Album 56: Fiske

Civil War Era Fiske Family Album with CDVs [Cartes de Visites], circa 1860s.

Surnames: Fiske, Andrews, Clark, Seymour, Foster, Hart, Smead

Locations: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, Italy

This album was sent to me in February 2007 by Alfredo M. Lamparelli of New Hampshire. It is a Civil War era album in poor condition, pages are loose and only 13 photos remain. But most are labelled either on the album pages themselves or on the reverse (v) of the photo. Mr. Lamparelli provided no information on the provenance of the album.

After some research I discovered that the album was probably owned by a child of David Fiske and Laura Severington of Massachusetts. It was probably passed on to a grandchild of David & Laura, that grandchild being the person who wrote names of individuals in the album. I deduce this because of the use of "Uncle", "Aunt", "Coz" (Cousin). I have figured out who most are and how they fit into David & Laura Fiske's family tree

Here are the names of individuals in the album photos:

• F1 empty
• F2 f: Ed & Harvey Fiske. v: Edward & Harvey Fiske belonging to Clara Andrews. Ph: Photograped by J K Patch, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
• F3 blank
• F4 blank
• F5 f=Mr. Clark PH: Hopkins, Cor. Main & Federal Sts, Greenfield Mass [ca 1880s]
• F6 f= Jo (rest is erased) v= W G C Kimball, Concord NH
• F7 f= Uncle Filo v= PH: E. Decker Photographer, 249 Superios Street, Cleveland Ohio
• F8 f=Coz. Christobel v= Christobel, daughter of Rev. S. A. [Samuel Asa] Fiske from Laura F. Clark PH: J H Kent, Photographer, 58 State St Rochester New York [Zoe Fiske, daughter of Samuel Fiske & Elizabeth Foster, daughter of Parson Aaron Foster Photo F11]
• F9 f=Coz. Zoe. v=PH: E P Kellogg, Photographer, 279 Main St. Hartford Connecticut [Zoe Fiske, daughter of Asa Fiske & Elizabeth Worthington]
• F10 f=Coz. Henry Seymour v=Laura PH: Herman Buchholz, Photographer, Townsley's Block, Main Street, Springfield Massachusetts
• F11 f=Parson Foster of Charlemont, Aunt Lizzie's father v=PH: Powelson Photographer, 58 State ST Rochester NY [circa 1860s] [Charlemont is in Massachusetts]
• F12 f=Mrs. Clark. PH: Hopkins, Greenfield Mass [ca 1880s]
• F13 f=Mary Hart v=PH: Draper & Husted, Photographers, Ridge Avenue & Wallace St, Philadelphia [Mary A. Hart, 5 years old in 1860 Census New Haven Ward 7, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: M653_87; Page: 817. Mary was the daughter of Burdett Hart & Rebecca W Fiske]
• F14 f=Mrs. Elihu Smead v=PH: Fratelli Vianelli, Fotografe --- Venezia -- (Venice Italy?)​

Fiske Family Photo Album Main, p1, p2