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Vintage Family Photographs - Gordons, c1911 (2) [187222]

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Vintage Family Photographs - Gordons, c1911 (2) [187222]
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A pair of vintage photographs of more than 50 members of the Gordon family who, according to Ancestry.com, lived in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Photos were taken in 1911, according to handwritten accounts on verso, which include each person's name, and dates and causes of death. The first photo is of Elias Ellsworth Gordon (carpenter, farmer) and his wife? Lestia Ellen (ailing) Gordon, and their seven children. Names of each on reverse. It has a light brown cardboard backing with black lines along borders. The second photo is of the entire family, 50+ people including children, infants & a dog, in front of a large house (family home?). It has a black cardboard backing. Names, years died, ages at death and causes of deaths on some penned on reverse. Years of death are from 1910 to 1974, with causes of death from drowning, poison, "fell from EE Gordon House," truck accident, many from cancer, etc. According to Ancestry, Elias E. Gordon was born "about 1863" in Pennsylvania to parents, James S. and Annie Gordon. Photographs are 10" x 8", on cardboard backings 14" x 12". Age-related wear on backings, photos in good condition.
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Date: 1911
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