The order of numbering of the CCHS photographs in the two
albums was as they appeared front to back in the album. In this case, some
photos might have been mounted adjacent to each other, e.g., a
husband and wife facing each other in sequential pages. or children next to
parents. Therefore, the order of CCHS photographs may have significance,
and should be kept in mind during identification.
The FPY photographs were loose and not apparently arranged
in any kind of order. They were first reviewed in the order received.
Later, some photos were pulled out and grouped with other photos, using one of
the following criteria: photos containing similar-appearing or the same person,
photos having the same type of mount, or photographs of a similar era, e.g.,
CDVs. Finally, all photos not pulled into a grouping were placed at the
end, according to age - CDVs, then cabinet cards, then later mounted cards, and
last, unmounted photos. For this reason, the order of the FPY photographs
has no significance, and should be ignored.
The firmest identifications of unmarked photographs are
those involving the James Perry Pierce extended family, for which there exist a
large number of other photographs that were identified and mounted by a member
of the family shortly after the photographs were taken.
When the identity of the subject of a photograph is uncertain
based on other photographs that are already identified, a primitive facial
recognition method is used, in which the photo to be identified is 1) cropped so
that the eyes are exactly horizontal, 2) sized so that the head top to chin
distance is the same as an identified photograph to which it is to be compared,
3) copied and pasted to a photoshop file containing the identified photograph,
and finally, 4) comparing the width of the eyes, the width of the cheekbones,
the position of the nose, the position of the mouth, and the presence of any
other facial features, such as a cleft chin, freckles, moles, etc.
Leaps of logic, tenuous connections, and similar guess have
been liberally used. All identifications are to used with a grain of salt.
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CCHS 197:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"), unmarked as to subject or date.
Photographer: "Fieroe
28 Arcade, Cincinnati, O.".
Subject:
Possibly, but anything but certainly, Wirt Ahart Pierce
(1878-1968), son of Jacob Ahart Pierce (1842-1930) and
Elvira Oliver (1845-1929), in approximate order of increasing age
from left to right. He married Rosa Lucille Lee Farris (1876-1970).
Date: c.1905; he
appears to be in his 20's.
Lower Image:
Comparison of images known or suspected to be of
Wirt Ahart Pierce, in approximate order of increasing age. For
discussion of Wirt Ahart Pierce identifications, see
MISC 037.
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CCHS 198: Cabinet
card (4¼x6½"), unmarked as to subject or date.
Photographer:
Unmarked.
Subject:
Probably John Stanton Pierce (1869-1944),
son of Jacob Ayhart Pierce (1842-1930) and Elvira Oliver (1845-1929).
At
one time, I thought this might have been Thomas Ramey, until I remembered
that he is on the other side of my family and was from Carroll Co., KY (the
other large batch of photos I have copies of), not Crittenden Co., KY.
I mention this because there may be photos out in the web so attributed, but
this cannot be Tom Ramey.
The identification of this photo as John Stanton
Pierce was made by comparison to
two images (MISC 003 and MISC 004 in black & white) from captioned and
identified half-tone reproductions in an
article or book about the Jacob Pierce family written by Jennie Dorothy
(Pierce) Chlore (1897-1991), the daughter of Willis Champion Pierce, one of
the eight sons of Jacob Ahart Pierce.
His downward slanting eyes, chin and mouth shape, hairline and, most of all,
the pointed left ear shape matched the facial characteristics in the two
known photos of John Stanton Pierce .
Date: c. 1895
Lower Image:
Comparison of images known or suspected of
being of John Stanton Pierce, in order of increasing age
from left to right. For discussion of John Stanton Pierce
identifications, see
MISC 010.
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CCHS 199:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"), unmarked as to
subject or date.
Photographer: The front of
the card is printed: "Douglas,
Enamel Evansville, Ind." The word "enamel" in the 21st century
refers to a shiny or semi-gloss paint texture. In the context of this
cabinet card, it doesn't refer to paint, but rather the shiny or semi-gloss
finish on the card, which required a special, and, therefore, more expensive
top layer.
Though there are many cards from the photographer Douglas in this collection
of Crittenden Co., Ky photographs, this exact printing with the word
"enamel" in the middle, occurs for only two cards:
FPY 036 and
CCHS 199.
Subject: Probably
should be considered
unknown - a young woman about 25-30 years
old (but see guess below based on photographer's imprint).
This woman looks somewhat similar to
Florence Emeline Pierce
(1861-1938), the woman who had, it is thought, collected all these
Crittenden Co., Ky photographs.
However, this image shows a definite turned-up nose that is inconsistent with known images of
Florence (images of Florence can be seen at
MISC 008).
Imprint Analysis:
The only other card to have this card design is FPY 036. The cards
appear to have different color, but they were scanned at more than a year
apart, and were not standardized to color; therefore, color is not
significant for comparison. What is significant for comparison is that
both portraits have very low contrast, which adds corroboration to the
theory that they were taken at the same time.
