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Category: Historical Family Photos
Historical Family Photos: Josephine and Her Beauty Machine
My maternal grandmother, Virginia Alston Braswell (1918-1992), was fairly close in age to her maternal aunt, Josephine Harrison Jordan McDaniel (1910-1985). Josephine was the proprietor of a… Read more “Historical Family Photos: Josephine and Her Beauty Machine”
Historical Family Photos: 1936 Wedding of Aunt Clara Braswell and James Rowland
Aunt Clara (1909-2000), sister of my maternal grandfather, Ira Braswell, Jr. (1912-1988), had her first cousin included in her wedding party, Leona Davis (1904-1996). Leona’s the daughter… Read more “Historical Family Photos: 1936 Wedding of Aunt Clara Braswell and James Rowland”
Historical Family Photos: The Braswell Family
This wonderful family photo is courtesy of my late Braswell cousin, Leon M. Braswell III. It shows my great-grandmother, Mattie Brewington Braswell, surrounded by her seven children,… Read more “Historical Family Photos: The Braswell Family”
NEW SEGMENT: Historical Family Photos
May 8, 1949 Norfolk, Virginia From left to right: Eliza Turner Kearney- cosmetologist of Philadelphia, PA-maternal aunt of the bride, Hattie Harrison Marshall. Sanford Perkins-friend of Herbert… Read more “NEW SEGMENT: Historical Family Photos”
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