1911 seems to have been the year for Hammell family group photos. A group photo from 1911 appeared in an earlier post. Here are two more from that period, taken in front of the Hammell home at 122 N Sherman.
Clever idea for this photo, to seat everyone in a row on the stone wall. Identifications, from left: John and Sarah Hammell, Bessie and Roy Hutchins, Floyd Hammell, Arthur and Addie McClain with Florence.
The house in the background is the house at 130 N Sherman. The photo of the bicycle riders which appeared in an earlier post was taken in the same spot as this photo, but about two years earlier. However if the photos are compared, one can see that the porch of the house at 130 has been completely redesigned and rebuilt in the interim, to cover the entire front of the house. At the time of this writing (August 2020), the house at 130 still has this porch, but it lost the decorative gable over the entry somewhere along the way.
Judging from the hats and clothing, this second photo was taken on the same occasion as the first one above. Identifications, from left: John and Sarah Hammell, Roy and Bessie Hutchins, Arthur and Addie McClain with Florence in front, and Floyd Hammell.
The Hammells seem like a pretty happy group at this point. I imagine the arrival of the first grandchild (Florence) and Bessie’s recent marriage to Roy Hutchins contributed to that.
It seems that Floyd is a mirror image of his father in this picture. I’m so glad to see these pictures. I’ve never seen them before or those you have posted lately, Lloyd. Great to see this “era” of our relatives! Thanks again, Lloyd!
Even if they are showing their age, these photos are precious! What a treasure to see them as they were at that time! Grandpa looks like a hard-working man, which I know he was. Thank you for your efforts at reviving these fading “records”!