FPY 036 is known to be a portrait of John
Thomas Franks (1858-1926), a well-known person
and one-time sheriff of Crittenden Co. John was married in 1895 to
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Loving) Williams , her second marriage. It is
possible or even likely that these two commissioned portraits at the time of
their wedding, and that these portraits would have the same card printing.
If so, then this photo is Mary Elizabeth
"Lizzie" Loving
(1865-1951), daughter of Joseph Loving and
Fethrah W. (Davis) Loving, and wife of John Thomas Franks.
Date: c.1895 - the
wedding year.
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CCHS 200:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"), unmarked as to
subject or date.
Photographer:
unmarked.
Subject:
Unknown.
Date: c.1895.
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CCHS 201:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"), unmarked as to
subject or date.
Photographer: "Douglas,
ENAMEL,
Evansville, Ind."
Evansville is just across the
Ohio River from Crittenden County.
"Enamel" refers to the smooth, shiny finish that the front of the card
possesses, and also to the process of burnishing the image after it is
affixed to the card (using pressure applied by a heated roller), which
produces a finish to the photo just as smooth and shiny as the surface of
the card.
Subject:
Emeline F. (Rolston) Pierce (1840-1895), wife of James Perry Pierce
(1841-1916), identified by being the same images as the known
ALBUM 4 PT1 0055.
Emeline is the mother of Florence (Pierce) Yandell
(1861-1938), the owner/collector of the the collection of photographs.
Date: c.1890; she
appears to be about 50 years old; she died in 1895.
Lower Image:
Comparison of images known or suspected of
being of Emeline F. (Rolston) Pierce (1840-1895), in order of increasing age
from left to right. For discussion of Emeline F. (Rolston) Pierce
identifications, see
MISC 013.
This is one of the known images to which the others are compared.
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CCHS 202:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"), unmarked as to
subject or date.
Photographer: "Poole Art
Co., Nashville, Tenn.".
Subject:
Probably
Joseph Oscar Pierce (1872-1950), son of
Jacob Ahart Pierce (1842-1930) and Elvira Oliver (1845-1929).
The identification was made using the usual
characteristics, e.g., distance between eyes, distance from nose to lips, distance between
lips to chin, fullness of lips, etc. He also has a very long chin in
this one, just like
MISC 003,
hair with the part in the
same place, and a slight bump in the top of his nose.
Date: c.1900; he looks
about the same age as in MISC 003.
Lower Image:
Comparison of all known or suspected images of
Joseph, in approximate order of age left to right.
For discussion of Joseph Oscar Pierce
identifications, see
MISC 009.
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CCHS 203:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"), marked on the
back: "J.W.
Blue Jr. 1894".
Photographer: "Hunt,
Paducah, Ky.".
Subject:
This is one of the few photos that are fully identified by Florence (Pierce)
Yandell or whoever made the album:
John W. Blue Jr.
(b.1861 in Marion, Crittenden Co., KY) was a lawyer in Marion as was his
father, John W. Blue Sr., who has a biography in Perrin's "Kentucky: A
History of the State".
.
Date: 1894
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CCHS 204:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"), unmarked as to
subject or date.
Photographer: W.G. & A.J. Thuss,
Nashville, Tenn.
Subject: This photograph is
clearly the same man is
Image FPY 088.
He is one of the eight sons of
Jacob Ayhart Pierce (1842-1930) and
Elvira (Oliver) Pierce
(1845-1929).
The sons can be distinguished using two images that
unambiguously identify the eight brothers:
Miscellaneous
Image 003 and
Miscellaneous Image 004.
These show that this photo is of
Richard Miles Pierce (1874-1959).
He was a farmer in Livingston Co., KY until his 50's, when he and his family
moved to Detroit, MI. In 1930, He and wife Jessie are listed as
performing janitorial duties in the Union Trust Bldg.
Date: c.1895
Lower Image:
Comparison of all known and suspected images of Richard Miles Pierce, in approximate order of
age. For discussion of Richard Miles Pierce identifications, see
MISC 025.
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CCHS 205:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"), unmarked as to
subject or date, but same man as CCHS 261.
Photographer: W.V. Haggard
Photographer Lebanon Tenn.
Subject:
William Bennett
Yandell (1857-1940), husband of Florence Emeline (Pierce) Yandell
(1861-1938). Since the albums and photographs in this collection are
associated with Florence Yandell, there are a relatively large number of
photographs of her husband. For identification, see lower image.
Date: c.1885.
Lower Image:
Comparison of
images of William Bennett Yandell (1857-1940), husband of Florence Emeline
(Pierce) Yandell (1861-1938) from various sources in this collection of
images.
For discussion of William Bennett Yandell
identifications, see
MISC 006.
