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Wordless Wednesday

Posted in Photographs, tagged tintype, Vannie Harbour on July 2, 2009 | 8 Comments »

UnknownWoman One of my all-time favorite pictures, this was in a cache of tintypes that belonged to my great-grandmother, Vannie Harbour in TN. I fantasize that she is a relative of mine…but who? The date is ca. late 1890′s, early 1900′s. Her expression is so mystifying to me. How old do you all think she is?

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Wordless Wednesday: Holtsville School in TN

Posted in Photographs, tagged Hardin County Tennessee, Holtsville, Tennessee African-Americans, Tennessee black history, Vannie Harbour on June 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »

I can’t go totally wordless: Hardin County, Tennessee, Holtsville School, ca. 1912. My great-grandmother, Vannie Lee Harbour is the girl on the far right, middle row with the great big bow on her head.

Holtsville School

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