Kathy Gordon

A photo of Leon Gaune - Found in A W Henson's photos.
People in photo include: Leon Gaune

A photo of Nicole Cario. Nicole and her father were deported to Auschwitz in 1944.

A photo of Rosa, Robert, and Rudolf de Beer (children) with their mother and a nurse. Rosa was only 8, Robert was only 23 months & Rudolf was only 4 years when they were sadly murdered at Sobibor on July 2, 1943.

A photo of Mirjam Helene Friedmann. Mirjam was sadly murdered at Auschwitz Death Camp on August 29, 1944, with her parents, at age 5.

Mary Elisabeth Brooks, b. 3/6/1851 Fisherville, TN. m. Andrew Jackson Fletcher "AJ" (d. 12/30/1881). She d. 9/1/1920, Memphis. Parents: James M. Brooks (1818-1876) b. NC and Mary Ann Kingston (Nov 1824), b. England. Issue: Kingston, Mattie Daisy, Maggie, Patrick, Andrew Jay.

Jacqueline Bernheim
Nationality: Dutch
Residence: Brussels, Belgium
Death: 1944
Cause: Murdered in Auschwitz (buried in Auschwitz death camp)
Age: 6 years

A photo of Diego F. (1873-1927) and Anna Arena (1880-1954) D'Amico on their wedding day, October 27, 1901. They were married in Baltimore.

A photo of George Staveley Aitchison in Edinburgh

A photo of Kathleen (Pilcher) Bullen in national dress ireland

A photo of Dorothea Lynde Dix. Daughter of Joseph Dix and Mary Bigelow, she was born on April 4, 1802 in Hampden, Maine. In 1821, Dorothea opened a school in Boston for wealthy families but she also taught poor children in their homes. She had recurring heath issues that eventually led to her touring Europe for "rest and relaxation." While in Europe, she became interested in working on equal rights for the mentally ill and when she returned to the U.S., she brought her interests with her. In Massachusetts and New Jersey, she worked tirelessly for reforms in the treatment of the mentally ill and was instrumental in creating a state facility in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Her lobbying and efforts led to hospitals being established for the mentally ill in the U.S. and Canada and also led to international reforms.

During the Civil War, she was appointed Superintendent of Army Nurses by the Union Army, setting guidelines for army nurses (volunteers were to be aged 35 to 50 and plain-looking - making them unattractive to the soldiers!). She is best remembered for her insistence on equal care for both Union and Confederate soldiers.

After the Civil War, she returned to crusading for improving the care of prisoners, the disabled, and the mentally ill. While she was an invalid (due to contracting malaria) towards the end of her life, Dorothea never gave up fighting for the rights of these often marginalized groups.

A Japanese-American boy waiting on a San Francisco street to be "evacuated" to a detention camp.

This boy was one of 664 San Francisco residents of Japanese ancestry sent "to be housed in a war relocation authority center for the duration". This was in June of 1942, 7 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

There are many other pictures of Manzanar, a relocation camp, on AncientFaces.

Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, Dorothea Lange, photographer

A photo of Elvia Mona Foster. Picture found at flea market.
Written on the back - addressed to : Mrs. W. R. Steele & family.
description: Elvia Mona Foster, aged 4 1/2 months . weighed 14 1/2 lbs when taken.
no other information.
People in photo include: Elvia Mona Foster

A photo of Rita Magnus in 1943. Rita sadly perished in Lisse, Netherlands on December 15, 1943 at age 2 years. Her parents and siblings survived the war. There's no information what happened to her.

A photo of Maude Mae DeWitt. Maudie was the daughter of Joseph W. DeWitt. She was born December 22, 1888 in Christian Co, Missouri and died January 3, 1979 in Denver, Colorado. Maudie is wearing a pendant with a photo of Paris "Toad" Hargis, in it. At the time of this photo she had just become, Mrs. Paris Hargis. They married August 14th, 1905 at - Ozark, Christian County, Missouri. As far as I am aware, they only had one child, Joseph "Joe" DeWitt Hargis (1907 - 1939). Isn't she a pretty one?

If anyone is aware of other children in this family, or if Joe possible fathered a child, I would be grateful for information or how to contact them, thank you.

A photo of Debbie Reynolds with her children Carrie and Todd Fisher in 1960.

Debbie Reynolds, born Mary Frances Reynolds in El Paso Texas, was an actress, singer, film historian, and humanitarian. She first came to national attention at age 19 in the film Singin' in the Rain and went on to have a long career in movies, television, and on the stage. Married 3 times, her children Carrie and Todd were from her first marriage to Eddie Fisher. Both Carrie and Todd grew up to have careers in the entertainment business.

Carrie died on December 27, 2016 of complications from cardiac arrest and Debbie died one day later from a massive stroke. According to Todd, she said "I want to be with Carrie".

A photo of a lodging house in New York City at Christmas time.

A KKK parade in Washington D.C. taken on August 8th 1925