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Cedar
True Texan
Joined : 15 May 2007
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Localisation : Always Texas
|  Subject: A Lady of Cuero  Thu 13 Sep 2007, 6:08 pm | |
| Here is a a cabinet portrait of a young woman who posed in the seat of De Witt County, during the early part of the twentieth century.
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The woman of the frontier made the best of her situation, for she had developed a respect for the land that gave her freedom as well as the courage to live in it.
~~~ from the perspective of Anne Seagraves
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madelyn
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Joined : 17 May 2007
Posts : 211
Localisation : Texas suburbanite
| | Subject: Re: A Lady of Cuero Tue 18 Sep 2007, 8:09 pm | |
| | This is beautiful too. At least it gives the name of the studio. Do you think there could still be records of people who posed for these somewhere ? |
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Cedar
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| | Subject: Re: A Lady of Cuero Fri 28 Sep 2007, 8:08 pm | |
| | madelyn wrote: | | This is beautiful too. At least it gives the name of the studio. Do you think there could still be records of people who posed for these somewhere ? |
I'm not sure, Madelyn. Perhaps some of the records of early photography studios passed down in the families who ran the businesses and have survived. There may be some research being done along these lines and books written, but I have no such resources as of yet.
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The woman of the frontier made the best of her situation, for she had developed a respect for the land that gave her freedom as well as the courage to live in it.
~~~ from the perspective of Anne Seagraves |
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madelyn
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Posts : 211
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| | Subject: Re: A Lady of Cuero Sat 29 Sep 2007, 7:46 pm | |
| Have you tried this http://www.ancestry.com/Default.aspx
Maybe you could make connections there. They have some good free services but I don't think it's worth what they charge to join.
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Cedar
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| | Subject: Re: A Lady of Cuero Sun 30 Sep 2007, 6:23 pm | |
| Thanks, M.!
I had not checked out Ancestry's new collection of family photos, but shall!
Holly
PS. And yes, they are a bit expensive .... 
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The woman of the frontier made the best of her situation, for she had developed a respect for the land that gave her freedom as well as the courage to live in it.
~~~ from the perspective of Anne Seagraves |
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Cedar
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Joined : 15 May 2007
Posts : 1083
Localisation : Always Texas
| | Subject: Re: A Lady of Cuero Wed 13 Aug 2008, 1:40 pm | |
| There is a very nice travel/ history section featuring Cuero this month .... on Texas Escapes:
http://www.texasescapes.com/CentralTexasTownsSouth/Cuero-Texas.htm
We just whisked through this beautiful, old town on our way up from Port O'Connor and Goliad one year. Like Seguin and Gonzales, it is one of the county seats where I would love to llinger and explore.
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The woman of the frontier made the best of her situation, for she had developed a respect for the land that gave her freedom as well as the courage to live in it.
~~~ from the perspective of Anne Seagraves |
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carol
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Joined : 05 Aug 2008
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| | Subject: Re: A Lady of Cuero Fri 15 Aug 2008, 7:32 pm | |
| Funny Story: My granddaughter was a Freshman at A&M last year. A student from Cuero invited her to go horseback riding. He had a rich family history in Cuero area; of course, planning to never leave there. His family are ranchers and own or previously owned a saddle shop in the community. Things were going great for awhile, until she discovered he was "quite the ladies man" (took lots of Freshman out horseback riding)
My granddaughter graduated from Cinco Ranch High School in Katy and was very active in church and family activities before attending A&M. A friend from Katy em her the site about Cuero.
Now Cuero is a neat little community. However, growing up in the Katy/Houston area, she decided the "discovery" was a "good thing" after all.
Now, grandmom here, being from Pensacola,Florida(which was a small community when I resided there) thought small, intimate communites were wonderful. Different strokes for different folks. |
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Cedar
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| | Subject: Re: A Lady of Cuero Sat 16 Aug 2008, 2:05 am | |
| | carol wrote: | Funny Story: My granddaughter was a Freshman at A&M last year. A student from Cuero invited her to go horseback riding. He had a rich family history in Cuero area; of course, planning to never leave there. His family are ranchers and own or previously owned a saddle shop in the community. Things were going great for awhile, until she discovered he was "quite the ladies man" (took lots of Freshman out horseback riding)
My granddaughter graduated from Cinco Ranch High School in Katy and was very active in church and family activities before attending A&M ....
Now, grandmom here, being from Pensacola,Florida(which was a small community when I resided there) thought small, intimate communites were wonderful. Different strokes for different folks. |
Oh, your poor granddaughter. Bless her heart  So sorry she had to go to a quaint, small town to learn those 'big city' ways. Even little Cuero is not immune to such 'fellas,' I guess  ; they are everywhere.
But it sounds like your young lady is stronger for the experience. And congrats to her on her studies at A&M 
The nerve of that guy!
Carol, I have a dear cousin who lives in Pensacola. We 'met' over the Internet while doing genealogical research: our great-grandmothers married brothers (and vice-versa) -- in fact, they are directly above and below each other on that too-big family photo I posted  She and I are just one year apart in age and our children alike to the month. We talk on the phone all the time, just as sisters would. Hope to visit her in Pensacola one of these days.
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The woman of the frontier made the best of her situation, for she had developed a respect for the land that gave her freedom as well as the courage to live in it.
~~~ from the perspective of Anne Seagraves |
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madelyn
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Joined : 17 May 2007
Posts : 211
Localisation : Texas suburbanite
| | Subject: Re: A Lady of Cuero Sat 16 Aug 2008, 2:30 pm | |
| It looks like she's married. You're supposed to call a married woman a "matron". Just fyi   |
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