Clara Umstead's
Mystery Album
One of the neatest things about our UM website is that people
find it. And they contact me. And they have goodies. These pictures
come from a rather decrepit but originally lovely photo album
which was found in a yard sale in North Carolina some years ago.
It belonged to Clara E Umstead, and was given to her by her brother
C Howard Umstead, Christmas 1882. The name "Clara" is
embossed on the front of the album. The major identifying factor
(thank goodness!!!) is the picture of Jacob Umstead and Hannah
Hallman which, although this pose is slightly different, is clearly
the same couple as the one seen elsewhere this site. See their
family page. Clara E Umstead and C(harles) Howard Umstead
were their grandchildren, through their son Jacob. The clothing,
the quality of the pictures, and the beautiful children are all
great to look at.
1 Jacob UMSTEAD b: March 24, 1777 Skippack,
Perkiomen Twp, Phila/Montgomery Co, PA d: September 5, 1865 Salem,
Mahoning Co, OH
+Hannah (Hollman) HALLMAN b: December 13, 1784 Skippack Twp, Montgomery
Co, PA m: September 20, 1801 St James P E Ch, Perkiomen d: November
8, 1864
2 Jacob Umstead b: September 20, 1815 d: November 4, 1870
+Margarhetta(h) Hahn b: October 10, 1817 m: September 22, 1839
d: June 9, 1864
3 Charles Howard Umstead b: October 24, 1854
3 Clara Elizabeth Umstead b: July 19, 1857 d: February 18, 1895
Unfortunately, very few
of the photos were identified, so I can't guarantee that they
are all UMs. Below each picture is the name of the photography
studio if available. It might be neat to see whether some of these
studios still exist and might have old identifying records (hint,
hint). Some photos have numbers on the back.
Title Page Reads "Presented
to Clara E Umstead by C Howard Umstead, Christmas 1882"
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Jacob and Hannah - Edm Dayton, S.W.Corner 15th
& Columbia Ave., Philadelphia |
Unidentified - no markings |
Unidentified, F Gutekunst - 712 Arch St, Philadelphia |
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Unidentified - Mahan & Keller, 1481 Ridge
Ave, Philadelphia |
Unidentified - MacEntire Bros, 1528 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia |
Unidentified - D R Vondersmith, 523 Cinnaminson
Ave, Palmyra, NJ |
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Unidentified - no markings |
Unidentified - no markings |
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The above are unidentified,
but both were taken at RAMBO (Studio), 4080 Lancaster Avenue,
Philadelphia, presumably on the same day, marked L-783 and L-784.
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Unidentified - Entrekin Kuebler, 1204 Chestnut St, Philadelphia |
Marked Anna Nelson - see below |
Unidentified - Harrison Krips, 1500 Columbia
Ave, Philadelphia |
Anna Jane Umstead 1841 - 1902, daughter of Jacob Umstead and Margarhetta(h?)
Hahn, married William Thomas Nelson.
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Unidentified - RHOADS, 1800 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia |
Unidentified - P Gutekunst, 712 Arch St, Philadelphia |
Unidentified - A P Beecher, 315 Market St, Wilmington,
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Unidentified - no markings, but this appears
to be a later photo, printed on paper. |
Emmy Lindley - no clue who she was - MacIntire,
2104 Columbia Ave |
"Aunt Lizzie" - possibly Clara's aunt
- MacIntire, 2104 Columbia Ave |
Unidentified - ??? Studio, 1510 Chestnut St, 1031 Market
St, 60 N 8th St, Philadelphia(?) |
The two center pictures above were taken at the same
studio and appear to have been taken the same day, based on the
cardboard and border. The city is not given, but probably Philadelphia.
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Unidentified - same ??? Studio as above |
Bob Getty - I don't know who he was. No markings |
Unidentified - no markings |
Unidentified - "Carte de Visite,"
Schreiber & Son, 818 Arch St, Philadelphia |
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Unidentified - H M Finley, Canadaigua, NY |
Unidentified - E Newwll, Philadelphia |
Unidentified - no markings |
Unidentified - Suppard's & Fennemore, 820
Arch St, Philadelphia |
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Unidentified - F R McCarthy, SE Corner Ridge
Av & Spring Garden St, Philadelphia |
Unidentified - Mahan & Keller, 1427 Ridge
Ave, Philadelphia |
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