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CCHS 206:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"), unmarked as to
subject or date.
Photographer: Unmarked.
Subject:
This image appears to be the complete
photograph from which FPY
064 has been enlarged and printed as a bust. It is a poor print,
as details are washed out of the face, and a pen has been used to darken the
facial hair.
FPY 064 has already been identified: probably
Joseph Oscar Pierce
(1872-1950), son of Jacob Ahart Pierce
(1842-1930) and Elvira Oliver (1845-1929).
Date:
c.1910.
Top Images: CCHS 206: all
(left) and detail (right).
Middle Images: FPY 064: all
(left) and detail (right) - looks like the exact same exposure as CCHS 206,
but enlarged and vignetted.
Lower Image:
Comparison of all known or suspected images of
Joseph, in approximate order of age left to right.
For discussion of Joseph Oscar Pierce
identifications, see
MISC 009.
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CCHS 207:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"), unmarked as to
subject or date.
Photographer: on back: J.M. Livelys
Photographer. Some cartes de visite below are marked: "W.S. Lively,
Photographer, McMinnville, Tenn." Since this cabinet card was taken
some years later than the cartes de visite, it is reasonable to assume that
this J.M. Lively is the successor to W.S. Lively and is still in
McMinnville, Tenn.
Subject:
Unknown.
Date: c. 1890
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CCHS 208:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"), unmarked as to subject or date.
Photographer:
on front: "George H. Newton, Fairfield, Ills." The only
other Newton photograph is CCHS 240, Corinne English, the daughter of
Charles English and Nellie H. Cook, the sister of Levi Edmond Cook, Jr.
He is the uncle of Corinne.
Subject:
Appears to be the same man as in CCHS 228, Levi
Edmond Cook Jr (1863-1947). He was the son of Levi Edmond Cook
(1835-1913) and Pernicia Ann Walker (1836-1893). Pernicia Ann Walker
is a very distant relation to the husband of Florence (Pierce) Yandell);
Florence probably collected and kept these photographs.
Date: c.1890; he is estimated to
be in his late 20's.
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CCHS 209:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"), unmarked as to
subject or date.
Photographer: Douglas,
Evansville, Ind. This is the same exact photo as FYP 059, although it
was printed with much more contrast.
Subject:
This cabinet card is thought to be an image of
James Boyce Pierce (1881-1954), the son of
Jacob Ayhart Pierce (1842-1930) and Elvira Oliver (1845-1929).
Date:
c.1903, about the same time that the two book images were taken.
Lower Image:
The lower image strip is a comparison of all known or suspected images of
James Boyce Pierce. For discussion of James Boyce Pierce
identifications, see
MISC 007.
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CCHS 210:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"), unmarked as to subject or date.
Photographer:
"On the front: "Thomson, Kansas City, MO." CCHS 210 and CCHS 242 have
the same exact card design.
Subject:
Unknown. CCHS 210
and CCHS 242 not only have the same card design, but they
appear to be of the same man.
Date: c.1895.
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CCHS 211:
Carte de Visite (2¼x4"), unmarked as to subject
or date.
Photographer: On back:
"Wybrant, Photographer, Louisville Ky." There are only three Wybrant
cards in the image collection: CCHS 211, which
looks like Joseph Oscar Pierce (1872-1950), but probably is not,
CCHS 251, Richard Miles Pierce (1874-1959), and
CCHS 272, probably John
Stanton Pierce (1869-1944).
Subject:
Probably
Unknown. However, he looks very much
like Joseph Oscar Pierce (1872-1950), the
son of Jacob Ayhart Pierce (1842-1930) and Elvira Oliver (1845-1929), but
not enough to actually be Joseph. Note that he parts his hair on the
other side of his head than all the Joseph Oscar Pierce images (lower
image). There are other differences as well.
It was compared to known and identified images of Joseph Oscar Pierce (and
the other seven sons of Jacob Ayhart Pierce. The photo was
thought not to be one of the eight sons
because of facial characteristics. It would have been a believable
story that this was Joseph, because the only other two Wybrant photos in
this large collection are also of sons of Jacob Ayhart Pierce. One can
easily imagine them dropping into a photography
studio together.
Date: c.1900.
Lower Image:
The lower image strip is a comparison of all known or suspected images of
Joseph Oscar Pierce, in approximate order of age left to right. See
MISC 009 for more discussion.
The comparison of facial characteristics of the images in the image strip suggests that this image (CCHS 211)
is not Joseph Oscar Pierce, whereas the others are.
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CCHS 212:
Carte de Visite (2¼x4").
Photographer:
Back is marked: "Harrison, Photographer, Galesburg IL."
Subject:
On the back is handwritten in pencil:
"Strawberry blonde hair of somewhat scarlet hue. Eyes of Heaven’s own
blue. 5 ft. 10 in. Weight 160 lbs. Age 22 years. McMinnville, Tenn.,
S.F.E., 1885."
