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H.W. Bessey, c. 1890
Portrait of man with large mustache, Hubert Wilbur Bessey (1855-1918). Hubert and his brother Willis Bessey (1859-1901) arrived at the South Fork of St. Lucie River in about 1883 and lived in a small house on Bessey Point. Hubert, a graduate of Oberlin College, claimed a homestead of 24 and 44/100 acres in 1884 and in 1890 claimed 148 and 78/100 acres. He and his brother cultivated pineapples and built boats. Hubert also served as Keeper at the House of Refuge on Hutchinson Island between 1890 and 1897. When Sarah Danforth died in 1901, Hubert and his wife, former schoolteacher Susan Corbin Bessey (1868-1954), were invited to take over the Danforth Hotel. Hubert led fishing trips, which were enjoyed by Grover Cleveland, who visited and stayed the hotel frequently. -
Parade past Bentel Bakery, c. 1915
Decorated carriage and bicycles pass K.H. Bentel bakery goods and confectionery and a railroad car. -
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Parade past Bentel Bakery, c. 1915
Decorated carriage filled possibly with suffragists pass K.H. Bentel bakery goods and confectionery and a railroad car. -
Group portrait at Mammoth Cave, Sept. 1946
Large group of people at park entrance of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. Photo marked 1-unidentified boy, 2-Josie Elizabeth Roebuck Frazier (1891-1980), 3-
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Ceremony near railroad tracks, c. 1910
Decorated carriages and people around the bandstand, watching a speaker. -
Elizabeth and Frank J. Frazier, 1927
Teen girl and boy. Siblings Annie Elizabeth Frazier (1914-1985) and Frank J Frazier Jr. (1911-1992). Taken around Elizabeth's junior high graduation at age 13. -
Portrait of Rose Roebuck, 1936
Graduation portrait of Rose Kremer Roebuck Walton (1920-2007).Tags Mortarboards (Caps) -
Four Frazier women, c. 1905
Josie Elizabeth Roebuck Frazier (1891-1980), her sisters-in-laws Almeda "Meda" Belle Frazier Ball (1876-1938) and Flora Annie Frazier Dyer (1878-1937), and Josie's mother-in-law Margarette Melissa Dufour Frazier (1851-1929). -
Four Frazier women, c. 1905
Four women: partial identifications on back, L-R: Unidentified, Margarette Melissa Dufour Frazier (1851-1929), Arvilla Elizabeth Avriett Roebuck (1861-1948), mother of Josie Elizabeth Roebuck Frazier (1891-1980)