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Oran Henley Collection, Ca. 1900-1938
No full textThe boy is wearing knickers. The girls dresses are trimmed in eyelet fabric.Oran Henley was a farmer in 1900, an electrician at the electric light company in Carthage from 1910 to 1920, and a carpenter at a lumber company by 1930. He never listed his occupation as a photographer in a federal census, but according to the Carthage Centennial pamphlet he was the 1934 event's official photographer. He owned studios with his wife in Carthage and nearby Knightstown
Oran Henley Collection, Ca. 1900-1938
No full textThree generations appear to be present.Oran Henley was a farmer in 1900, an electrician at the electric light company in Carthage from 1910 to 1920, and a carpenter at a lumber company by 1930. He never listed his occupation as a photographer in a federal census, but according to the Carthage Centennial pamphlet he was the 1934 event's official photographer. He owned studios with his wife in Carthage and nearby Knightstown
Oran Henley Collection, Ca. 1900-1938
No full textIt appears to be warm weather and they are wearing dark clothing. Perhaps they were together for a funeral?Oran Henley was a farmer in 1900, an electrician at the electric light company in Carthage from 1910 to 1920, and a carpenter at a lumber company by 1930. He never listed his occupation as a photographer in a federal census, but according to the Carthage Centennial pamphlet he was the 1934 event's official photographer. He owned studios with his wife in Carthage and nearby Knightstown
The Boy Lincoln and His Mother
No full textWhen Lincoln was 9 years old, milk sickness -- a disease caused by drinking poisoned milk from cows that grazed on white snakeroot plant -- struck the Pigeon Creek area and killed several people including his mother. On October 5, 1818, Nancy Hanks Lincoln died at age 34 and was buried near the family’s cabin. In December 1819 his father married Sarah “Sally” Bush Johnston, a widow with three children. The Lincolns had known the Johnstons in Kentucky, and Nancy and Sally had been good friends.Destination Indiana - Abraham Lincoln's Youth in Indiana Journe