William Bennett Yandell
(1857-1940), husband of Florence Emeline (Pierce) Yandell (1861-1938).
Since the albums and photographs in this collection are associated with
Florence Yandell, there are a relatively large number of photographs of her
husband. For identification, see lower image.
Apparently given to Florence upon meeting him. She took notes.
Date: 1885.
Lower Image:
Comparison of
images of William Bennett Yandell (1857-1940), husband of Florence Emeline
(Pierce) Yandell (1861-1938) from various sources in this collection of
images.
For discussion of William Bennett Yandell
identifications, see
MISC 006.
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CCHS 213:
Carte de Visite (2¼x4"), unmarked as to subject or date.
My note from first run through: "same man as in
CCHS 253".
Photographer:
"A.G. Roberts, Henderson, Ky."
Subject:
Unknown.
Date: c.1870-1880.
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CCHS 214:
Carte de Visite (2¼x4"), unmarked as to subject
or date.
Photographer: "Klauber,
Photo. Louisville", printed on the front bottom of the card. There are
three Klauber cards in this collection: CCHS 214 Norval Lee
Pierce (1871-1951), CCHS 227 Cora A. Pierce (1869-1915),
and CCHS 250 Florence Emeline
Pierce (1861-1938). CCHS 214 and CHS 227 are both CDVs, having an
identical light green card; CCHS 250 is a cabinet card having a pink card.
Subject:
Norval Lee Pierce
(1871-1951), identified by comparison to known photos of Norval.
This is the same exact image as in ALBUM 4 PT1 0058,
which is identified in its album as Norval.
Date: He looks about
13, so c.1884.
Lower Image:
Comparison of images known or suspected of being of Norval Lee Pierce
(1871-1951), in order of increasing age from left to right. For
discussion of Norval Lee Pierce identifications, see
MISC 015.
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W.S. Lively, photographer
McMinnville, Tenn.
Cartes de Visite:
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A large number (11) of the photos in this album
are cartes de visite photographed by W.S. Lively, McMinnville, TN.
What do these cards have to do with Crittenden Co., KY?
All of the photos so marked are of teenaged girls or young women. It
is known that Norval Lee Pierce, of the same family as Florence Emeline
Pierce and Cora A. Pierce, was sent to Bethel College (Baptist) in
Russellville, Logan Co., KY. Florence and Cora could not go to Bethel,
since that was a men's college, but it is possible they were sent to a
women's college.
In fact, there was a women's
college in McMinnville, TN at the time, the Cumberland Female College,
which was under the Middle Tennessee Presbyterian Synod. The school
was at its zenith in the mid-1880's, with as many as 150 students and 11
teachers.
These cartes de visite were probably
posed for during the school year and passed around to friends before summer
break, as do high school seniors give away wallet photos today.
A few of the school-type cartes de visite may be Florence or Cora, but the
majority of them are impossible to identify, owing to the school attracting
students from at least two states.
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CCHS 215:
Carte de Visite (2¼x4"), unmarked as to subject
or date.
Photographer: "W.S. Lively
Photographer McMinnville Tenn."
Subject:
Unknown.
Date: c. 1885.
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CCHS 216:
Carte de Visite (2¼x4"), unmarked as to subject
or date.
Photographer: Printed on back:
"W.S. Lively, Photographer, McMinnville Tenn."
Subject:
Probably Florence Emeline Pierce
(1861-1938), daughter of James Perry Pierce (1841-1916) and Emeline F.
Rolston (1840-1895), and wife of William Bennett Yandell (1857-1940).
Date: She appears to be
about 16-18 years old, so c.1877-1879.
Lower Image:
The tentative
identification comes from a comparison of all known or suspected images of
Florence, in approximate order of age, which is shown in the lower image.
For discussion of Florence E Pierce and Florence (Pierce) Yandell
identifications, see
MISC 008.
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CCHS 217:
Carte de Visite (2¼x4"), unmarked as to subject
or date.
Photographer: Printed on back:
"W.S. Lively, Photographer, McMinnville Tenn."
Subject:
Left Figure:
Probably
Florence Emeline Pierce (1861-1938), daughter of James Perry Pierce
(1841-1916) and Emeline F. Rolston (1840-1895), and wife of William Bennett
Yandell (1857-1940).
Right Figure: Unknown.
Date: She appears to be
about 16-18 years old, so c.1877-1879.
Lower Image:
The tentative
identification comes from a comparison of all known or suspected images of
Florence, in approximate order of age, which is shown in the lower image.
For discussion of Florence E. Pierce and Florence (Pierce) Yandell
identifications, see
MISC 008.
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CCHS 218:
Carte de Visite (2¼x4"), unmarked as to subject
or date.
