These are the parents of Bert and Archie.
So serious! 
All of these photos must have belonged to Ella, also known as E.K.P. Here's another picture of papa- 'My father as a young man- around 1830+' 
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Wonderful photos! It's great that they wrote a description on the backs of the photos.
Posted by: Ellen B. | June 26, 2009 at 02:50 PM
Yes, the descriptions are great.
I love her hair. The crimping...how did she do that with out the 1980's crimping iron?
Posted by: Natalie | June 26, 2009 at 03:35 PM