Antique Photograph Album, image #36

The name Cora Curtis was written on the album page, not the photograph. The card was the carte de visite style, light cream with rounded corners. No photographer's imprint was on the front or back of the card, so we do not know who took the picture or where, but comparing the child's clothing and other details in the picture with other pictures in this family album will give more clues about the identity of this child. As noted in another blog entry for this picture, I believe this child was mis-identified in the family album. Please click on the Tag "Cora Lavantia Curtis" or "Benjamin W. Curtis" below to see all the blog posts related to the identification of this child.

Antique Photograph Album, image #35

The name "Leo Curtis" was written on the album page, not the photograph. The carte de visite style card was dark brown/black with gold edges. The chair the child was seated in is the same chair seen in several other photographs in this Curtis family album. The photographer was the Cardon Art Gallery in Logan, Utah, T. B. Cardon, Prop'r.

Antique Photograph Album, image #37

The name of this child was unknown until the album page was scanned, enlarged, and more contrast added. On the page was written "Mabel Chatterley, cousin."

Unfortunately, we do not know anything more about this "cousin." The Chatterley name does not appear in any of our Curtis family records - at least not yet. Perhaps after more research into the collateral family lines on our Curtis family we will discover exactly how this child fits into our family tree.

The photographer was Barrows at 55 West Bridge St., Grand Rapids, Michigan. The carte de visite style card was light cream with rounded corners. Just knowing that this photograph was taken in Grand Rapids, Michigan offers hope that more records and extended family members to our Curtis family will soon be found.

Baby of John H___t in Logan, Utah

On the album page was written, "Baby of John H___t" neighbor baby. The writing on the album page could only be read after scanning, adding contrast, and zooming twice the normal size. No other information is known about the child or his parents.

The photographer was David Lewis, a photographic artist in Logan, Utah. The card was cream colored with a gold 1/8" edging on the top of the card, not the outside edge. The photograph was the 38th item in the album.

Unknown child, Antique Photograph Album, image #39

Unfortunately, no identifying information was written on the photograph or the album page.

The photographic artist was David Lewis, of Logan, Utah. The card was cream color with a gold 1/8" edge on the top and round corners.

George Cleveland Curtis

The 40th picture in the Antique Photograph album was a child named George Curtis. The photographic artist was David Lewis, whose studio was in Logan, Utah. The photo was mounted on a cream color carte de visite style card, with a gold 1/8" edge on top and rounded corners.

Antique Photograph Album, image #41

Another unknown identification. This one is tragic because the photographer's studio was in Three Rivers, Michigan. Three Rivers was in St. Joseph county, the same place where Benjamin Kingman Curtis and Sarah Lavantia Card were married. Sarah's father and several of her siblings also died in St. Joseph county. Sarah also had siblings who were married with children of their own, so this photo could easily be one of Sarah's niece's.

The photographer was Udell, whose studio was located in Three Rivers, Michigan. The carte de visite style card had rounded corners.

We might be able to date this picture based upon the time period that Udell had his studio in Three Rivers, also the child's clothing and the carte de visite style photograph history.

Antique Photograph Album, image #43

Who is this man?
Was he a friend or family member?

This carte de visite picture was taken at the Jackson's Photograph Rooms on 38 Canal Street, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Curtis family lived in the Grand Rapids area for about twenty years, from the 1860s to the 1880s.

Antique Photograph Album, image #42

This carte de visite photograph is a tragic mystery because it was taken in Brockport, Monroe Co., New York. Any picture taken in New York and part of the Curtis family album could easily be a clue to the names of Benjamin Kingman Curtis' parents and siblings.

Antique Photograph Album, image #44

This is the second carte de visite photograph in the Curtis family album that was taken at the Jackson's Photograph Studio in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The name of this man is unknown, but he is younger than the man in the other photo that was also taken at Jackson's.