Photographer: "W.S. Lively
Photographer McMinnville."
Subject:
Unknown.
Date: c. 1885.
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CCHS 219: Carte
de Visite (2¼x4"), unmarked as to subject or date.
Photographer:
"W.S. Lively Photographer McMinnville."
Subject:
Unknown.
Date: c. 1885.
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CCHS 220:
Carte de Visite (2¼x4"), unmarked as to subject
or date.
Photographer: "W.S. Lively
Photographer McMinnville."
Subject:
Unknown.
Date: c. 1885.
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CCHS 221:
Carte de Visite (2¼x4"), unmarked as to subject
or date.
Photographer: "W.S. Lively
Photographer McMinnville."
Subject:
Unknown.
Date: c. 1885.
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CCHS 222:
Carte de Visite (2¼x4"), unmarked as to subject
or date.
Photographer: "W.S. Lively
Photographer McMinnville."
Subject:
Unknown.
Date: c. 1885.
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CCHS 223:
Carte de Visite (2¼x4"), unmarked as to subject
or date.
Photographer: Unmarked.
Subject:
Joseph Oscar Pierce (1872-1950), son of
Jacob Ahart Pierce (1842-1930) and Elvira Oliver (1845-1929).
The identification was made using the usual
characteristics, e.g., distance between eyes, distance from nose to lips, distance between
lips to chin, fullness of lips, etc. He also has a very peculiarly shape
ear, the same wavy hair in the same style with the part in the
same place, and a bump in the top of his nose.
Date: c.1895.
Lower Image:
Comparison of all known or suspected images of Joseph, in
approximate order of age left to right.
For discussion of Joseph Oscar Pierce
identifications, see
MISC 009.
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CCHS 224:
Carte de Visite (2¼x4"), marked in cursive
on the back: "Florence Yandell Marion Kentucky Wife of Mr. Will Barton
Yandell". Not dated.
Photographer:
Unmarked.
Subject:
Florence Emeline Pierce (1861-1938),
daughter of James Perry Pierce (1841-1916) and Emeline F. Rolston
(1840-1895), and wife of William Bennett Yandell (1857-1940). The
person who wrote the identification on the back had his middle name wrong.
Date: She appears to be
about 20 years old, so c.1881.
Lower Image:
Since this CDV was identified by the inscription on the back, which was
probably done at about the same time the photo was taken, it was used in the
image strip shown here to identify suspected images of Florence. For
discussion of Florence E. Pierce and Florence (Pierce) Yandell
identifications, see
MISC 008.
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CCHS 225:
Carte de Visite (2¼x4"), inscribed on the
back: "Florence Pierce Yandell". Not dated.
Photographer: Unmarked.
But she is leaning on the
same photographic prop as the woman in the next photo, CCHS 226; even though
this photo is not marked as such, it must be W.S. Lively, McMinnville, TN.
Subject:
Florence Emeline Pierce (1861-1938),
daughter of James Perry Pierce (1841-1916) and Emeline F. Rolston
(1840-1895), and wife of William Bennett Yandell (1857-1940).
Date: She appears to be
about 20 years old, so c.1881.
Lower Image:
Since this CDV was identified by the inscription on the back, which was
probably done at about the same time the photo was taken, it was used in the
image strip shown here to identify suspected images of Florence. For
discussion of Florence E. Pierce and Florence (Pierce) Yandell
identifications, see
MISC 008.
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CCHS 226:
Carte de Visite (2¼x4"), unmarked as to subject
or date.
Photographer: "W.S. Lively
Photographer McMinnville."
Subject:
Unknown.
Date: c. 1885.
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CCHS 227:
Carte de Visite (2¼x4"), unmarked as to subject or date.
Photographer:
"Klauber, Photo. Louisville", printed on the front bottom of the card.
There are three Klauber cards in this collection: CCHS 214
Norval Lee Pierce (1871-1951), CCHS 227 Cora A. Pierce
(1869-1915), and CCHS 250
Florence Emeline Pierce (1861-1938). CCHS 214 and CHS 227 are both
CDVs, having an identical light green card; CCHS 250 is a cabinet card
having a pink card.
Subject:
Cora A. Pierce
(1869-1915), daughter of James Perry
Pierce (1841-1916) and Emeline F. (Rolston) Pierce (1840-1895), and eventual
wife of George M. Crider (1861-1917), identified by comparison with known photographs of Cora
(see
MISC 011 for discussion).
This photo was not
recognized as Cora at first, because her lips appear thicker and her hair is
not usually so straight.
