"Jane Maria Perry Wakefield was born to Thomas Lafayette and his first wife, Jane (Perry) Wakefield, on March 25, 1852 in Dedham, Massachusetts. Her mother died a year later and her father married Frances Anna Lathrop, the sister of photographer, Henry L. Rand’s mother, Jane Augusta “Jennie” (Lathrop) Rand on November 8, 1855. The Wakefields lived at 98 Court Street, Dedham, Massachusetts and Jane grew up with her half brothers and sister, John Lathrop, Frank Mortimer, Julius Ross and Anna Margaretta Wakefield. Jane graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1871. She married Clifton Prentiss Baker (1850-1926), son of Francis Whiting and Lucinda (Stowe) Baker, on October 22, 1874. Their child was Ross Wakefield Baker (1876-1951). Clifton P. Baker was a Director of the Lawrence Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of cotton hosiery and underwear in Lowell, Massachusetts, a member of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and a member of the Country Club in Brookline. He was active in causes for the cotton industry and served as a director of several institutions. Jane Maria Perry (Wakefield) Baker died on May 13, 1908. Clifton then married Ellen J. (Brown Fassett?). Clifton Prentiss Baker died on January 24, 1926."
Description: "Jane Maria Perry Wakefield was born to Thomas Lafayette and his first wife, Jane (Perry) Wakefield, on March 25, 1852 in Dedham, Massachusetts. Her mother died a year later and her father married Frances Anna Lathrop, the sister of photographer, Henry L. Rand’s mother, Jane Augusta “Jennie” (Lathrop) Rand on November 8, 1855. The Wakefields lived at 98 Court Street, Dedham, Massachusetts and Jane grew up with her half brothers and sister, John Lathrop, Frank Mortimer, Julius Ross and Anna Margaretta Wakefield. Jane graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1871. She married Clifton Prentiss Baker (1850-1926), son of Francis Whiting and Lucinda (Stowe) Baker, on October 22, 1874. Their child was Ross Wakefield Baker (1876-1951). Clifton P. Baker was a Director of the Lawrence Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of cotton hosiery and underwear in Lowell, Massachusetts, a member of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and a member of the Country Club in Brookline. He was active in causes for the cotton industry and served as a director of several institutions. Jane Maria Perry (Wakefield) Baker died on May 13, 1908. Clifton then married Ellen J. (Brown Fassett?). Clifton Prentiss Baker died on January 24, 1926." [show more]
"The catch. probably tuna (called horse mackerel locally), has arrived at the packing house, having been dressed on board vessel. Now it is up to this hardy packing crew to wash these monstrous fish before packing them for shipment to Boston. Except for Asian markets, which existed mostly in large cities, there were few buyers for this product. At other times this packing house was filled with the more predominant fish of the day: hake, cod, haddock, and mackerel. Crews would wash the fish, lather them with salt, and pack them in ice in the tall barrels shown at rear for shipment to Gloucester or Boston. Only a few dealers in Manset, such as the Parkers, specialized in halibut, as it had to be shipped fresh on ice. Mackerel was the only product that had to be inspected once it arrived in Gloucester. As this list suggests, local fisheries processed a variety of fish. The local fishermen would head out, from spring through fall, following the schools, returning with whatever the sea would offer, and putting extra change in their pockets." – Text accompanying this photograph in “Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor” by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, 2001. p. 43.
Description: "The catch. probably tuna (called horse mackerel locally), has arrived at the packing house, having been dressed on board vessel. Now it is up to this hardy packing crew to wash these monstrous fish before packing them for shipment to Boston. Except for Asian markets, which existed mostly in large cities, there were few buyers for this product. At other times this packing house was filled with the more predominant fish of the day: hake, cod, haddock, and mackerel. Crews would wash the fish, lather them with salt, and pack them in ice in the tall barrels shown at rear for shipment to Gloucester or Boston. Only a few dealers in Manset, such as the Parkers, specialized in halibut, as it had to be shipped fresh on ice. Mackerel was the only product that had to be inspected once it arrived in Gloucester. As this list suggests, local fisheries processed a variety of fish. The local fishermen would head out, from spring through fall, following the schools, returning with whatever the sea would offer, and putting extra change in their pockets." – Text accompanying this photograph in “Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor” by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, 2001. p. 43. [show more]
According to Sjaak Boone, Chairman of the Scheveningen Historical and Genealogical Society, this photograph depicts a group of coopers working at the wharf of the shipowner Arie van Vliet at the Badhuiskade. The name of the cooper standing at the 3d barrel from the left is Cornelis van der Toorn.
Description: According to Sjaak Boone, Chairman of the Scheveningen Historical and Genealogical Society, this photograph depicts a group of coopers working at the wharf of the shipowner Arie van Vliet at the Badhuiskade. The name of the cooper standing at the 3d barrel from the left is Cornelis van der Toorn.
