It's baby Joe's mother!!

Recall cute baby Joe with his hair parted down the middle, who I had posted about on January 19th? Well, this is his mother! My cousin bought this photograph and upon looking at the back, it says Joe's mother written on it in the exact same handwriting as Joe's name on my photograph of him. Interesting, isn't it? Perhaps the family gave these pictures away and they somehow ended up in the same town.

Anyways, I don't know her name, but I'm pretty sure that this was taken at the same time as Joe's photo. I can now date both pictures to about the late 1800s because of this woman's clothing. Case solved! Well, kind of. I wonder what her name is and where their family lived...

S. J. Dixon Photography, 249 Yonge Street, Toronto

Again, this is a photography my cousin bought. S. J. Dixon Photography at 249 Yonge Street in Toronto and was founded in 1872 by S. J. Dixon. the year 1893, Dixon's wife Sarah took over for unspecified reasons (perhaps Dixon died?). By clicking that hyperlink above, you can see a newspaper advertisement put out by this photograph company stating what they do in their shop. Along the side, you can see their insignia as well as multiple other ads.

Just an extra bit of information for you: here are their listings in the Toronto directory...

• 1901
• 1903

There is no note of who the two people in this photograph are, although I believe the picture was taken in the very late 1800s or very early 1900s due to their attire.

Another Picture I Have :)

I don't know her name, but I know that it was taken in Belleville, Ontario by Clark J. Smith. Judging by the dates of other pictures Smith has taken, this picture is probably from the mid-1800s.

More Pictures! :)

Got both of these for $2 at that store in Fenelon Falls! Neither have anything written on the back, but the one of the little boy (holding the cat) looks to be from the 1920s, the one of the baby from 1890s or maybe early 1900s. :)

Am I jealous of whoever buys this!

I guess everyone is pretty interested in where I got so many of these antiques in Fenelon Falls, Ontario, Canada. The place I go to is called Grr8 Finds and you can click here to go to their website. :)

Whoever buys that gorgeous table they have features right now on the top left-hand corner of the page (which is over $3000, if I remember correctly, if not more), I AM EXTREMELY JEALOUS.

Happy shopping!

Painting on Wood

I found this beautiful picture and bought it from an antique store in Fenelon Falls, Ontario. Like everything else, I'm uncertain of the woman depicted on it. I'm not sure if it's an original painting that's been coated in a gloss or if it's a print of the painting on the wood that's been glossed over. Regardless, it's a beautiful picture and I wanted to share it with you all. Let me know if you know anything about it! Thank you! :)