Old Photographs from Onondaga County, NY

 I recently received a box of old photos, even some tintypes, of ancestors, mostly related to the Wands and Sherwood families of Onondaga County, New York.  Also, there are pictures of family friends.  I have tried to post as many as possible on the Find a Grave website, but am not always able to find matches.  Here I am posting those in the friends category and hope they might be discovered by others.

Ella Yates Holmes - "A Collamer Girl"

 

Ruth Darling Johnson Tiemann - born in MI lived in Hastings on Hudson, NY during the 1950's also had a summer home in Lake Luzerne, NY, shown below.  Her husband was artist Roland Tiemann with whom she wrote children's books.

 

 

Edward Jarvis (Reverend?)

Mrs E. Jarvis

Mr. Frank Murray

 

Mrs. Frank Murray

 

Mrs. E.M. Lyon

George Gay

 

Emma Padbury

 

Gertrude Ross Hahn Furbeck

 

 

Nettie Furbeck 

 

 

 a tintype of Dolly Alice Day Newell 1851-1937

 

a tintype of Celinda Day Kittell 1847-1927

Jennie Curtiss

 

Seward Rose (Ross?)

Nellie Stewart Blessing

4 Ladies (Sisters?)

Margaret Blodget

Unknown woman - photo taken in Binghamton, NY

Vintage Postcards 1908-1914

 

Back before telephones were common, my family communicated by postcard.  Much as we would send a text today, postcards were used to send a short note letting the family know that one had arrived safely or was planning to come for a visit the following weekend.  

My grandmother, Lavinia Wands, was living with her parents Olive and Harrison Wands in East Syracuse, NY.  Her older sister Katherine Wands Pierce lived in Tully, NY with her husband Than and her daughters, Olive, Frances and Lois.

The postcards flew fast and furiously.  Many displayed images of local scenes and buildings in Syracuse and surrounding area.  The collection below was placed in an album by one of my highly organized ancestors.  Below is just a sampling:

 

 

Peoplescape - New Orleans Style

 

Marilyn Pegler was probably Janice's biggest fan.  She had a whole collection of Peoplescapes, and when Mother's Day approached her husband commissioned one especially for her.  They loved the French Quarter, and even had an architect design their home with a Big Easy esthetic.  Their home featured white wrought iron railings like the ones in the painting.  

Zoom in to see the details.  

I am sure my mother had a story in mind to make this more than just a pretty picture.  Her daughter says that the woman in the painting bore no resemblance to Marilyn.