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Halloween Party Invitation, Lancaster, Pa., October 31, 1912

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 03:10:50 +0000

Eight years after Alice Graybill and her sisters held their Halloween party at 718 North Plum Street in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the 1920 United States Federal Census recorded that the Graybills still lived at the same address. Alice was 31 years old in 1920, and she worked as a weaver in a silk mill. The census listed Alice as the owner of the home and the head of the household.

There were six family members living at the house on Plum Street that year:

-- Alice W. Graybill, 31, single, head of the house, weaver, silk mill
-- Susan W. Graybill, 29, sister, weaver, silk mill
-- Ada W. Graybill, 27, sister, cleaner, silk mill
-- Weidler Graybill, 25, brother, machinist, machine shop
-- Marie Graybill, 15, sister, winder, silk mill
-- Grace Graybill, 12, sister, no occupation listed

So at the time of their Halloween party in 1912, Alice and her sisters would have been about 23, 21, 19, 7, and 4 years old (perhaps they allowed brother Weidler at age 17 to attend, too).

Alice eventurally married, and as Alice Graybill Harrington (1888-1969) she lived to the age of 80.

For some other early twentieth-century Halloween invitations, see:

-- Witches Watch Halloween Party Invitation, October 31, 1914
-- A Halloween Masquerade Invitation! October 23, 1920
-- Greetings for Halloween—Invitation for Revelry on Mystic Halloween, 1923

Yourself and friend are cordially invited to attend
A Hallowe'en Party

to be given at the home of
Alice Graybill and sisters

On Thursday evening, October the thirty-first
nineteen hundred and twelve

No. 718 North Plum Street, Lancaster, Pa.

R.S.V.P.

The Baker Triplets, Dillsburg, Pa., 1898

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 22:10:16 +0000

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"J. E. Taylor, 16 S. 2nd St., Dillsburg, Pa."

Handwritten notes on the back of this photo: "4 month old" (earlier note, in pencil). "The Baker Triplets, 'I think'" (later note, in pen).

As far as I have been able to determine, this cabinet card photo shows Rebecca, Sarah, and Adalene Baker, who were born on February 5, 1898, and lived in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania.

A brief article that appeared in the Reading Eagle on February 10, 1933, p. 19, identified the sisters only by their married names (I added their first names in brackets):

Berks Woman One of Triplet Sisters

York, Feb. 10 (Special).--Mrs. Walter Cassel [Rebecca], of Fleetwood, Berks County, is one of three triplet sisters, who observed their 35th birthday anniversary at the home of their mother, Mrs. Emma Baker, this county. The others of the triplets are Mrs. Clarence Spahr [Sarah], of this city, and Mrs. Ira Kimmel [Adalene], of Dillsburg. The three sisters were feted at a dinner and family gathering on the occasion of their birthday anniversaries.

Lady Liberty and Her Family in a Decorated Parade Car (Cropped)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 25 May 2014 20:27:21 +0000

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See also the full version of this real photo postcard:

Lady Liberty and Her Family in a Decorated Parade Car

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 25 May 2014 20:27:23 +0000

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A parades photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park.

In this undated real photo postcard, a girl playing the part of Lady Liberty stands in a decorated car and holds her torch high as she poses for the photographer. A man and a woman (Lady Liberty's parents?) in the front seat of the car and three girls (her sisters?) in the back seat are also dressed in patriotic garb and seem to be awaiting the start of a parade (note the second vehicle behind this car). The word "Liberty" appears on the windshield of the car and on Lady Liberty's cap.

If you look closely (mouse over the image above to see an enlarged view of the occupants of the car), you'll notice that no one seems to be too enthusiastic about their participation in the parade--Lady Liberty is frowning, her mother is givng the photographer an icy look, the kids in the back don't seem happy, and dad is hiding his face. I certainly hope their moods changed once the parade began!

Kids Watching a Motorola Television, 1968

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 18:32:41 +0000

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A Kodachrome slide dated December 1968.

Although there doesn't seem to be anything playing on the television, I doubt that the kids would be that transfixed by a blank TV screen.

Frances and Ned at Leura Falls, New South Wales, Australia, March 15, 1914

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 20:37:27 +0000

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The handwritten message (see below) on the verso of this real photo postcard takes up the entire space on the back, and there is no address or stamp.

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Marian, 15th March 1914

Dear Brother,

A few lines to let you know that we arrived home again after a splendid holiday. This photo is my son and daughter (Frances and Ned) taken at the foot of Leura falls, Blue Mountains, 60 odd miles west of Sydney. It is not a very good photo as it was a very rough place and we had to climb down steps for about 2000 feet below the surface. The climate there is like our old home in Ireland--they have snow falls very often--but it seems too cold for me to live there. It seemed nothing to see people with overcoats on morning and evenings. I now conclude by sending best respects from all to yourself, wife, and family.

From your loving sister,

Nora

Write soon.

Twin Accordion Sisters

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 19:44:51 +0000

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We Wish You a Merry Christmas and a Happy Skating New Year

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 22:02:06 +0000

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"Sunset Park. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy Skating New Year."

This photographic greeting card shows sisters Beatrice, Henrietta, and Victory Baumgart (I'm not sure who's who in the photo). The Baumgart sisters operated the Sunset Park Rink in Williamsport, Pa., for a number of years in the 1930s.

For a related item, see Halloween Party, Sunset Park Rink, Williamsport, Pa., 1939 (1 of 4).

Lilly and Mazie Reading a Magazine, 1912

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 20:57:09 +0000

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Posted as a "reading" photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park group, this real photo postcard shows two Iowa sisters, Lilly and Mazie Hitzemann, who are reading--or maybe just looking at--a magazine. The girls are dressed nicely for the photo session, and Lilly, left, is wearing a necklace while Mazie, right, sports a bow in her hair.

Both girls are staring intently at the magazine they're holding. From what I could make out after enlarging the image, the front cover of the magazine displays a young child's head, and a full-page advertisement for "1847 Rogers Bros." silverware appears on the back cover (1847 is part of the brand name and doesn't indicate when the magazine or ad was published).

Visible under enlargement on the front cover of the magazine is a date that includes the year "1912," and the title of the magazine looks like it ends in "-n-ator" (I couldn't determine the letter between n and a). One possibility is that this was an issue of The Delineator, a popular women's magazine published by the Butterick Publishing Company of sewing patterns fame. The covers of Delineator issues from this time, however, typically featured illustrations of fashionably dressed women rather than children's heads.

Additional information from the back of the postcard:

Handwritten message: "From Mazie to Grandma."

Postmarked: "Columbia, [Iowa?], Jan. 13, 1913."

Addressed to: "Mrs. Henry Hitzemann, Box 202, Akron, Iowa."

Later handwritten annotation on back: "Right - Mazie Hitzemann. Left - sister Lilly. Daughters of Chas. and Mabel Hitzemann."