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1888–1891 Photograph by W.E. Eutsler, Roanoke, VA
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1888–1891 Photograph by W.E. Eutsler, Roanoke, VA
1888–1891 Photograph by W.E. Eutsler, Roanoke, VA
1888–1891 Photograph (Unidentified Woman)
This vintage photograph, taken by W.E. Eutsler, a photographer based at 23 First Avenue, S.W., Roanoke, Virginia, showcases a woman adorned with pearls and her hair elegantly styled in a Victorian bun.
Featured Photographer - William Edward Eutsler (1859–1939)
A Virginia-based portrait photographer whose career encompassed traveling studio work, the creation of cabinet cards, and the later establishment of studios in multiple cities.
A photograph and obituary information for W.E. Eutsler are available at FindAGrave
Happy Easter from Lani
Happy Easter
The back of the photograph has written Most Recent
A vintage photograph shows a young child standing in front of a fence with a sign reading Shields.
On the back, it says, Most Recent, along with the note, taken at Easter time when Lani was about 20 months old.
Nellie Jane (nee Henry) Barr - born April 29, 1892
Funeral Card
Nellie Jane (nee Henry) Barr
Born: April 29, 1892
Died: August 12, 1958 (age 66)
Location: Mount Hebron Cemetery
Winchester, Virginia
Source: FindAGrave
Nellie's Journey
Services for Nellie Jane (née Henry) Barr, born on April 29, 1892, and died on August 12, 1958.
The service was conducted at the Jones Funeral Home in Winchester, Virginia, with Rev. Donald Austin, Rev. Daniel Agnew, and Rev. Ralph Cather officiating.
Nellie was laid to rest at Mount Hebron Cemetery in Winchester, Virginia.
The pallbearers included J. Allen Heishman, Miller G. Rosenberger, J. Herman Adams, Emmant A. Boyce, Clifton C. Gough, and John W. Link.
April 1896 Pozzoni's Advertisement
Eleanor Margaret (nee Mason) Vest - 1967 Deed, Washington, D.C.
Business Advertisement
For the ladies, a beautiful Scovill's Gold Puff Box.
J.A. Pozzoni Pharmacal Co., St. Louis, Missouri.
Joseph Angiolini Pozzoni
Birth 9 Mar 1829
Location: England
Death 14 Apr 1885 (aged 56)
Missouri, USA
Cause of death: He was thrown from his buggy and died from his injuries at St. Luke's Hospital.
Source: FindAGrave
Eleanor Margaret (nee Mason) Vest - 1967 Deed, Washington, D.C.
Eleanor Margaret (nee Mason) Vest - 1967 Deed, Washington, D.C.
Eleanor Margaret Mason Vest
Born July 22, 1920, in Pennsylvania, and died Nov 4, 1988 in Virginia.
Eleanor's Journey
On April 4, 1967, Eleanor was a widow and had not remarried, surviving as a joint tenant with Lillian Marie Mason, who died on March 9, 1967, without a will.
She signed a Washington D.C. deed with Morris & Pearl Cohen.
You can view Eleanor's final resting place and family information at FindAGrave.
April 1957 Ephemera - Guy Carpenter & Co. Inc. - New York
Insurance Document
Northern Insurance of New York, Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc. - Reinsurance.
70 Pine Street
Automatic Facultative Binder Agreement
Six documentary stamps affixed.
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