It was only after
noticing that this was one of only three photos in the collection to have
been taken by the photographer Klauber in Louisville. The other three
are photos of the James Perry Pierce family - Norval Pierce (CCHS
214) and probably Florence Pierce (CCHS
250 and FPY 092) - both siblings of Cora. This, in fact, was the reason that
Cora was considered as the identity of CCHS 227. It is likely that all
three (or others if more Klauber photos have been lost) had photos taken on
the same trip to Louisville. If this is indeed Cora, it makes the more
sense, since the ages of the three that are apparent in the photos are
exactly their relative ages, i.e., Florence the oldest, then Cora, then
Norval.
Once CCHS 227 is compared to the other
younger photos (the ones without glasses), the likeness is apparent.
Note that Cora has straight hair as a child or young teenager, then curly
hair, back to straight in FPY 218, then a very slight wave. Her
natural hair was undoubtedly straight, as are pretty much all the Pierces
(see discussion for her sister, Florence E. Pierce,
MISC 008).
Date: She looks about
16, so c.1884.
Lower Image Strip:
Comparison of images known or suspected of being of Cora
A. Pierce (1869-1915), in order of increasing age from left to right.
For discussion of Cora A. Pierce and Cora (Pierce) Crider identifications, see
MISC 011.
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CCHS 228:
Carte de Visite (2¼x4"), "2-25-85 Louis"
written on back.
Photographer: R.W. Young
Photographer Mattoon, Illinois" on the back.
Subject:
Appears to be the same man as in CCHS 208, Levi
Edmond Cook Jr (1863-1947). The "Louis" on the back could
really be "Levi" or some variation or nickname thereof. He was the son of Levi Edmond Cook
(1835-1913) and Pernicia Ann Walker (1836-1893). Pernicia Ann Walker
is a very distant relation to the husband of Florence (Pierce) Yandell);
Florence probably collected and kept these photographs.
Date: 1885 from inscription; and he looks
to be in his early 20's.
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CCHS 229:
Carte de Visite (2¼x4"), unmarked as to subject
or date.
Photographer: unmarked.
Subject:
Cora A. Pierce (1869-1915),
daughter of James Perry Pierce (1841-1916) and Emeline F. (Rolston) Pierce
(1840-1895), and eventual wife of George M. Crider (1861-1917), identified by
comparison with known photographs of Cora (see the image strip below and
MISC
011 for discussion).
This photo was
immediately noted to be very much like the girl in CCHS 227.
Once CCHS 227 was identified as probably Cora A. Pierce, this one was also
added to the image strip and compared.
Date: If anything, she looks
slightly younger than in CCHS 227, so c.1883.
Lower Image:
Comparison of images
known or suspected of being of Cora A. Pierce (1869-1915), in order of
increasing age from left to right. For discussion of Cora A. Pierce
and Cora (Pierce) Crider identifications, see
MISC
011.
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CCHS 231:
Carte de Visite (2¼x4"), unmarked as to subject
or date.
Photographer: On the back:
"Lane's Art Gallery Photographer Chattanooga, Tennessee".
Subject:
Unknown.
Date: c.1885.
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CCHS 232:
Small Carte de Visite (1¾x3¼"), marked on
the back: "Msh Nammis tst (bst) -mstun" (original guess - it
really meant to read: "Miss Fannie Bell Nunn").
Photographer: Thuss,
Nashville, Tenn.
Subject:
Fannie Belle Nunn
(1868-1960), future wife of Levi Edmond Cook (CCHS 233).
This carte de visite is opposite a page which contains a cabinet card of
Levi Edward Cook.
The inscription on its back
is anything but clear, looking kind of like "Msh Nammis tst (or bst) -mstun".
Taking its possible connection to Levi Cook
into account, the inscription could very well have read "Miss Fannie Bell
Nunn", and, sure enough, she looks like she could be the same woman in a
photograph of a much older Fannie and Levi on Find-a-Grave.
Date: c. 1888; she
looks about 20 years old.
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CCHS 233:
Cabinet Card (4x8¼"), marked in album or on
back: "Levi Edward Cook".
Photographer: unmarked.
Subject:
Levi Edward Cook
Jr. (1863-1947) , son of Levi Edmond/Edward Cook (1835-1913) and
Pernicia Ann Walker (1836-1893), was a farmer in Crittenden Co., KY, and was a distant relation
(through at least two marriages) to Florence (Pierce) Yandell. He
married Fannie Belle Nunn (1868-1960), a woman thought to be pictured in
Image CCHS 232.
Date: c.1885; he looks
to be in his early 20's.
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CCHS 234:
Cabinet Card (4x8¼"), unmarked as to subject or
date.
Photographer: On the back: "Kunnecke and Redding
Photographer Henderson, Ky. Henderson is now in the metropolitan area
of Evansville, Ind., and is directly across the Ohio River from Evansville.
Subject:
Unknown.
Images CCHS 234 and
FPY 089 appear to be of the same
man, having a large chin, a certain set to his mouth, and an unusual ear
shape.
