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[James McKinstry family]

Description

This photograph shows the entire James McKinstry family including his wife Sarah, and their ten children: Thomas, Elizabeth, William Boyd, John Henry, James Daubin, Samuel Small, Harrison Lee, Adeline, Robert Frederick, and Edith. This photograph was likely taken just before the family moved from Illinois to New Mexico around 1905 or 1906.

People

All identifications — Named on verso.

Robert Frederick McKinstry, 1886-1961Standing, first from left.
Adeline McKinstry, 1883-1908Standing, second from left.
James Daubin McKinstry, 1876-1963Standing, third from left.
William Boyd McKinstry, 1872-1954Standing, fourth from left.
Samuel Small McKinstry, 1878-1955Standing, fifth from left.
Elizabeth McKinstry Cole, 1891-1949Standing, sixth from left.
John Henry McKinstry, 1874-1918Standing, seventh from left.
Harrison Lee McKinstry, 1881-1967Sitting, first from left.
Sarah Boyd McKinstry, 1848-1917Sitting, second from left.
Edith Mary Mckinstry West, 1890-1973Sitting, third from left.
James McKinstry, 1830-1912Sitting, fourth from left.
Thomas McKinstry, 1869-1940Sitting, fifth from left.

Inscriptions

verso · ink
Front Row L. to R.: Harrison Lee, Sarah (mother), Edith, James (father), Thomas.
Hand: Unattributed.
verso · ink
2nd Row: Fred, James Daubin, Samuel Small, John.
Hand: Unattributed.
verso · ink
Back row: Adeline, William Boyd, Elizabeth.
Hand: Unattributed.

Format: copy print
Place: Illinois
Date: Between 1903 and 1906Probable[1903-1906]
Evidence
This photograph appears to be from just before the family moved to New Mexico. Edith, the youngest daughter of James and Sarah, appears to be 13 to 15 years old, which would date this photograph between 1903 and 1905.
Collection: McKinstry Family Photographs
IIIF manifest: manifest.json · Open in Mirador

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Rights

Public domain.

Public Domain Mark 1.0

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[James McKinstry family]. 1903–1906. Copy print. McKinstry Family Photographs, collection of Austin Allison. https://austinlallison.com/collections/mckinstry-family/mckinstry-james-family.

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