Here is what it says about Theodore (Roosevelt) Ryser in the Chester High School Annual Yearbook, Class of 1921:
Ted Ryser is another Red. No, we don't mean that he is a Bolshevik; the Red pertains to the general hue of his hair. We don't know whether Red attracts the women or not; but it has certain charms for certain Larkin School belles. Ted also was on good terms with the teachers, but somehow he was more at ease on the diamond. No ball, however swift, could find a passage through his hands. Ted is going to be a second Morgan or somethin'; at least, his prospects are good.
Baseball player, hair so red,
Loves the girls; nuff sed.
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...