This beautiful portrait is of Ellen "Nellie" Doran McVeigh Smythe Pearson (1884-1932) on the right, and it was most likely taken when she was a young woman in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The lovely linen blouses, and scarfs, accent their fair Irish complexions and gorgeous hair styles. They could be Gibson girl models. Since the photo … Continue reading Doran Sisters – From Ireland to New Jersey – Those Places Thursday
Those Places Thursday – Doran Brothers – Harrison and Newark, New Jersey
This charming family photograph, from the early 1940s, is of Bernard and William Doran, taken near 525 Hamilton Street, Harrison, New Jersey. I love how they are looking straight into the camera with those smiling Doran eyes, standing shoulder to shoulder. William John Doran (1893-1961) was the younger brother. My grandfather, Bernard Doran (1890-1947), is … Continue reading Those Places Thursday – Doran Brothers – Harrison and Newark, New Jersey
Staten Island Camp Fire Girls circa 1928
Camp Fire Girls was organized in 1910 by Dr. Luther Gulick and his wife Charlotte Vetter Gulick. The official Camp Fire Girls Handbook was published four years later. At their monthly meetings each Camp Fire Girl pledged: "It is my desire to become a Camp Fire Girl, and to obey the Law of the … Continue reading Staten Island Camp Fire Girls circa 1928
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