Sepia Saturday:Forgotten
One day when I was browsing a local antique store, I stumbled across this photograph. Forgotten children. Siblings, most certainly. No names on the back, so I couldn't even begin to track down the family of origin. The photography studio was in Sprague, Washington Territory. Sprague is a tiny town in Lincoln County, near Spokane. The town, named after a Civil War general, was platted in 1880 and incorporated in 1883. Washington became a state in 1889, So this photo captures children who were born in a relatively narrow period of time. I'd guess the one on the right, the older one, is two or three. I think it's a little boy in a fancy costume, but it could be a little girl with not much hair. I think the one on the chair is a little girl. Someone's beloved children. Children adored enough to take to a photography studio so their image could live on. Who do they belong to? Why were th...