Old clippings

Found these various things when my wife and I were going through some old books we have. I think people were using them for book marks. The newspaper and the postcard are dated 1880. (I nteresting prices on the furniture). The card isn't dated. The pencil drawing is dated 1917. Don't know the signature. Looked up the school online and couldn't find a thing about it. Comments are welcomed.

 

Well, here's a period ad for the Church School of Art.

https://books.google.com/books?id=WvtGAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA223&lpg=PA223&dq="church+school+of+art"+michigan+avenue+chicago&source=bl&ots=9xMDSzDD9D&sig=3CZDkwzz9P_PQ_m51l2qxXNqJR4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiV-8DWs_HYAhUM02MKHQ66AEYQ6AEIKTAB#v=onepage&q="church school of art" michigan avenue chicago&f=false

Debora

 

That drawing looks very "modern" for 1917. With the short hair, form-fitting bodice and neckline, I would have thought late 20's at least.

 

Think the hair is pinned up, not short, with maybe a little piece of lace on top, as was the style at one time. If she was posing as an art school model, perhaps the form fitting clothing was worn to give students the opportunity to draw the outlines of the torso rather than a lot of fabric.

But agree some features seem a bit later than 1917. Maybe sautoir necklaces were introduced earlier than I thought. Love that she posed with her glasses on.

Middle of WWII [edit: oops! Thank you firebottle, WWI is correct.], so guessing artist a woman or male too young or too old to fight.

 

You mean the first world war, I'm sure. I also like the way you guys can identify the styles of her hair and clothes from an old pencil drawing.

 

Thank you for that. Guess I didn't look hard enough.

 

Thanks for catching that. Made an edit.

 

Schwew.
I thought I might see toenails!

 

I find I can no longer say something is 'battered' without imagining it deep fried. Now you can't either.

 

The name of the addressee on the A&P presidential post card is a bit Abbot & Costello: Quién. It's what my Cuban super says through his closed door when I ring his bell. Who [is it]?

 

Ha!!!!!

 

Answer Castro next time.

 

It's funny, but one of my Irish ancestors in Bethel, CT was a COLLINS who married one of the QUIENS there!

(My 2nd gg-grandfather, on my Dad's side, lived in Bethel. He was a direct descendant of the Salem, MA 1600's group... English Protestant all the way.
Dad's father married an Irish Catholic, cementing his place as black sheep of the family. It was she, my grandmother (surname: CASSIDY) who was a COLLINS descendant.)

 

The postcard came from an old family bible of mine, dated 1840. It is written completely in German. I believe that is either my great grandmother or my great great grandmother who wrote the postcard, not sure which. They both spoke English and German, and able to write in both as well, according to my mother. Here is the other side of the postcard...I believe she was writing to someone named Geo Quien in Bethel CT. (It's just outside of Danbury) which is where some of my relatives lived back then. She was living in NYC at the time.

 

How about that? Too cool.

 

DCFire, I'm not sure how or why, but some of the 1840's QUIENs who ended up in Bethel were born in GERMANY! (maybe in Wolfersheim?)

 

I read the card with Harrison on the other side as addressed to Mrs. George Quien, care of Mrs. D. Quien.

Other card (it is a different card isn't it?) from a G W(?) Freund, who addresses her as Liebe Mutter Quien! Dear Mother Quien! Suggests to me that correspondent is a son-in-law. Wonder if this name got turned into Quine?

 

For some reason that name Collins really rings a bell. I need to start going through the mountain of family pictures and other things I have. I'll keep you posted.

 

Been looking through some old pictures and old documents without much luck. The things going back that far, are mainly in german. There is a family tree, I just need to get a copy from my uncle. I could be mistaken about the name Collins, just not sure unfortunately.
Also, Bronwen may be right. I just assumed that it was lady's writing but it could be my gg grandfather or even an uncle. People in same family's could shared the same name too. Who knows. We probably never will. Kind of interesting and fun looking though.

 

You should try to trace the name. Not too sure where in germany my family is from, but hopefully I will, when I get some family info from my uncle.