Samuel Blain

A photo of Violet & Gabrielle Moerke in the moon and stars
People in photo include: Gabrielle Moerke and Violet Moerke

Shown here is nine year old newsie Tommy De Lucco taken in Hartford Connecticut in March of 1909. Tommy began selling news papers at age seven in 1907.

Photos like these were taken by photographer Lewis W. Hines. They were instrumental in changing public opinion and reforming child labor laws.
People in photo include: Tommy De Lucco

Boxers Fraulein Kussin and Mrs. Edwards posing for the camera before their boxing match on March 7th, 1912
People in photo include: Fraulein Kussin

A photo of the Jakob Joss family. L to R: Walther, Hans, Maria (standing), Emil, Ernest Jakob, Hermann, Ernest (standing), Samuel, August (standing), Elizabeth Joss- Niehans, Lydia Joss.
People in photo include: Ernest Jakob Joss, Walther Joss, Maria Joss, Emil Joss, Hermann Joss, Ernest Joss, Samuel Joss, August Joss, Lydia Joss, Elizabeth (Joss) Niehans, and Hans Joss

This is an early photo of Mr Riley B. King (1925 - 2015) described as a blues singer, song writer, and guitarist - but better described as legend.

B.B. King (his stage name) was born in Mississippi on a cotton plantation near the town of Itta Bena. His parents were sharecroppers. His recording career began with his first single in 1949. It took a couple of years for him to catch on, but when he did, a legend was born.

He was married twice and had between 11 and 15 children. At the time of his death, on May 14th, 2015, he was living in Las Vegas.

You could say "the thrill is gone" but his music and his guitar, Luciille, will be with us forever.

Thank you, B.B!

A photo of Esom Riggs

A photo of the Yates brothers, three sons of Darling Barber Yates and Emily Oliver
They were too young for the Civil War. They were hired to be peace keepers at the County Fair after the Civil War. Back row:L-R James Oliver Yates & Andrew Jackson Yates Front row L-R: Johnson (friend) & George Washington Yates.
This photo was taken by The Central Gallery, Brookshire-Matthews Co. 403 Twenty Third ST. Meridian, Mississippi, USA

A photo of Yogi Berra (5/12/1925 - 9/22/2015) - baseball player (catcher), manager, and coach, as well as creator of famous sayings.

Some famous "Yogiisms":

If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.

In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.

I never said most of the things I said.

You wouldn't have won if we'd beaten you.

A photo of my grandfather Giuseppe Cipriani and his brother, Ernesto. This photo was taken in Albuquerque (NM) in 1916/02/08 and represents, to the last, my grandfather and his brother, to the right

A photo of Margaret "Maggie" Reynolds (teacher) ca. 1910 heading to the school house to teach in Woodward, Oklahoma. I will post the school house in the next picture that she is heading to.

Photo taken by G.S. Smallwood: A double exposure "spirit" photograph of a girl holding flowers, surrounded by "spectral" faces of four people.

You may look at this and just see a double exposure. But this kind of "spirit" photo (often purposely faked, not accidental) was very popular around the turn of the 20th century. Photography was relatively new and spiritualism was very popular. This photo would have been seen as proof that the girl had three spirit guides around her, protecting her.

Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, G.S. Smallwood photographer

This photo was purchased by me at the flea market in Dayton, OH

Who is this woman, and who is the man in the photo in the broach she is wearing?

A photo of my fourth great grand-father, rabbi Dow Ber Meisels, born in 1798. He was Chief Rabbi in Krakow, Poland. He supported Polish Independence for which he was persecuted by the Russian government.

A photo of Railroadmen in Missouri, USA. The first man from the right side is my great- grandfather Carsten Stueve, born 1866 and died 1940. The photo had been made about 1895.

I'm looking for the location where in Missouri this photo had been made.

A photo of Carsten Stueve produced in Sweet Springs, Missouri, USA

A photo of an unknown lady. Photographer is P.H. McAtee of Marshall, MO.

If you know who she is, please email me. If you are related and want the photo, let me know.

Unknown lady - Martha GEORGE? - found at the Tulsa, Ok. flea market. Photographer's name: C M Hagan in Sweet Springs, MD. There is an additional name on the back : John King with the place listed: Jet, OK.