Showing posts with label Hardy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hardy. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Two Armitage Sisters - (Almost) Wordless Wednesday

On the left is Annie (Armitage) Hardy, the dour-looking lady of yesterday's post.  If possible, she's looking even more dour, perhaps almost belligerent.  Not a woman to be messed with!  On the right is my great-grandmother Elizabeth (Armitage) Meinzen. The little boy is unidentified.

Is there a story behind this photo?  Why is Elizabeth holding a glass of water -- or is it some other liquid -- in the middle of a field for a photograph?  She appears to have a milder expression than Annie, at least somewhat less threatening.  The boy seems to be trying to hold a straight face while his eyes smile.  Who took the photograph?  What year was it?  Research on their waists and hats may help approximate a date.

This photo is such poor quality because it was given to me as a black and white photocopy.  How I wish I had the original or a good scan of the original!  The original is probably buried or burned or disintegrating/disintegrated at the bottom of a landfill.

--Nancy.
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