Card CCHS 234 is from a photographer
based in Henderson, KY. Card FPY 089 is from a photographer in
Clarksville, TN. Clarksville is 103 miles about due south of
Henderson, just over the TN border. Henderson is just across the river
from Evansville, Indiana, when many Crittenden Co. dwellers went for photos.
Date: c. 1890.
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CCHS 235:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"), unmarked as to subject or date.
Photographer:
Douglas, Evansville, Ind., Enamel.
Subject:
Unmarked, but this is an original portrait, from which the copy ALBUM 4 PT1
0056 could have been made. From the album caption (written by his
daughter-in-law Margaret (Bond) Pierce), we know that he is
James Perry Pierce (1841-1916).
He is the father of Florence (Pierce) Yandell
(1861-1938), the owner-collector of the the collection of photographs.
Date: c.1895.
He appears to be in his 50's.
Lower Image:
Comparison of images known or suspected of being of James Perry Pierce
(1841-1916), in order of increasing age from left to right. For
discussion of James Perry Pierce identifications, see
MISC 012.
This is one of the known images to
which the others are compared.
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CCHS 236:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"), unmarked as to
subject or date.
Photographer: unmarked.
Subject:
Unknown - probably some prosperous
businessman of Marion, Ky.
For a wild guess, he could be John Augustus Yandell (1822-1909). This
photo resembles photos of his son, William Bennett Yandell (1857-1940) (see
MISC 006 for some William Bennett Yandell images), who is too young to
look like this in 1885, but is the husband of Florence (Pierce) Yandell, who
was the collector of these photos and albums. So she very well could
have had a photo of her father-in-law.
Date: c.1885, if the
same as most of the photos in this album
(In 1885, Augustus Yandell would be about 63, consistent with the apparent
age of the person in the photo).
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CCHS 237:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"), unmarked as to
subject or date.
Photographer: "Douglas,
Evansville, Ind.
Subject:
Probably Jacob Marion Pierce (1878-1968),
son of Jacob Ahart Pierce (1842-1930) and Elvira (Oliver) Pierce
(1845-1929). He is the nephew of Florence Emeline (Pierce) Yandell,
the person who may have made this album. The identification is based on the age of this person in c.1885,
when most of these photos are from, his mouth, jawline, and mainly the shape
of ears.
Date: c.1885
Lower Image:
Comparison of all known or suspected images of
Jacob Marion Pierce, in approximate order of age left to right.
For discussion of Jacob Marion Pierce
identifications, see
MISC 024.
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CCHS 238:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"), unmarked as to
subject or date.
Photographer: Unknown
Subject:
Emeline (Rolston) Pierce (1840-1895), wife of James Perry Pierce
(1841-1916), identified by comparison to known images of her.
Emeline is the mother of Florence (Pierce) Yandell
(1861-1938), the owner/collector of the the collection of photographs.
I had made a note during the first time through the photos: "same woman as
in CCHS 267". CCHS 267
is identified as Emeline
(Rolston) Pierce (1840-1895), wife of
James Perry Pierce
(1841-1916).
Date:
It appears to have been taken at about the
same time as CCHS 267, i.e., c.1880, when she was about 40 years
old.
Lower Image:
Comparison of images known or suspected of being of Emeline F. (Rolston)
Pierce (1840-1895), in order of increasing age from left to right. For
discussion of Emeline F. Rolston and Emeline (Rolston) Pierce
identifications, see
MISC 013.
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CCHS 239:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"), unmarked as to
subject or date.
Photographer: unmarked.
Subject:
Unknown.
Date: probably c.1885,
as most of the images in this album.
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CCHS 240:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½").
Photographer:
Geo. H. Newton, Fairfield, Ills.
Subject:
Mary Corinne English (1885-?),
daughter of Charles C. English (1862-1936) and Nellie Hickman Cook
(1862-1910). FPY 097
is a cabinet card of her father.
Date: c.1888; she appears to
be ~3 years old.
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CCHS 241:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"). For
identification and date, see below.
Photographer: unmarked.
Subject:
William Bennett Yandell (1857-1940), the
son of John Augustus Yandell (1822-1908) and Margaret E. Crouch (1830-1863).
identification from comparison to identified photographs.
This photograph was identified by an unknown person who viewed the album
(and wrote in it) as "Thomas J. Yandell Oct 1886". But this is a copy
of the same photo as in FPY
010., which has been identified as William Bennett Yandell by comparison
to known photos. T.J. Yandell does not even share a father with W.B.
Yandell, so it is likely that this is William Bennett.
Date: Oct 1886 is
consistent with his appearance.
Lower Image:
Comparison of
images of William Bennett Yandell (1857-1940), husband of Florence Emeline
(Pierce) Yandell (1861-1938) from various sources in this collection of
images.
For discussion of William Bennett Yandell
identifications, see
MISC 006.
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CCHS 242:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"), unmarked as to
subject or date.
