This is a detail of a cabinet card we have for sale. The whole card measures about 4 1/2 X 6 1/2 inches, and it is of the Thackrey family, except Otis, who might have been no 'count anyway. Who knows.
The names are listed on the back: In the back row, left to right, they are Birtha, Cora & Mandy, center is Dad and Mother, and in front are Alice, Logan, Ioa(?) and Torrince. Another sibling, Otis, is not in the picture.
The photographer was F.K. Frasier, but there is no indication of where the photographer's shop is located, or where these people lived or when the picture was taken. Based on the looks of the card & clothing styles, we guestimate the age at 1880-1890s, with more of a nod toward the 1880s side of the estimation. It is a family picture that was probably important to someone at sometime, and may still be if someone can tie themselves to them.
I was just kidding about Otis being no 'count. It's my sense of humor. Most likely Otis was either the oldest and on his own somewhere, or he had yet to be born when the picture was taken.
I like it because it documents what they consisered their "Sunday Best" clothes, and you can see some of the family closeness in it. Alice is young and leaning into her father's leg, Logan has one hand on his father's leg & another on his mother's, Cora, I believe, has a hand on her father's shoulder.
This was a good sized family - they almost certainly have decendants running about today, somewhere.
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