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Santa Cruz High School
Graduating class – 1890 Bertha Schwartz – standing, far right |
And now I’ve discovered this.
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Bertha Schwartz
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It looks to me like Birdie’s portrait from that very special day. I just love all of the flowers and decorations around her – sure not something you’d see today. I’ll bet there is some significance to it all but I’m not sure I’ll ever know what that might be.
I have so many photos of Birdie over the years. This is probably the earliest one I’ve found of her. I think she looks to be about 3.
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Birdie Schwartz
c. 1875 |
It looked like this before I cropped it – could it have been a little Christmas ornament or something?
My parents kept this photo on a table in the living room and always said I looked just like her. I sure would have loved wearing those clothes as a young girl!
And here is Birdie as a young woman. Look at that beautiful blouse!
And this is Birdie near the end of her life.
What a treasure to be able to see my great grandmother throughout her lifetime. Once again, I have to thank my grandmother for being such a packrat!
How true about being thankful for our packrat ancestors. You have quite a few treasures here with these photographs, Debi! Glad your grandmother had the foresight to save them.
ReplyDeleteThese pictures are wonderful! What special family history treasures these precious photos must be to you and your family.
ReplyDeleteBirdie was beautiful her entire life. You can still see the 3-yr old face in the more mature face.
ReplyDeleteIs the round photo on a tin plate? I have such a portrait; I can tell there once was some kind of border, maybe a ribbon like in your picture.