The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 38, September 21, 2003, Article 11

1909 PHOTO UPDATE

  Regarding the request for help identifying people appearing in
  the 1909 American Numismatic Association photo, David
  Sklow, ANA Historian adds: "Mrs. Zerbe's name was Bessie,
  that was Farran's first wife -- he married her in 1908 and
  married Gertrude in 1932.  Mrs. Waldo Moore's name was
  Imogene."

  Karl Moulton  writes: "In response to additional names for the
  1909 ANA photograph, here are a few:

  Number 1 is Paul Napoleon Breton, who earlier that day had
  tried to disrupt the business meeting.

  Number 2 is Judge William A  Ashbrook, who was elected to
  the board of governors.

  Number 3, the taller gentleman with the gray hair is most likely
  William Forrester Dunham, also elected to the board that year.

  Number 4 may be J. de Lagerberg, board member.

  Number 5 may be M. Belanger or M. Tessier.

  Number 6, the older gentleman with the gray beard may be one
  of the names  mentioned in number 5.  One of the other two
  may be Mr. Mousseau or Mr. Richards,  both were newspaper
  reporters covering the convention.  One of these reporters is
  standing in front of the two ladies in the back row on the far right
  side.   The third reporter, of "La Patrie", a French daily, was Mr.
  Edmond Chasse and his young wife of a few weeks.  They are
  in the back row to the left of  Ben Green.

  Number 7 possibly Henry Chapman's wife, as she is sitting next
  to Henry in  the "official" convention photograph described below.

  This photograph is just one of several taken at the convention.
  As it was taken on a separate outing early in the proceedings on
  Tuesday August 10, I  doubt that it is the official convention
  photograph, even though it is the one published in the September/
  October issue of The Numismatist, p. 259.  A more believable
  "official" convention photograph was taken on Thursday, August
  12 in front of the Cartier Normal School and was published in
  Mehl's Numismatic Monthly, September 1909, p. 131."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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