There are no names, no date, no photographers logo on this one. Google Image search came up with nothing. They're VERY nicely dressed, like maybe for a wedding? I've cropped out most of the black frame, the original is 8" x 6-1/8".
As with several other of my "Friday's Faces from the Past" posts, this photo was among the personal possessions of the Negley family from Eldorado, Nebraska. It's hard to say exactly who it belonged to for sure. I think there's a good chance this couple (or one of them) was a schoolmate of my Great Grandma Sadie Negley and her siblings. The following list of students enrolled in 1895 in the Eldorado school doesn't include their grade or age (If I can find the time, I'll work on that!). I've included the ages of the Negleys. It's just a possibility that the people in this photo are in this list.
1895
ROSS - Conrad, Christina, Lilla, Eddie
JAEGER - Henry
SOUTHWORTH - Peter, Hattie
BRADLEY - Vella, Guy
BENDER - Albert
ERICKSON - Erick
CARLBERG - Oscar
OSBORN - Bertie, Charles, Mabel, Edith
ILIFF - Furman, Clarence
HOHMBAUM - Richard
MEYER - Thomas, Charles, Frank, Fred
BAUER - Emil
BETTGAR - Fred
FIFIELD - Sylvia
NEGLEY - Alice (18), Sadie (15), William (12), Calvin (8)
AYER - Melvin, Clara, Geneva, Blanche
YOST - John
BROBERG - Albert, Alfred, Arthur
ENGLAND - George, Hulda, Eddie, Rosie
PENNER - Bertha
RATH - Samuel, Stella, Albert, Charles, Ida, Willie, Irving
SHOREY - Rosie, Philbert
STOCKHAM - George, Elijah, Avery
CALAN - Maggie
TAYLOR - William, John, Bertha, Carrie, Guy, Josie
There's also a chance this couple was from towns around Eldorado, like Stockham, Harvard, Aurora or Giltner. For more of my "Friday's Faces from the Past" click on the label below, or see my Pinterest board - Clay/Hamilton County, Nebraska Old Photos.
If you have any of the above names in your family tree, take a close look at the photograph and see if this couple looks familiar. Leave me a comment if you have any clues.
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