The Minor Family Album closes out with portraits of nine children, all taken between 1887-1894. I can identify, with confidence, only one face.
Framed by short bangs and soft, baby curls, the chubby toddler’s brown eyes flatly state that she will hold this position but a moment longer. This is Flossie, christened Florence McClure in 1889 by her parents, Owen and Sarah Minor McClure.
The puffed sleeve of the eighteen nineties makes an appearance in even this little one’s dress. Her bodice is embellished by a large lacy collar, and ribbon and bows adorn the bodice, sleeves, cuffs, and floor-length skirt. What a fabulous portrait!
Florence McClure Titus, 1892-1893, Thomas W. Rogers, photographer, Carmichaels, Pennsylvania, . The Minor Family Album, page 22: Author’s Collection.
Shoots, Roots, and Leaves 
Kay, was Flossie so sober looking in her later years?
I will be moving shortly to a batch of photographs that were stored loose. I believe that we will see more of Flossie… 😉
Thanks for sharing. She was my grandmother’s half sister. We would visit in Waynesburg, Green County, Pa and always received Christmas cards from her. She helped greatly when my grandmother died. She instead everyone try Green County gravey
Beadie’s half-sister! Of course! Flossie must have been a gentle soul! I remember her fondly.
what was Greene County gravey?