This is a little bit of light audience participation. Can you identify the person photographed with CTR? I will wait three days before giving the answer, so feel free to suggest whoever you think it might be, even if someone else has already given the same answer. We can then compare notes.
The photograph is taken from a larger picture that featured four people. A rather poor reproduction can be found in one of the convention reports but it doesn't reveal who the characters are. This nice clear print comes from a good copy that originally belonged to Rose Hirsh.
Enjoy.
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11 comments:
Rose HIRSH - husband of Hirsh, Hoskins, Wright, and Ritchie?
I'll go out on a limb - A. J. Joseph (pre-beard, that is) per 1977 Yearbook
Rose Hirsh was the wife of Robert Hirsh. They were married in the Bethel parlor on December 25, 1915.
This Photo is of C. T. Russell and J. A. Bohnet. In 1910 at the Celoron Convention He along with another Brother were used to baptize the Friends. Look at One of the Baptismal Photos and you will notice that the brother doing the baptizing has a hat like the one in this photo. It is Bohnet !
Yes, my vote is for Bohnet too. If you look at the photo of the digging of Russell’s grave you can see J.A. Bohnet to the right and it looks just like the man in this picture
Please direct me to the photo of the digging of Russell's grave. Thank you!
Here you go: http://www.tulees.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2-1-1024x720.jpg
Thanks to those who commented here and also back-channel. Yes, the picture is of John Adam Bohnet, actually from a 1914 picture in connection with a convention baptism. His standard studio-taken photographs normally showed him without a hat, so what stood out was his shiny bald head. Wearing a hat in this photograph nicely misdirected most viewers.
Jerome, we desperately need an article about the life of this fine brother, is that article in your list of projects?
Is it John Bohnet?
Philip - yes it is John Bohnet; and Leonardo - yes, an article is in progress (started couple of years ago and then sort of mislaid but now the project is being resurrected). See latest post on the complete photograph.
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