tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post85537040127578265..comments2024-01-30T09:51:10.118-05:00Comments on From Maine to Kentucky: Favorite Photo of Percy and Marguerite ~ 52 Ancestors #2Elizabeth Handlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-66178199494742414242018-01-15T15:00:11.130-05:002018-01-15T15:00:11.130-05:00Kim, it's very possible that this was a prop a...Kim, it's very possible that this was a prop at the photo studio. Thanks for reading and commenting.Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-9699804980240125372018-01-15T14:07:28.970-05:002018-01-15T14:07:28.970-05:00I love the hat as well. I wonder if she owned it o...I love the hat as well. I wonder if she owned it or if it was a prop at the photo studio? Did they even have props back then? Now I want to know more about photo studios in the early 1900s!Kim Woltermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069733924455552857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-37250856967659284112018-01-11T14:59:38.615-05:002018-01-11T14:59:38.615-05:00Dana, the hat just fascinates me! And browsing thr...Dana, the hat just fascinates me! And browsing through city directories can be so informative. Thanks for reading and commenting.Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-23206333610109387382018-01-11T14:58:44.435-05:002018-01-11T14:58:44.435-05:00Marian, the story is that their oldest daughter wa...Marian, the story is that their oldest daughter was sickly and they hoped the California air would help (and Percy was able to get a job there). However, they returned to Pittsburgh and their daughter died in November 1913.<br />Thanks for the comment.Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-7526035476437249462018-01-11T12:23:05.515-05:002018-01-11T12:23:05.515-05:00I love the photo and especially love the hat! And,...I love the photo and especially love the hat! And, you did a great piece of detective work narrowing down the date of the photo. :)Dana Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439150784694530343.post-7277603754909002042018-01-11T08:46:36.442-05:002018-01-11T08:46:36.442-05:00A very handsome couple. I also like the way you na...A very handsome couple. I also like the way you narrowed down the time frame for when this photo was taken. I have to say--visiting Atlantic City and then going to live in California makes them quite a busy couple indeed. Did his work take them out west?Marian B. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.com