I have no idea who this child is, or if Hoffman was her married name or maiden name, just that the photo had the name written in one corner of the front and the date January 28, 1898 on the back. The photo was taken by W.H. Monroe of the Chicago Photo Gallery, and Fayette, Iowa is printed on the front. Taped to the reverse side was a scrap of paper with the names Zinta & Mabel Hoffman written on it.
The 1800s where the end of the industrial revolution and the birth of scientists.
The Industrial Revolution began around 1760 and ran through the 1840's. Then began the birth of the profession of science. Louis Pasteur, Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Thomas Edison, and Nikola Te...