There are only a few men identified in this photo – but it’s a good one to share and has lots of interesting detail. It appears to be a special occasion1 of some sort, as the men are dressed in suits and ties. The man standing left of the man in the swing appears to be holding a pitcher of beer in his right hand and a mug in his left. And several of the men are smoking cigars or cigarettes. The young boy standing to the right of the swing is holding something in his hands but I can’t make out what it might be – a tray of beer mugs? There’s only one female in the photo – the little girl in white between the last two men on the right. Just to the right of the man on the far right is what appears to be a hammock. And the shed behind the trees contains a couple of wagon wheels, or perhaps a wagon.
Transcription of photo back:
1900- about Sept.
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5 Jack Judd
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7 Gus Johnson on swing
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9 Oscar Ford behind swing rope
Mike Herzog
Swanson
Beaver
Marysville, Montana
1. special occasion. Mary and George were married on August 29th of 1900 but the date on the back says “about Sept.”
