Posts in April 7, 2020

The name on the back of the photograph might not be of the individuals pictured on the reverse side. It could be the person to whom the photograph was to be given. My great-grandmother had several photographs of her son’s wedding that took place in Chicago, Illinois, in the 1950s. Every one of them had “Mom” written on the back. Some of them had “Mom U,” apparently indicated “Mother Ufkes.” A few of them did not. “Mom Ufkes” was in a few of the photographs, but not many. Since I had several of these pictures, the intent was easy to discern. But what if I had only had one of these pictures my great-grandmother had of her son’s wedding? I would have had no comparison and would have […]