Photographer: The front
bottom is printed:
"Thomson, Kansas City, MO." CCHS 210 and
CCHS 242 have the same exact
card design.
Subject:
Unknown. CCHS 210
and CCHS 242 not only have the same card design, but they
appear to be of the same man.
Date: c.1890.
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CCHS 243:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"); inscribed on
the back: "Pontol"; unmarked as to date.
Photographer: unmarked.
Subject:
"Pontol" doesn't appear to
be a word or name.
William Bennett Yandell (1857-1940), the
son of John Augustus Yandell (1822-1908) and Margaret E. Crouch (1830-1863).
identification from comparison to identified photographs.
This photograph was identified by comparison to the known and suspected
images of William Bennett Yandell. See the lower image.
Date: c.1890.
Lower Image:
Comparison of
images of William Bennett Yandell (1857-1940), husband of Florence Emeline
(Pierce) Yandell (1861-1938) from various sources in this collection of
images.
For discussion of William Bennett Yandell
identifications, see
MISC 006.
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CCHS 244:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"); inscribed on
the back: "1885 (ink) 10156 (pencil)", unmarked as to
subject.
Photographer: Printed on
the front bottom: "Genelli, 923 Olive Street, St. Louis, Mo."
Images FPY 094 (Lucy Ruth Farris (1885-1975), CCHS 244 (unknown officer of
The Blackford Bank) and CCHS 266 (Darius B. Carnahan (1845-1917, president
of The Bradford Bank) all have the same photographer and card design.
Subject:
Unknown.; a man about 30 years old, i.e.,
born c.1855. This is possibly the same man as No. 2 in image C 006 of
the officers of The Blackford Bank, Blackford, Webster Co., KY. The
photographer, Genelli of St. Louis, also photographed
Date: 1885, if the
inscription is a date.
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CCHS 245:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"), unmarked as to
subject or date.
Photographer: "Lou R.
Walken, photographer, Marlon, Ky." This is the same image by the same
photographer as FPY 027.
Subject:
Ira Tilden Pierce (1874-1924), the son of
James Perry Pierce (1841-1916)(this album No. 235) and
Eveline F. (Rolston) Pierce (1840-1895)(this album No. 201). .
Date: c.1886; he
appears to be about 12 years old.
Lower Image:
Comparison of images known or suspected to be of
Ira Tilden Pierce (1876-1924), son of
James Perry Pierce (1841-1916) and Emeline F. (Rolston) Pierce (1840-1895),
and husband of (Jane Thompson) Pierce (1889-abt.1930), in approximate order
of increasing age from left to right. For discussion of Ira Tilden
Pierce identifications, see
MISC 016.
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CCHS 246:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"); inscribed in
pencil on the front bottom: "Evelyn Pierce and Mr. Taylor"; unmarked as to
date.
Photographer: Printed on
the back: "W.W. Lively Photographer McMinnville, Tenn."
Subject:
Evelyn Pierce and Mr. Taylor; a young
woman about 20 years old and a man who appears to be in his late 20's or
early 30's.
This is a photograph at
the CCHS which was thought by staff to be similar to those in the album and
so was placed loose in it, but was not originally mounted in the album
itself.
McMinnville was the site of
Cumberland Female College, a women's college, in 1885, so it is likely that
Evelyn Pierce was a student. Mr. Taylor may have been on the faculty.
It is possible that this is the Evelyn Pierce
(11 NOV 1861 - 7 MAR 1940) who was the daughter of Rice Bolton Pierce (1836,
NC - 1897 MO) and Martha Blunt (1835-1923). In 1880, this family lived
in Paducah, McCracken Co., Ky., and may very well have sent their daughter
to Cumberland College in the fiddle 1880's. Evelyn was born in the
same year as Florence Emeline Pierce, the possible compiler of this album,
so they could very well have been in the same class, and certainly knew each
other, having the same last name, even though they were not related.
Date: c.1885.
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CCHS 247:
Cabinet card (4¼x6½"), unmarked as to
subject or date.
Photographer: Printed on
front bottom: "Hinkelmann & Dietz, Paducah, Ky.".
Subject:
John T. Franks (1860-1926).,
son of John Marshall Franks (1822-1883) and Nancy Tate Moore (1828-1886), in
approximate order of increasing age from left to right. He married
Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Loving (1869-1944).
His identity was confirmed by his photo and name in an ad for his campaign
for sheriff in the Crittenden Press. See
MISC
039.
Date: c.1890; he looks
about 30 years old.
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CCHS 248:
Carte de Visite (~2½x4¼"), unmarked as to
subject or date.
Photographer: Printed on
back: "Tensfeld and Kuhn Photographers St. Louis, Mo."
Subject:
Unknown., a girl about 10-12 years old.
Date: c.1885, if the
same vintage as most of the photos in this album. She would be born
about 1873-1875.
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