2019/07/31

Identify People from Album

From Erin Bohannon: I acquired an old family album from an auction in Oregon, and many of the photos list an Odebolt photographer.  I was wondering if you might be able to identify any of the photos? Almost all the photos came from Odebolt, with a few others coming from other parts of Iowa.

I belong to several Facebook groups that acquire old photos and try to get them back to family.  This is something we do for free.  This old album has 25 photos.  A treasure trove of family history! Any help at all you can give me would be greatly appreciated.I would really love to get the album back to family. If you use the email just below, they will put you in contact with me.
Thanks for any help you can give!

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If you have information on the identities of some of these people, please contact us at our email address, referring to the Photo #:  
Click on an image and a slide show will come up. If you want to see an enlargement, RIGHT click on the image in the slideshow, and select "View image". The single image will come up. Then click on the image and it should enlarge. (This is for PCs - I don't know how Macs work).
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This is the front and back of the album




PHOTO 1 - Taken at Fry Studio - Odebolt

PHOTO 2 - Taken a Fry Studio - Odebolt

 PHOTO 3  - Taken at Fry Studio - Odebolt. This "may" be the same couple as in PHOTO 2.

PHOTO 4 - Taken at Fry Studio - Odebolt

PHOTO 5 - Taken at Fry Studio - Odebolt

PHOTO 6 - Taken at Fry Studio - Odebolt
Photo number 6 could be a young John Reynolds, who would have been about 39 when Frey bought the studio.
A known photo of John Reynolds is here:
http://sites.rootsweb.com/~iaohms/reynoldsja.html
 
 

PHOTO 7 - Taken at Fry Studio - Odebolt

PHOTO 8 - Taken at Fry Studio - Odebolt. This "may" be the same man as in PHOTO 7.

PHOTO 9 - Taken at Fry Studio - Odebolt. The seated couple are the same as PHOTO 8.


PHOTO 10 - Taken at Fry Studio - Odebolt


PHOTO 11 - Taken at Fry Studio - Odebolt

PHOTO 12 - Photographer is J L Umphrey, Odebolt, Iowa

PHOTO 13 -  Photographer is J L Umphrey, Odebolt, Iowa
Appears to be a match to PHOTO 12.

PHOTO 14 -  Photographer L. F. Wil....something, Spirit Lake, Iowa

PHOTO 15  


PHOTO 16 - Photographer Adams, Sac City, IA

 PHOTO 17 - Photographer McLagan, Early, IA

 PHOTO 18 - Photographer Phelps, Muscatine, IA
This appears to be an older photo than most of them.

 PHOTO 19 - The Hoff Studios, Carroll, IA

 PHOTO 20 - Photographer Gunderson, Winona, MN


 PHOTO 21 - Unknown photographer. Appears to be and older photo than the others.



PHOTO 22 - Photographer Skewis Photo Studio, Windom, Minnesota


PHOTO 23- Hawkins Bros. Photo/Studio




3 comments:

  1. Photo 12 photographer is J L Umphrey, Odebolt, Iowa

    Photo 13 photographer is J L Umphrey, Odebolt, Iowa

    Photo 14 photographer L. F. Wil....something, Spirit Lake, Iowa

    Photo 22 photographer Skewis Photo Studio Windom, Minnesota

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  2. What wonderful;l photos! Isn't it a shame that either the family ended or the rest of the family never cared to save these. They are such historical gems and the album is a truly unique and wonderful piece in it'sown right !

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  3. Photo number 6 could be a young John Reynolds, who would have been about 39 when Frey bought the studio. A known photo of John Reynolds is here:
    http://sites.rootsweb.com/~iaohms/reynoldsja.html

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