Photos

This 1887 photo below was shared with me by someone who found it with other old Chicago photos she was going through for friends. An ancestor in their family may have gone to school with Edith.

A photo of Edith from 1887, she would have been around 18 and this may have been her senior photo. The address was for photographer Joseph W. Gehrig, 337 West Madison St,. Chicago, IL

The back of the photo lists Edith as "Class of June 1887."

News or magazine print that has a sepia tone. It appears to be an add with the image of a woman and a man standing on the top of a hill, the man, wearing a hat, has his arm around the woman with the other arm, is pointing towards the horizon. Clouds above hills in the distance are visible. Above the couple are the words "The sooner (italicized and underlined) you plan you future...the better (italicized and underlined) your future will be." There is some handwriting at the bottom of the page that appears to be some names.

Image of what was wrapped around the photos and lists names of other people depicted in the collected photos.

Black and white photo of Edith's mother, Martha Munsell. She is standing next to a decorative chair and curtain is pulled to the side next the chair. Martha is standing with a full skirt and long sleeves, her hair is pulled back looks like it has braids and on the sides.

Edith's mother, Martha Munsell, taken before her marriage to O.W. Brooks, approximately in1864. Brooks was her first husband and not Edith's father.

Black and white photo of Eleanor as a young girl, wearing a dress and with a large white bow on top of her head and holding a baby doll. Eleanor is in front of or sitting on her mother's lap, Edith. Edith has a long sleeved blouse on and glasses, her hair is pulled back. Martha, an old woman is sitting next to them, she is wearing all black and her white/grey hair is pulled back.

L-R Granddaughter Eleanor Theodora 1911-1969, Daughter, Edith Lucy Granger Hawkes 1869-1957, Martha Jane Munsell Brooks 1846-1938.

Color photo of the Fulton Post Office and house where Martha and Edith lived, It is a two story building with a grey roof and white siding. There is a light blue wooden fence around it.

Fulton Post Office and house where Martha and Edith lived. Photo taken in 1998.

The above three photos are courtesy of the very generous Judy (Munselle) Vierstra, a descendant of Edith Granger.