There are some identifications on the back of this one. "Maye Blake age 33, Fannie age 30, Maye Baker age 16 Taken Feb 23 1..., Redondo Beach, For Maye to keep." As far as the year taken goes, there's black album paper glued to the back, and I didn't want to damage the card to uncover the exact year, especially when it wasn't necessary. The second card in this series has Fannie age 36 taken in 1911. Subtract six years and we've got 1905. I suspect Fannie and Maye Blake are sisters and Maye Baker? Well that's a tough one. If Maye is Fannie's daughter that means Fannie gave birth round 14 years of age. (Perhaps 15 depending on birthdays.) Not unheard of, especially in an era when women were more likely to wed at younger ages, but still very young. Perhaps a sister-in-law or cousin.
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