Photos and a question

[aduial_eternal]

First, the photos.

On the back is written "Madolin Price- One Year, '09"

Comments

[suzycat]

I think it says
From Opal to Cousin Floy

Miss Floy Oviatt
Otis
Ore(gon)

[suzycat]

Wow. I think this is her: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13091127

Otis is in Lincoln County Oregon (apparently).

[suzycat]

Yup. Cousin Opal was clearly keen on a fancy capital for her name. It is a very weird O though. It's the one in Otis that made me twig and then I did some googling; I'd heard of towns called Otis and when I realised there was one in Oregon, I knew we had our O.

I don't know why I knew the name Oviatt because it is very unusual but I knew that had to be a v not a u and therefore it had to be a vowel. And Floy Oviatt is not at all a common sort of name.

[aduial_eternal]

Whoops, I meant to include where I got them and completely forgot!
I picked these up at the state fair earlier this summer. No relation to my family.

[zelle_vs]

Couldn't it be From YPals.. meaning Your Pals, since Americans like so much abbreviating.

[almond_cakes]

Lovely photos! Thanks for posting them! Interesting to read about the deciphering too. My first thought was "Opal" as well.

[morrigan716]

The last one looks kind of like a Victorian death photo. If you aren't familiar with them, Google it. Beautiful but creepy.

[aduial_eternal]

I was thinking the same thing!