The Nelson Misses (Unidentified Glass-Plate Image)

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Images courtesy of the Hobart Historical Society.



The ladies are identified only as the "Nelson Misses," and the glass plates as No. 52 and No. 81, respectively.

There were loads of Nelsons in Hobart. If we believe the "Misses" to mean that both women were unmarried, and if we guess that this photo, like the dated ones, was taken probably between 1905 and 1910, then these might be Christine Nelson and Ella Nelson, the sister and daughter of Charles Nelson. In the 1900 Census, Christine was 55 and Ella 18, both unmarried. Adding five or ten years to their age for this photo, the woman at left looks too young to be Christine, and the lady at right too old to be Ella.

So let's give up and call them unidentified.

In conclusion, all I can say is: there's that fence again!