Sunday, October 21, 2012

Little Girl with a Lamb

I have tried for years to find out who this little girl is. The photo was in Wallace Gifford Olmstead's collection of photos, and of course there was no writing on the back. I believe it was taken around 1890, probably on Wallace's farm in Gerry, NY.  His wife was Mahala Strong Olmstead. The little girl could be an Olmstead, Strong, McCullough, or Damon as they all lived close to Wallace's farm. My Dad didn't know who it was. It's possible she isn't related to any of the families named above but given the time period I doubt that.

Update 25 March 2015: I wonder if this is Mahala Olmstead, oldest child of Austin and Emma Torrey Olmstead. She was born in December 1897 and died on March 25, 1903.



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