G2G: I found a photo album with 59 photo cards from 1870 - 1920 for the Gartley and related families of Lake County, Illinois

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I found a photo album with 59 photo cards from 1870 - 1920 for the Gartley and related families of Lake County, Illinois. I have only matched one name with the photos so far, but I know quite a bit about the families who are likely in the album. The album belonged to my late wife's great uncle's wife, Ethel May Gartley Marsden (Gartley-42) 1893 - 1968. It appears the album was made by Ethel's mother, Margaret Hoffman Gartley, or grandmother, Margaret Jane McClintock Gartley.

I have attempted forensic photo analysis only a few times before, but this album intrigues me because the people lived in Lake County, Illinois, where I have lived for the last 40 years. So far, I've managed to number the photos and scan them, being careful to note their position in the album. I uploaded the photos to google photo and shared them at this URL. Some of the photos had names written on the back. I have added comments to the shared photos with the names or notes written on the back of the photos.

Should I upload the photos to wikitree? I uploded a few of Ethel Gartley's baby photos to her profile, but most of the other photos have not been positively identified.

WikiTree profile: Ethel Marsden
in Photos by G2G-6 (6.9k points)

What an awesome find!!  I would create a free space profile for them!  It would be an "album" of sorts for the family.  Gosh, still can't believe you sound such a great treasure!  Wonderful!

Can you remind me how to see the names that were on the back of these photos? I can access the drive but don't see the comments you mentioned. I have a relative Eliza Ann Gartley 1838-1911 who lived in Illinois before moving to Montana. We have chatted before but I am drawn back to this album wanting to make sure I am not missing a connection. Thanks!

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Another option is to upload them to the Dead Fred website.

by Owl (51.4k points)
selected by Betty Tindle

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Absolutely NO expertise here, but you might consider making a WikiTree "free space page" to upload them.  They can be used in LOTS of different ways...  If you do that, you could link each WT person to the photo stored there.  It's under "Add" at the top of your profile page.

Hope this helps...
by Owl (28.9k points)

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What a great find, and how generous of you to be willing to share.
by Golden Owl (2.1m points)

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