The Turn-of-the-20th Century snapshots of
the Blake & Clark Families
#1
#2
#3
#4
Who the children in #1-3 might be is a mystery. They don't resemble in looks or ages any of the Blake grandchildren. They might be friends' children or extended family of in-laws, etc. The locations of the photographs, also, aren't identifiable. Still, these are beautiful and the two cats being hugged by the little boy in #3 seem remarkably content.
#5
Probably 1906 - Little Andrew Longacre is in the front and would be almost 2 years old in the summer of 1906. The woman behind him likely is Grandmother Sarah. It isn't certain who the baby might be though it's likely one of Andrew's twin brothers since they were two years younger than Andrew.
"Barton, August 1912, 4 yrs 9 mos"
All of these are taken at 135 Maple Street, Brooklyn (note house number on stair in #). Who Barton might be isn't clear, as Adeline didn't have any nephews who were born in 1907 named Barton (and Lucian didn't have any nephews since his sisters never married).
#9 & 10: Lucian is in the background.
"1910"
[Frederick or Alfred Longacre], Avery Blake, [Alfred or Frederick Longacre]
From Decoration Day, May 30, 1910
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#12
#11
This also isn't a Blake grandchild as his apparent age and the years of the photographs don't correspond with Adeline's nephews.
#12
#13
"Florence"
While these girls, like boys in #8-11, aren't identifiable in terms of relationship to Adeline or Lucian, the young girl on the left in #13 appears to be Florence a bit older than in #12. What is known is, like many of the others, this was taken in the backyard of 135 Maple Street, Brooklyn.