Album 77: Kirby

In 2003 I purchased another orphaned antique Photo Album. The owner's name was inscribed inside the front cover

          Maude M. Kirby

Of course I couldn't leave it in the antique store so it came home with me. The next day I started documenting and researching to see if I could find the family whose pictures were in this beautiful album.

It's been a challenge. There are very few names written in full, instead I found tantalizing references written on the backs of some of the photos: "Lillian and Baby Donalda", "4 Generations",  "Mother is 76 years old and growing younger every day" But no surnames! No hint of the relationship to the writer or the album owner.

After carefully removing and photographing all 120 photographs, I made a list of each one. I entered full details - photographer's name, location photo taken, any writing on reverse of photo, estimated time period of photo (based on visual clues such as clothing, hairstyles, type of photograph etc)

​Some CDVs were from English photographers and one was from Brantford Ontario Canada. Since I purchased the album in Ontario, I had a hunch the album started its life in England and then came to Canada with family.

Read the story of this lovely album, the research I did to discover what family I  held in my hands,  and how I found a descendant in England. I was very happy to mail the photos to Gordon, the new-found descendant, at no cost to him and no payment needed for the photos. 

This was such a happy ending story for me and I was privileged to be part of it! I'm so glad I didn't pass that album by, which I admit I almost did as it was rather expensive. But I kept returning to it in the store and I knew I had to have it

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Names in Album:
1. Queeine, Auntie ----, Norman
2. --
3a. "Driffield...." rest illegible
3b. empty
3c. "Mabel" f=M. Boak, Driffield, Bridlington Quay, Malton
3d. M. Boak etc Driffield (CDV) 
4a. "rev. W. Mitchell. f=Boak Photo, Driffield. v=M. Boak, Middle St. Driffield
4b. - M. Boak,  Driffield
4c. no info but developed in Brantford ontario
4cc. (behind 4.c.)  New Year's Thoughts card "To dear little Mandie with Miss Alice's love and a kiss"
4d. no info
4e. Loose photo "Victoria Park, May 10, 1907" (Appears to be Brant Monument in Brantford Ontario)
5. Fred. 15 New Briggte, Leeds
6. H. Graham Glen, Leeds
7a. "1920"
7b. & c. no info
7d. Boak, Driffield and Pickering
8a. M. Tayleure, Middle Street Driffield

8b. no info
8bb. "This is Mum and I"
8c. R.T. Watson, Anlaby Road, Hull
8d. M. Boak9. 10, 11a no info
11b. WW1 soldier, cut from postcard
11c. & d. no info
12a. "Mother is 76 and gowing younger every day"
12b "4 mos old"
12c. "Buster" (photo of dog)
12d. Mrs Spurr, New Brigate, Leeds
13 and 14. empty slots
15a No information
15b empty
15c. & d. H. Jackson Vernon Studio, Leeds
16a-d. no info
17, 18, 19a no info
19b. "Kate Vaughan" (a gorgeous coloured cabinet card of an actress)
20. pencil etching signed RM/HR. v="Mrs. Kirby with love from Rose Robinson"
21a. Boak, Bridlington Quay
21b. Walter Fisher, 5 Cliff Terrace est. 1857 Filey
22a & b, 23a, 23aa - no info
​23b. "K Bonner"

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