Left to Right: Probably Emma Jane (Widener) Kite Cooper, Mrs. Samuel Champion Cooper or Nellie Sue (Inman) Cooper, Mrs. Joseph Walter Cooper ( Unknown nurse Samuel Inman Cooper - grandson of Emma, son of Nellie Unknown boy - family or boatman?
Description: Left to Right: Probably Emma Jane (Widener) Kite Cooper, Mrs. Samuel Champion Cooper or Nellie Sue (Inman) Cooper, Mrs. Joseph Walter Cooper ( Unknown nurse Samuel Inman Cooper - grandson of Emma, son of Nellie Unknown boy - family or boatman?
Left to Right: Samuel Inman Cooper (1894-1974) - son of Joseph Walter Cooper, grandson of Samuel Champion Cooper Joseph Walter Cooper, Jr. (1899-) - son of Joseph Walter Cooper, grandson of Samuel Champion Cooper "Mammy" - holding Joseph - the identity of "Mammy" is unknown. The boys' mother, Nellie Sue (Inman) Cooper came from the Inman family in Atlanta, Georgia, who must have had many black servants. There were comparatively few families summering in Southwest Harbor at the time with black employees.
Description: Left to Right: Samuel Inman Cooper (1894-1974) - son of Joseph Walter Cooper, grandson of Samuel Champion Cooper Joseph Walter Cooper, Jr. (1899-) - son of Joseph Walter Cooper, grandson of Samuel Champion Cooper "Mammy" - holding Joseph - the identity of "Mammy" is unknown. The boys' mother, Nellie Sue (Inman) Cooper came from the Inman family in Atlanta, Georgia, who must have had many black servants. There were comparatively few families summering in Southwest Harbor at the time with black employees. [show more]
Joseph Walter Cooper's children were: Samuel Inman Cooper (1894-1974) Jennie Inman Cooper (1986-1922) Joseph Walter Cooper II (1899-) Mildred McPheeters Cooper (1903-) It is unknown which two children are shown here.
Description: Joseph Walter Cooper's children were: Samuel Inman Cooper (1894-1974) Jennie Inman Cooper (1986-1922) Joseph Walter Cooper II (1899-) Mildred McPheeters Cooper (1903-) It is unknown which two children are shown here.
Joseph Walter Cooper's children were: Samuel Inman Cooper (1894-1974) Jennie Inman Cooper (1986-1922) Joseph Walter Cooper II (1899-) Mildred McPheeters Cooper (1903-) It is unknown with two children are shown here.
Description: Joseph Walter Cooper's children were: Samuel Inman Cooper (1894-1974) Jennie Inman Cooper (1986-1922) Joseph Walter Cooper II (1899-) Mildred McPheeters Cooper (1903-) It is unknown with two children are shown here.
Charles Crosby Rogers (1894-1965) Mildred Cooper Rogers, later Mrs. George Ambrose Rivinius (1922-2004) Edward Hichborn - son of Marian Cooper Morton Rogers Marian Alcyone Rogers, later Mrs. Roderick Lane Bullen (1918-)
Description: Charles Crosby Rogers (1894-1965) Mildred Cooper Rogers, later Mrs. George Ambrose Rivinius (1922-2004) Edward Hichborn - son of Marian Cooper Morton Rogers Marian Alcyone Rogers, later Mrs. Roderick Lane Bullen (1918-)
Description: Left to Right: Marian Alcyone Rogers, later Mrs. Roderick Lane Bullen (1918-) Marian Cooper (Morton) Rogers, Mrs. Charles Crosby Rogers (1892-1971)
Joseph Walter Cooper's children were: Samuel Inman Cooper (1894-1974) Jennie Inman Cooper (1986-1922) Joseph Walter Cooper II (1899-) Mildred McPheeters Cooper (1903-) It is unknown which two children are shown here.
Description: Joseph Walter Cooper's children were: Samuel Inman Cooper (1894-1974) Jennie Inman Cooper (1986-1922) Joseph Walter Cooper II (1899-) Mildred McPheeters Cooper (1903-) It is unknown which two children are shown here.
Nellie Sue (Inman) Cooper, Mrs. Joseph Walter Cooper, probably brought servants with her from Atlanta, Georgia, when she married. Left to Right: Unknown woman Fraulein? Unknown woman Sam Ward sitting in front?
Description: Nellie Sue (Inman) Cooper, Mrs. Joseph Walter Cooper, probably brought servants with her from Atlanta, Georgia, when she married. Left to Right: Unknown woman Fraulein? Unknown woman Sam Ward sitting in front?
The wooden comb below the tiller of Joseph Walter Cooper's Maine Sloop Boat was a device made so that the tiller could be dropped in between the teeth of the comb so that a set course would not alter. A comb was particularly useful for single handed sailors.
Description: The wooden comb below the tiller of Joseph Walter Cooper's Maine Sloop Boat was a device made so that the tiller could be dropped in between the teeth of the comb so that a set course would not alter. A comb was particularly useful for single handed sailors.