Help with ID of Quakers

Hello,

I was told that these ladies in this Tintype were very well known.
But the only name I could find was a "Mary Ingalls" born in 1864-1865
and was the sister of the writer of "Little House on the Prairie". But I don't know if the age matches up correctly. She would only be 12-13 years old.

Any help would be appreciated!

This is the rough translation of the back:

Centennial tea party
Washington's Birthday
22nd February 1876
Quakers

Sam Nugent
Mary Ingalls
Mary Shadd

 

I agree that neither woman looks that young. No indication of where this was taken?

 

The smaller photo is a picture of Mary Ingalls from Wikipedia

 

Unfortunately not!

 

Do they look similar? lol I'm always terrible at telling. My lovely lady always tells me I'm wrong when I say someone looks like someone else.

 

LOL, I don't know either!!
Found this, but again have no idea if it has anything to do with the folks in the photo...a centennial tea party on Feb. 22, 1876
https://books.google.com/books?id=O...centennial tea party 1876 february 22&f=false

 

Unfortunately, that one was held on Feb 18th, not the 22nd.

 

What was on the 18th?

 

The centennial celebration in your link.

 

I'm not seeing the 18th
I see Feb. 22

 

I looked multiple times before posting what I did. It definitely says Feb 18th.

One thing that happens when your Google search includes something specific (yours included the date Feb 22 1786) and you get a link to an e-book - the text that "matches" is highlighted in yellow but is overwritten with what you asked for, even when the "match" is not exact. I bet if you go back there and clear the search while you're on the page, you'll see what I saw.

 

OMG! I am so sorry! Here I was giving you "directions" about clearing the search and I had not done it myself!

 

It looks like this sorta thing may have happened all over? on Feb.22 1876

https://books.google.com/books?id=k...entennial tea party" 1876 february 22&f=false

 

https://books.google.com/books?id=E...ved=0ahUKEwjius2MmOzNAhVF5yYKHRxzCz8Q6AEIJzAC

 

Lots of communities had them although I haven't found another on that exact date. Probably doesn't mean this was the only one, though.

 

The Iowa one was Feb. 22nd. [/QUOTE]

 

I fear this is going to be difficult lol

 

I've done some looking, too, and found nothing helpful so far. By the way, I think the third name written on the back is Mary Shedd, not Shadd. Not that that is helpful, though...

 

Thank you!!! I think you are 100% correct! Me oh my eyes are bad!

 

I've been using Shedd too, Fig. Not that I've found her in the same place as the other 2 names.....

I figure that the young man Sam is no more than 20 (more likely mid-teens) and that Mary Ingalls is 20 - 25. Mary Shedd is harder to figure, maybe 40's?