Gene apparently purchased this leather "picture book" while in Michigan. The artist had signed his name on the back, F. J. Lucas. We assume that the album contained more pages of photographs as it had been taken or had fallen apart. Also some...
Court dockets; Indiana--Monroe (Clark County : Township); Henryville (Ind.)
The Monroe Township Judge Docket Ledger is for the Monroe Township Court in Clark County, Indiana from 1896 to 1905. There are several different judges that were in charge of the court during this time period. Blank pages were not scanned. Some...
Account books; Monroe Township (Clark County, Ind.)
This ledger is an accounting book from Monroe Township, Clark County, Indiana. It starts on 18 April 1884 and ends 21 August 1900. It was used to track money for the township fund, road fund, special school fund, tuition fund, dog fund, and later a...
The girls are posed in front of the living room fireplace. In an effort to identify the young ladies, we find that in July and August of 1900, cousin Gladys Wilson stayed with the Porters for a number of weeks. The girls would have been 12 and 13...
This 1901 photograph shows Mary Aldag Hirschman with four of her six children: Alma, Harry, Al, and Ed. Wilhemina Aldag is also included in the photograph.
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Glass Auction Draws Large Crowd; Could a Greentown Fund Make Dreams Come True?; Ordinance Passed Regulation Bicycles, Skareboards, and More
We do not know the exact location of this photograph. We do know that Charles and Gene Stratton-Porter were very fond of Michigan. Gene's sister lived in Coldwater and according to the local Geneva, Indiana, newspapers we learn that during the...
"I saw this Blue Heron for myself, hunted him to his favorite feeding grounds alone, and secured these studies of him, which may be the reason I am so especially fond of them. I was located at a small boarding-house on the Inland Route, and with my...
Gene wrote, "Passing through a village, on being told that I carried a camera a woman came to me and begged that I make a picture of her home. . . The reason she was so extremely anxious to have the picture was because the forest fires had almost...
"I saw this Blue Heron for myself, hunted him to his favorite feeding grounds alone, and secured these studies of him, which may be the reason I am so especially fond of them. I was located at a small boarding-house on the Inland Route, and with my...
Gene often referred to her husband as "the Deacon." Local people believe it was because of his austere appearance. An avid fisherman, it appears that his day was very successful. She writes, "I next tried some scale work on one of the Deacon's...
Gene wrote," Near a lumberman's shanty, in a small clearing, I found my first subject, the most magnificent specimen of Indian physical manhood I have ever seen. He stood all or over six feet four, in his bare feet, and was splendidly...
Gene wrote of her experience on a rough Canadian trail in "The Universal Lens" published in the Photographic Times=Bulletin, July, 1902 Vol. XXXIV, No. 7, pages 299-293. (20091036-large) It appears on the same album page as "Waterway."
This photograph was used in "Bird Architecture" on page 439 of "Outing Magazine," July 1901, Volume 28. The caption read: "The neatest nests are those of the finches - the goldfinch."
Stratton-Porter, Gene, 1863-1924 - Photography; Porter, Charles D., 1850-1926;
Two gentlemen participate in the leisure pastime of fishing. One gentleman, who appears to be Charles Porter, is poling the boat on the river. Because this photo is included with the group of photographs from Michigan, and because of presence of...
Gene was generous to her friends and those who aided in her work. Sharing her photographs with people of the community was common, as was gifting those especially close with leather bound editions of her books. (see note)
