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Old Photos - Unidentified
Some of these old photos date back to at least 1830. I am still
trying to use published guidelines to estimate their dates.
Jewell, Scranton, PA photos appear to be taken between 1875 and 1900.
They are most likely from the Brennan, Carey, Cary, Cobb, Enslin,
Galagher, Griffin, Ruthledge, Swingle, and Taylor families of Luzerne (now Wayne),
Lackawanna and Northhampton Counties. But, there are also several from the
Pittsburgh area and one from Goshen, NY.
They were found in the attic of the house I was raised in in Farview,
PA. This is part of Waymart, PA. People who owned that house prior to the
photos being left were: Beatrice Griffin, b. 1896, my grandmother, and her
husband Jesse Carey, son of Sarah Enslin, b.1866 and William X. Carey. Sarah
was daughter of Mary Cary, b. 1846 and Enos Enslin and Mary was the daughter of Miner
Cary, b. 1789 and his second wife Rosanna Swartz Cobb. The land the house was
built on was owned by Justus Cary and Huldah Taylor. Justus was also the son of Miner Cary.
Huldah and Justus sold the land to William X. Carey and Sarah Enslin. Sarah was
Justus's niece. The home is reported to have been built around
1880.
I have organized them by photographer and city that they were
taken in. I have numbered them. Please use their # when corresponding about
them. They are in excellent condition. Some scanned images are reduced
in size and resolution to make downloading them easier on people viewing them. If
anyone would like to see a particular photo with higher resolution or larger, just email
me with the #. Also, I have grouped 5 or 6 photos per page for easier viewing
and downloading. There are over 200 photos. I have included 96 here.
If you even remotely think you recognize one, please contact me.
Photos that have recently been recognized or possibly identified have yellow
highlighted text underneath them.
Areas include:
Goshen, NY - Photo
Photo #1
Photographer: T.E. Wood
Notes: Hand written name in pencil on back says "W.J. Tendy"
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Last updated: July 15, 2004 08:34 PM