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This is Martha Sampson. She is The Mister'smaternal grandmother. The photo was taken
in 1916, her high school senior year.
You may remember, last Sepia Saturday I spoke of
her second cousin, Rear Admiral William T. Sampson.
I also shared her bracelet with the
scenes from Denmark on it, which is where
her family originally came from. They resided in
Washington State and owned a farm.
I think she's lovely!
For more Sepia Saturday participants, click
on the sepia picture on my sidebar!
She's a stunningly beautiful young lady. What a wonderful family history you share.
ReplyDeleteShe is beautiful! I love these treasued old photos. They have so much character and depth. Happy Sepia Saturday, Betsy : )
ReplyDeleteLove all the history!
ReplyDeleteyou know what's odd but she looks a lot older tan high school here. i thought she was in her later 20'2 -early 30's! Must be the photo. i wonder if she was quite a serious person? These photos are so interesting, I only wish I had access to my family's old photos. They would blow you away but instead your stuck with whatever I can conjure up here.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely sepia photo of an equally lovely young lady; the tidbits of the history of her life "in brief" is fascinateing as well!~ Thank you for sharing this with us!..,
ReplyDeleteYou are warmly invited to visit and have a cup of "hot chocolate and some cookies" at my little corner of the blogging world my dear lady!..,
Cheers from Silken Purse @ The Plumed Pen
beautiful pic...loving these sepia saturdays!
ReplyDeletegreat new header as well!
oh i'm still not organised to participate ...
ReplyDeletethis is great tho. I'm loving sepia saturday
What a wonderful picture Betsy. She has such a wonderful enigmatic look, almost like a sepia Mona Lisa. And that is a great sidebar you have invented for Sepia Sat.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had some old photos to share...all my relatives in Utah have all the photos.
ReplyDeleteI love this sepia Saturday thing.
She was a beauty, such a long elegant neck. Her bracelet is stunning. I missed reading that post last summer. I'm loving Sepia Saturdays.
ReplyDeleteI think if you look up "swan-like neck" in the dictionary, this picture would pop up. Lovely woman.
ReplyDeleteI love these sepia photographs. Older photos seem to have so much more emotion in them than our modern ones. Beautiful woman.
ReplyDeleteShe is lovely. Wonder how she would look with a smile.
ReplyDeleteWow, lurve the hair! She already has the bump fashion on top! Such a beautiful picture!
ReplyDeleteShe is beautiful, very serene. I think it is interesting she is from Denmark.:)
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Jill ~ I do have some lovely pics of her smiling...will have to post one on another Saturday!
ReplyDeleteShe is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother was 16 in 1916 and she married my grandpa that year -
I don't think she went to HS.
So that might of been pretty unusual for a woman to graduate in HS In 1916.
Wow, she is a beautiful woman! Her eyes immediately caught my attention. I look forward to your Sepia Saturdays, Betsy. :)
ReplyDeleteBetsy, weird, but your "Betsy" link on TT again is messed up with it going to your "cloche" post instead of the snow one!
ReplyDeleteI can see shades of your Mister in her lovely face!
ReplyDeleteMmm ~ strange...I just tried it and it worked fine. I think that link doesn't like me!
ReplyDeleteHi! Betsy,
ReplyDeleteI'am so sorry, but I have to play "catch-up" too...
...Oh! Yes, your husband's grandmother was/is very beautiful.
I will check-out the links and visit your sidebar too!
Take care!
DeeDee ;-D
This picture is beautiful. I'm sure she would be proud of all of you. The Bach
ReplyDeleteOh, so very beautiful!!! Love the story behind the photo as well...isn't family history a wonderful pursuit? Love your new Christmasy header! ~Janine XO
ReplyDeleteShe really was striking! Most photos from that era are not really flattering.
ReplyDeleteOtin ~ I think it's because so many of them have straight faces! You can't see any personality or liveliness that way.
ReplyDeleteWillow ~ much more of The Mister's sister, though..wouldn't you say?
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful portrait. She is lovely. Thanks for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful family history you share.
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That is really a rather haunting portrait; she has such a faraway lovely look in her eyes.
ReplyDeleteShe certainly IS lovely! She reminds me of one of the Hemingway grand-daughters. And she does definitely look Danish to me.
ReplyDelete(Sorry I'm late arriving—it was a busy weekend, as you can imagine.)
Kat
She is beautiful!
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