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Willis and John Stark (1890)

Willis and John Stark (1890)

Willis Otis Stark and his brother John Edmond Stark, in a professional portrait taken at the Elite Studio in Nanaimo, B.C. John Edmond made his living by prospecting […]
Marie and Louise Stark, youngest daughters of Louis and Sylvia

Marie and Louise Stark, youngest daughters of Louis and Sylvia

Marie Albertina (Wallace) Stark (about 23) and her sister Louise Edna (Wylie) Stark (about 11), circa 1890.  Marie Albertina and Louise Edna were the two youngest children.  Marie […]
John Craven Jones with his wife Almira (Scott) Jones (1885)

John Craven Jones with his wife Almira (Scott) Jones (1885)

During a visit to Ohio, John met Almira Scott (1851 – 1923), a fellow graduate of Oberlin College, and a person of like mind. Almira Scott was widowed […]
Studio portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Alexander on their 60th wedding anniversary

Studio portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Alexander on their 60th wedding anniversary

The long, black heavily petty-coated dress was a common formal dress in colonial times.  “Because it was black it didn’t show the dirt so much or need to […]