Pester Photos (James, Mary Jane et al)
I am fortunate to have the Pester Family bible, handed down to me from James Pester, my great-grandfather (b. 1847 Somerset, England), and in it 8 pages with 2-3 photos on each.These photos arethat contain daguerreotype, tintypes, carte de viste and cabinet cards.
The photos are encased in the typical 19th century Bible photo pages, and thus difficult to extract without damaging the paper.
On the reverse of the first one I have removed is noted in pencil, "Mary Jane Pester, March 11. 1879, 2 years 6 mos, 11 day.
Anyone who wishes a a hi-res copy of Mary Jane Pester, just let me know.And if interested, I will keep you updated on the others as I manage to remove them, and send copies, including those I may not be able to identify.(As a university historian for far longer than I have been interested in genealogy, I have been frustrated by unidentified photos and documents.I am making certain that MY descendants don't have the same frustration.)