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Eleven Ladies in the Parlor

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of holding hands.

A photo of eleven women -- six standing, one seated on a chair, two kneeling, and two holding hands as they sit on the floor -- taken in front of a window in the parlor. Notice the distinctive wallpaper and the pump organ on the left.

There's a partial list of the women's names written on the other side (see below), but there aren't any clues about the location or reason for their get-together.

This is a real photo postcard, and the type of Azo stamp box (with four corner triangles pointing up) printed on the back suggests a possible date that may be as early as 1904 to 1918.

Written on the other side:

Top row left to right

1 Ethel May
2 Maud Ressler
3 Mered Diets
4 [no name]
5 [no name]
6 Gertrude Harrington

Setting down

1 Fern Rinker
2 [no name]
3 Mrs. Cora Pommert
4 Wave Pace [possibly Wave Bernadine Pace Sanderson]
5 Irene Rinker
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5 comments

raingirl said:

they are so fascinating! and one can't help but wonder who has drawn their attention to the side.

very cool.
17 months ago

Deborah Lundbech said:

Here's Cora. Looks like she died shortly after this.
www.findagrave.com/memorial/120320480/cora-estella-pommert
(Assuming Wave is who's shown, as she was born in 1898.)
17 months ago

Deborah Lundbech said:

This group of women have a look reminiscent of a (party game) seance, to me.
It's an intriguing photo!
17 months ago

RicksPics said:

Another interesting photo, Alan. My first impression was that poor Gertrude had just experienced an embarrassing growling stomach but I much prefer Deborah's parlor game theory.
17 months ago

Alan Mays said:

Thanks, everyone! It's always amazing to me how it's possible to identify people (at least tentatively if not definitively) in photos that are 100 years old. Thanks, Deborah, for the lead on Cora!
16 months ago