August 3rd 1919

From the Schavey envelope collection.


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Image courtesy of the Hobart Historical Society.

A handwritten note on the back of this photo reads: "(Right) Mable Breyfogle 1919." I would never have recognized her. In 1919, of course, she was Mable Schavey, so the note was written later, perhaps much later.

She and her friend borrowed those hats from their brothers or boyfriends, I think.

No indication of where they are. The setting looks a bit farm-like, with that plain plank building beside a little ornamental garden roughly marked off with rocks. That's the farm dog in the right background, I suppose. Notice the hand pumps behind Mable's head. Above them you can see part of some large metal framework that looks to me like the supporting structure of a windmill.