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| Rhoda Schooley Smith |
IDENTIFIED AS: "Grandmother Rhoda Schooley Smith"
PHOTO TAKEN: Townley Studio, Newton NJ, circa 1885 - 1890
PURCHASED: Feb 2024 Palm Beach County Fairgrounds Antiques Show
I am not sure if "Schooley" is a maiden name or middle name. So far, I am finding nothing on this woman.
Identified as: Mr. H. W. SIEGFRIED
Photographer: Alfred Harmany Studio, Lancaster PA, circa 1870
Purchased: Feb 2024 Palm Beach County Fairgrounds Antiques Show
The inscription on reverse says "Mr. H. W. Siegfried, Burtsborrow, Berks Co., PA"
I suspect the location may have more accurately been Birdsboro, PA, a southeast suburb of Reading.
The photographer, Alfred Harmany, operated a studio in Lancaster from 1863-1875, at which point he sold the business to F W Willig. So the photo can certainly be dated to between those years. Fashion makes me think around 1870.
With only initials to work with, I cannot be certain which of several H. Siegfrieds in the area this was.
