Studio photograph of Gertrude Graham, Bessie Bennett, Violet Vandusen, May (Lee) Little, Marion Lavell, and Berta Coughlan by J.J. Kerfoot, Smiths Falls, ca. 1905

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J.J. Kerfoot, Moore Studio, Photographer

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Image

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Portrait photographs

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From the collection of P. Irwin.
This collection is comprised of photos taken by George Albert Little (1882-1956) and several other photos of family members which were taken by Smiths Falls studio photographers J.J. Kerfoot and Hugh A. Ross.
Irwin's maternal grandfather was George Albert Little. Little owned a Ray No.1 camera that was outfitted with a Bausch and Lomb lens. Irwin believes that the camera was used between 1902-1907 in Smiths Falls. The prints were created from 4" x 5" glass plate negatives. Little lived at 60 William Street E. but later moved to Gananoque where he worked as a manager at Dominion Steel. He also worked as draftsman engineer at age 29. In September 1909, Little married May Lottie Lee (1884-1969), originally from Smiths Falls, in Gananoque.

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Inscriptions

Reverse, handwritten: in black ink: "Geo Little"; in blue ink: "1 Gertrude Graham, 2 Bessie Bennett, 3 Violet Vandusen, 4 May Lee (Little), 5 Marion Lavell, 6 Berta Coughlan all of Smiths Falls"

Embossed on the lower right hand corner of the mount: "J.J. Kerfoot, The Moore Studio, Smiths Falls, Ont."

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