Baby picture of a prominent Chester citizen William H. Smith, 1878-1965, who had an insurance business next to the old library on Main Street, in downtown Chester.
Mrs. Charles Maar and her two children are posed on a vine covered porch. Mrs Maar is dressed in a high neck long sleeved blouse with a floor length skirt and a shawl around her shoulders. The baby is sitting on her mother's lap. The other child is...
A young mother and her toddler baby are posed in Victorian dress. The baby is sitting on the mother's lap on a fur throw. The curly haired child is holding and looking at an identified object. The child is wearing a long dress, with elbow length...
A young baby is sitting, propped up, in a Victorian wicker baby carriage. The wheels on the baby carriage are very thin and oversized. The carriage is decorated in elaborate bent wood and wicker.
Written on back: Parker family. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil E. Parker (Molly Greene), Harold Welling Parker (5 years old), Cecil Carlton Parker (2 years old). Hyde Park, N.Y.
Three women and their children are seated in a waiting room. There is a nurse standing in the back room. A poster on the wall shows a woman and a baby.
Leah is relieved to hear that little Maggie Deyo (Maria's baby) is getting better. She writes about expecting visits from the Deyos and the taste of fresh fruit. Thomas closes the letter inquiring about the butter pail.
Mr. Jessup has written Maria after the death of Maria's baby, Leah DeWitt. He explains that he will not be able to get there to see her. He also writes of his loneliness and wishes Maria would come visit him with the children.
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Leah writes to Maria's three children about the ways of the world, especially to Nathaniel and Kitty who are about to enter school. She knows that Andrew is too young for school but hopes that he will assist in the care of baby Maggie. She...
Thomas writes that Leah is feeling better after the birth of her baby daughter. He has applied a blister to her abdomen and feels it has helped her. He thinks the only problem they have is a very disagreable nurse. He writes that the baby is doing...
Leah writes about having lots of company and how her health turned after their departure. She is at the end of her pregnancy and feels better than she did at the same time of her last pregnancy. She wishes Maria could be there for her confinement,...
