This is the 50th anniversary photo of the Robert Fletcher Richardson II family taken on July 4, 1907. Robert and Rosetta are in the center. "Charley" Henry (who was mostly known as Henry in his family, and who is the Assistant Professor at Syracuse University is next to his father with his wife behind him and daughter sitting crossed legged on the ground in front of him and not looking at the photographer. According to a letter from Rosetta it was a very bright day and it was hard to keep everyone looking in the right direction and not squinting over much
Dear Sister Eva,
I will
write a few lines to enclose in Robert’s letter. I fully realize that we have neglected
writing to you to long already, and will now try to answer some of the
questions you asked in the letter you wrote to us last Aug.
No,
Nathaniel and Julia were not here to our celebration. Julie wrote us that they
would like to have been here but Nat did not think that they could come. They are very busy with their work.
Brother
Henry was here, also his sons Willie, and George with their families. Also she
that was Annie Whitell with her husband and two daughters.
Yes: you
were right about Herbert and Rosina sitting on my side, also Henry and Flossie
on Robert’s, the husbands and wives back of them. Lillian Scott and her oldest
brother Herbert Harold stand back of Robert and I. Robert Scott sits in front
of his grandfather and Royal sits in front of Herbert. Henry’s Evelyn sits in front of her
father. She is their only child. Herbert and Ella have lost all of their
children.
Flossie’s
oldest Child, Lelia May, is sitting at my feet. Robert and William are in
Flossie’s lap and George Wallace is in his father’s arms.
The sun was
shining directly in our faces when the picture was taken, and we got more
scowls and wrinkles than rightly belonged to us. The children could not look up, the sun was
so bright in their eyes. The dress I had
on, also the collar were the ones that I was married in, without any change in
them.
Yours
with many good wishes.
Rosetta
Rosetta
PS – My brother Servis was here. In the post card he is the
first an standing near the corner of the house at the other end of the card
George Richardson is the fifth man from the end of the card directly back of
the lady sitting in the chair. He is holding his little boy. His wife stands by his side, she has her hat
on, and stands in front of a gray haired lady near the corner of the shed. Being acquainted with the guests I can pick
them nearly all out with the naked eye.
[Do not
currently have a copy of the post card to which she refers.]
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