Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Jennie Christine Johnson milks her cow. Olivia, Texas, circa 1908.

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Jennie Christine Johnson milking a cow with her little sister, Ellen Eveline Johnson, circa 1908. This photo has been firmly identified ...
Wednesday, February 10, 2016

From Foreclosure to Prosperity. 1895 to 1910, Olivia Colony, Texas.

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The Carl / Minnie Johnson farm near Olivia, Texas, circa 1910. In early 1892, CJE Haterius, a Lutheran pastor from Galesburg, Illinois c...
Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Charles and Wilhelmina Johnson pose with their children. Olivia, Texas, circa 1903/1904.

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Charles and Wilhelmina Johnson Family. The children are (front left to right: Oscar, Almina, Knut, Eva Marie, Jennie) Like my family fr...
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Belle Avenue: the beginning

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Probably Anders/Bengta Swenson house. Belle Avenue, Davenport, Iowa. Circa 1910 About 1906/1907 the Paulson/Swenson families built a ho...
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Belle Avenue, Davenport, Iowa

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728 Belle Avenue (now 1518 Belle Ave) Davenport, Iowa         728 Belle Avenue (now 1518 Belle Avenue), Davenport, Iowa. This house s...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Goodbye, Olivia (Texas)

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Schooner : The Aurora. Olivia, Texas, circa 1900 In this very odd picture, we see the schooner, The Aurora, leaving port at Olivia Texas...
Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Happy "National Squirrel Appreciation" Day

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Squirrel, circa 1910 Squirrel Appreciation Day has only been a "Day" since 2001, but even in the early 1900s squirrels had the...