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Weekly Photo Challenge: Treasure

19 Wednesday Feb 2014

Posted by Jessica Y in Off Topic, Weekly Photo Challenge

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Anderson, Couser, family, Fyfe, photography, post a day, Weekly Photo Challenge

Edith Mary Manly - born 12-14-1866 - Australia (18 yrs old)

My great, great-grandmother Walton, 1884.

This is a photograph of my great, great-grandmother when she was 18 years old. It was taken in 1884, one hundred and thirty years ago. So, I obviously can’t claim credit for it. I am just its keeper. My daughter’s name comes from this woman who I only know from this photograph.

I have a book full of these sorts of sepia toned, and then black and white, photos of my family. My grandmother, my mom’s mother, left them to me. Continue reading →

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