Portrait of Hanslip Watkins of Taylor County, W. Va.
Description:
Taped to the back of the picture "Hanslip Watkins, grandfather of Joseph Hanslip Haldeman of near Thornton, Taylor Co, West Virginia. Watkins was around New York part of the time. This picture was found in a trunk given to Etta Haldeman (daughter of Joseph Haldeman) by Harriet Haldeman, her aunt.
Frank Holme (right) from Preston County, West Virginia, was a nationally known artist and newspaper illustrator. In this staged photograph he pretends to share soup with an unidentified friend.
Frank Holme (standing, far left) from Preston County, West Virginia was a renown artist and newspaper illustrator. Here he poses with unidentified friends, one woman maybe his wife, Ida Van Dyke Holme.
Frank Holme, right, from Terra Alta, West Virginia was a renown artist and newspaper illustrator. Here he poses with an unidentified friend in a staged photograph.
Frank Holme, right, from Terra Alta, West Virginia, was a renown artist and newspaper illustrator. Here he clowns with an unidentified friend in staged photograph.