In the collection of Workman-Crapser photos from Grandma Leola, there are several pictures that have photographers' marks. In theory these marks should help us discover from which time frame the picture might be. Unfortunately, this assumes you know when each photographer was in business. I hadn't found a great reference for that information until this past week when I stumbled upon two references:
Another neat find this week relates to the Sterling Methodist Church, from which the Workman family line has many connections. It seems as though the work of one former pastor, Rev. Bonney, is posted on the USGenWebsArchive. Rev. Bonney's work:
In the list of marriages by Rev Bonney, it mentions that he "assisted Homer Schautz - a camera exploded". Interestingly enough, we have a photo in our Workman-Crapser collection with the initials "H.W.S." I wonder if this
photo of a young boy and two dogs was taken by Homer Schautz.
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