This week, some portraits of little-known ancestors.
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| Capt. Elver Aloysius Bently, school teacher, Pine Dell Butte ND |
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| Cadwallader Bently, purveyor of fine whiskeys, Horsewhip MT |
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| Emmelina ("Skunk") Bently, goat rancher, Faddle OR |
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| Alistair Quinoa Bently, rustler, Corn Valley MO |
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| Chester Walter Elder Bently, haberdasher, Rockhard AR |
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| Deirdre P. Bently, antiques monger and inventor, Zumwalt MI |
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| Dr. Randolph Bently, alienist, Wildbreath WY |
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| Galbraith Bentle, pharmacist and saloon-keeper, Deadhead CO |
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| Chattanooga Jane Bently, hoarder, Saint Basmati WV |
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| Rev. Cornelius Bently, Shaker minister and cardsharp |
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| Zumwalt Bently, livelihood unknown, Nutsville AL |
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| The Woodrow Tallywhacker Bently family, threshers, Zoom KS |
Note, these are all photos I took around Washington and Oregon in the last few years. Antiqued with Help from Arcsoft PhotoStudio 5.
Jane's my favorite -- nothing like a good hoarder to liven up a family tree!
ReplyDeleteOld abandoned buildings always look so sad and worn out. I know they're not real. Still, you can almost imagine them thinking about the 'old days' - happier days when they were full of life and love and all. Some sad, but really great photographs here!
ReplyDeleteWhat stories these old places could tell.
ReplyDeleteThese are great photos, and I loved reading about the trades of all your ancestors. How far back did you go or are all of these about the same generation or so? Of course finding a rustler in the family must have been through hearsay, because I bet it wasn't written down anywhere!
ReplyDeleteI just realized you also are a creative person, so perhaps these ancestors are your creations as much as the photos...
DeleteLovely character-filled buildings. Do you have photos of the inhabitants I wonder, and what on earth is an alienist?
ReplyDeleteJust shows what you can achieve with some fabulous photographs to start with and an additional ingredient of a fine imagination. In the true meaning of the expression, I really did laugh out loud.
ReplyDeleteMan, I've been taken!
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