Portrait Photograph of Laura Ann Hoyt

Portrait Photograph of Laura Ann Hoyt

Photography--19th century

A cabinet card portrait of Laura Ann Hoyt, age 18.

Photographer is Young & McKay in Marshall (Mich.). Young & McKay operated in Marshall from 1888-1934.

The back of the photograph reads: Laura Ann Hoyt, 18, Eyleen’s mom as a girl.

Family information provided by Kate Keller:

“Laura Ann Hoyt, daughter of Samuel Palmer and Mary Jane (Thuma) Hoyt, was born 24 Jan 1876 in Fredonia Township, Michigan and died 4 Jul 1943 in Battle Creek, Michigan. On 22 Apr 1896, in Ellis Corners, Michigan, she married Charles Edward Lutz (1872-1942). They are buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Marshall, Michigan. They had two daughters: Mildred Ione (1899-1938) and Eyleen Margurite (1907-1985).”

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69988883/laura_ann-lutz

Young & McKay

1894-1895

Keller, Kate

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The "Forgotten Faces, Forgotten Places" Facebook group, run by contributor Kate Keller, features this photograph and many more.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ForgottenFacesForgottenPlaces/

The Directory of Early Michigan Photographers, by David V. Tinder, was used to identify early photographers and studios.
https://clements.umich.edu/files/tinder_directory.pdf

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English

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MDL.LH.005.00037

Marshall (Mich.)

cabinet card photograph