to identify the people in the photo, I upload it not only to AncientFaces, but also to Ancestry, FamilySearch, and Find-A-Grave. If the person in the picture is a military veteran, the photo also goes on Fold3. I figure that the more places I upload these pictures, the greater the chance that a relative will be able to find them.
My mother is Pamela Thompson. My dad is Richard William Russell. My mom grew up in Fenwick Michigan. My dad grew up in Hart Michigan. They had 2 kids together. Living in Michigan. I have other Half siblings out there somewhere