On April 19, 1893 the Cooper's son, Joseph Walter Cooper, married Nellie Sue Inman, daughter of Samuel Andrew Martin Inman and his first wife, Nancy Jane Dick. Nellie's father, Samuel Andrew Martin Inman was the owner of S.M. Inman & Co., one of the largest dealers in cotton in the world, with several branch offices in different parts of the South. He was one of the organizers and a director of the Southern Railway, the yards of which in Atlanta are named for him and was a major Georgian philanthropist. Nellie's brother, Henry Arthur Inman (1869-after 1920) and his wife, Roberta Sutherland Crew built their cottage, "Sutherland" now "Heeltap" at 16 Kinfolk Lane, Southwest Harbor, in 1901. Their son, Arthur Crew Inman (1895-1963) is notorious for having written the "Inman Diaries." On March 28, 1894 Samuel Andrew Martin Inman and his recently acquired second wife, Mildred (McPheeters) Inman (1867-1946), gave a lavish reception at their home in Atlanta, Georgia, for their daughter Nellie and her mother in law, Emma Jane Cooper. This fulsome description of the party, published in "The Atlanta Constitution" on March 29, 1894 illustrates the world inhabited by the Cooper and Inman families.
Description: On April 19, 1893 the Cooper's son, Joseph Walter Cooper, married Nellie Sue Inman, daughter of Samuel Andrew Martin Inman and his first wife, Nancy Jane Dick. Nellie's father, Samuel Andrew Martin Inman was the owner of S.M. Inman & Co., one of the largest dealers in cotton in the world, with several branch offices in different parts of the South. He was one of the organizers and a director of the Southern Railway, the yards of which in Atlanta are named for him and was a major Georgian philanthropist. Nellie's brother, Henry Arthur Inman (1869-after 1920) and his wife, Roberta Sutherland Crew built their cottage, "Sutherland" now "Heeltap" at 16 Kinfolk Lane, Southwest Harbor, in 1901. Their son, Arthur Crew Inman (1895-1963) is notorious for having written the "Inman Diaries." On March 28, 1894 Samuel Andrew Martin Inman and his recently acquired second wife, Mildred (McPheeters) Inman (1867-1946), gave a lavish reception at their home in Atlanta, Georgia, for their daughter Nellie and her mother in law, Emma Jane Cooper. This fulsome description of the party, published in "The Atlanta Constitution" on March 29, 1894 illustrates the world inhabited by the Cooper and Inman families. [show more]
Marion is reading "Hood's Humorous Poems" by Thomas Hood, Illustrated by Charles E. Brock. Seated in Back - Left to Right: Helen Winthrop Dougherty (1887-1975) - graduated (cum laude) from Radcliffe College in 1910. Marion Elizabeth Dougherty (1876-1970) - reading to her sisters. Ethel Ward Dougherty (1882-) - graduated (cum laude) from Radcliffe College in 1903. Seated in Front - Left to Right: Edna K. Dougherty (1885-) - went to Radcliffe and became a teacher. Constance Margaret Dougherty (1890-1980) - later Mrs. Geoffrey O’Hara. Her husband, a musician, wrote the song “K-K-K-Katie” Lucy Jackson Dougherty (1884-) - graduated from Radcliffe in 1907 and married Henry Bertram Potter in 1908.
Description: Marion is reading "Hood's Humorous Poems" by Thomas Hood, Illustrated by Charles E. Brock. Seated in Back - Left to Right: Helen Winthrop Dougherty (1887-1975) - graduated (cum laude) from Radcliffe College in 1910. Marion Elizabeth Dougherty (1876-1970) - reading to her sisters. Ethel Ward Dougherty (1882-) - graduated (cum laude) from Radcliffe College in 1903. Seated in Front - Left to Right: Edna K. Dougherty (1885-) - went to Radcliffe and became a teacher. Constance Margaret Dougherty (1890-1980) - later Mrs. Geoffrey O’Hara. Her husband, a musician, wrote the song “K-K-K-Katie” Lucy Jackson Dougherty (1884-) - graduated from Radcliffe in 1907 and married Henry Bertram Potter in 1908. [show more]
Four men and four women are shown resting on a day's outing. The women are dressed for the country - complete with hats. Botanist, Edward Lathrop Rand, on the far right, is wearing elaborately buckled gaiters and carries his vasculum for collecting botanical specimens.
Description: Four men and four women are shown resting on a day's outing. The women are dressed for the country - complete with hats. Botanist, Edward Lathrop Rand, on the far right, is wearing elaborately buckled gaiters and carries his vasculum for collecting botanical specimens.