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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 9814494, member: 33"]I agree with other opinions that none of them look all that much like the Earp family. Also, the date of 1893 seems spot on. Could be a year later. As mentioned earlier, the puffy sleeves on the women's dresses were in vogue in the 1890s... not before.</p><p><br /></p><p>The writing in the upper right could (maybe) be a name -- "M. D. Tait" -- There is a partial crossbar to the right of the final letter. So it could be a "t." The first letter could be "H." but it looks a bit more like "M." I'm also not positive about the capital "T" but probably.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the handwriting could have been added at any time after the picture was taken. It's obvious from what you've already uncovered that there are inaccuracies (Goldfield not being named Goldfield in the 1890s, for example). This kind of identification project can be tricky. But fun![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 9814494, member: 33"]I agree with other opinions that none of them look all that much like the Earp family. Also, the date of 1893 seems spot on. Could be a year later. As mentioned earlier, the puffy sleeves on the women's dresses were in vogue in the 1890s... not before. The writing in the upper right could (maybe) be a name -- "M. D. Tait" -- There is a partial crossbar to the right of the final letter. So it could be a "t." The first letter could be "H." but it looks a bit more like "M." I'm also not positive about the capital "T" but probably. Also, the handwriting could have been added at any time after the picture was taken. It's obvious from what you've already uncovered that there are inaccuracies (Goldfield not being named Goldfield in the 1890s, for example). This kind of identification project can be tricky. But fun![/QUOTE]
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