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A photo of Greenwood Hardy found in an antique store. Written on the back is "Greenwood Hardy age 5". This is an unusual name for a girl. I may be misreading it, so I uploaded a separate image of the inscription.

Whoever she is, she's adorable. The photo is a refreshing change from the formal poses I usually see from kids in this era.

UPDATE: thanks to the comments, I was able to identify her and added her family information to her biography page.

Feeling better! Stella Vandivier; Photo taken by doctor in his office after arm surgery; Age 16. Stella May Vandivier was born on November 1, 1880, in Union City, Indiana, the only child of Joseph Henry and Harriet Addie Jane. She married Charles Oren HAYMAKER on August 24, 1898, in Johnson, Indiana. They had 11 children in 18 years. She died on January 31, 1964, in Ocala, Florida, at the age of 83.

A photo of Bette Davis

A photo of Lidge Hunt

A photo of William H. "Bill" Rayborn Mother took me to get my photo every year on my birthday

A photo of Phineas Gage in 1850, holding the tamping iron that caused his brain injury. He was a construction foreman (in charge of blasting) on the railroad, age 27, when an accidental early explosion occurred. The explosion drove a tamping iron (large iron rod, 1.25 inches in diameter) into his head. A large part of his left frontal lobe was destroyed.

After the accident, with the bar still in his head, it is reported that he sat up, talked, and walked to a wagon. Sitting in the wagon for the 3/4 mile ride into town, he was seen by a doctor. The doctor said:

"When I drove up he said, "Doctor, here is business enough for you." I first noticed the wound upon the head before I alighted from my carriage, the pulsations of the brain being very distinct. The top of the head appeared somewhat like an inverted funnel, as if some wedge-shaped body had passed from below upward. Mr. Gage, during the time I was examining this wound, was relating the manner in which he was injured to the bystanders. I did not believe Mr. Gage's statement at that time, but thought he was deceived. Mr. Gage persisted in saying that the bar went through his head. Mr. G. got up and vomited; the effort of vomiting pressed out about half a teacupful of the brain [through the exit hole at the top of the skull], which fell upon the floor."

The doctor removed some coagulated blood, some of the protruding brain, and some skull (bone) fragments, then bandaged his head and cheek.

Gage survived but his personality and temperament were changed. Later in his life, some social skills and personal skills returned and he worked as a stagecoach driver in Chile and later as a farmworker in Santa Clara County, California.

He died of an epileptic seizure (which was being treated by bleeding) in San Francisco, CA on May 21, 1860 at age 37.

Found in an antique store in Texas. From the expression on her face and the way she's kicking her feet, she must have been awfully bored.

A photo of Ellen Asbury - Mrs. Ed Asbury. Taken in about 1910 in Missouri. Lovely fashion.
People in photo include: Ellen Asbury

A photo of Samuel and Sarah Biddle - Believed to be a wedding photo.

Anne Eliza Keller, born approx 1872, died circa 1950, Cleveland, OH

A photo of Estelle and Geraldine Vandagriff posing at home