After being contacted by e-mail, and several consequential e-mails back and forth, I received the following letter which accompanied a packet of photographs. - Sharon R. Becker

Delta County Historical Society Museum
251 Meeker Street
Delta, CO 81416
(970) 874-8721

February 16, 2009

Greetings Sharon,

The enclosed photographs were recently donated to our museum as part of a photo album. Since they are unidentified, but present work form a photo studio in your area, I beleive they should be returned to the Mt. Ayr area. They may be images of people you are familiar with.

The donor was Avery POLLOCK, and he believes they may be his ancestors, as he was originally from the Nebraska area with links to Iowa, as well, but he has no idea who they are and has no interest in pursuing the identification of the photos. The album has been in his possession for much of his life. At the least, the photos represent excellent images of period clothing and the work of photo studios local to your area.

If the photos are not of value to your local historical organization, perhaps you can forward them on to a local museum of historical archive. Thanks!

Sincerely,

Jim WETZEL
Museum Director/Curator

NOTE: The librarians at Mount Ayr Public Library have agreed to accept the photographs and place them on display, with a hopeful goal of having them identified. I will hand-deliver the photographs to the librarians the next time I go to Mount Ayr. - Sharon R. Becker

"MAXWELL - Artist - Mt. Ayr, Iowa."
no other clues as to the identity of this family

 

"Shroyer & Barnhart - Mt. Ayr, Iowa."
no other clues as to the identity of this couple
there are two of this photograph in the packet

 

on back of photograph "MAXWELL, Photographer, South Side Park, Mt. Ayr, Iowa."
no other clues as to the identity of this man

 

this was a photo post card with the following on the back:
Addressed to Jasper Price, Mount Ayr, Iowa
postal stamp "Diagonal, Iowa, March 9, 1911, 1 PM" and a penny stamp in place
"Mar 9-11
Uncle I happend to remember that the tenth is your birthday so I thought I would send you a postal. Your nephew"
no other clues as to the identity of this man
NOTE: Jasper W. PRICE was born March 10, 1858, and died July 20, 1928. He was interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa. According to his obituary, Jasper was the son of William and Catharine PRICE and he had a daughter, Mrs. L. E. POLLOCK of Delta, Colorado. I believe Mrs. L. E. POLLOCK was the mother of Jasper's nephew, the man in the photograph. - Sharon R. Becker

 

calling card of "A. O. INGRAM, Mount Ayr, Iowa
IDENTIFIED!! This is the calling card of Andrew O. INGRAM

 

"HARPER [photographer], Mt. Ayr, Iowa."
no other clues as to the identity of this man

 

on back of photograph "RINARD [photographer], Tingley, Iowa."
no other clues as to the identity of these ladies

 

"HAYES & SHROYER, Mount Ayr, Iowa."
no other clues as to the identity of this child

 

"HAYES & SHROYER, Mount Ayr, Iowa."
no other clues as to the identity of this child

To submit your Ringgold County photographs, contact The County Coordinator.
Please include the word "Ringgold" in the subject line. Thank you.