Olin Nelson, Mame Nelson (Olin's Wife), Leona Aldrich and May Aldrich
Photo 1: Olin B. Nelson (1870-1948), his wife Mame Nelson, with Ruth (Nelson) Aldrich's daughters May Aldrich (left) and Leona Aldrich (right).
Photo 2-4: Olin Nelson holiday calling card.
Photo 5: Olin Nelson
Description courtesy of Robert Hague.
Photo by George H. Aldrich
Various
Original glass plate negative loaned courtesy of Darcy and Julie Clifford for digitization by the Granville Historic Image Library, a preservation project of the Granville Library Historical Room and the Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation.
Olin Nelson Photos donated by Robert Hague.
Digital Images: Created by Granville Library Historical Room and Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation, copyright 2020-2021
George Henry Aldrich (1865-1953): Trapper, Musician, Farmer, Photographer
George Aldrich was likely Granville's most prolific photographer. He possessed a wonderful eye for nature and for seeing the beauty in commonplace life. He is remembered by his descendants as a kind, humorous, true gentleman.<br /><br />Thanks to George and his descendants the Granville Library Historical Room has had the honor of safeguarding a large collection of his work, which records Granville life in the early 20th century. Many of the photos in the Granville History site are attributed to George Aldrich and at least as many are thought to have been taken by him.<br /><br />There are few formal portrait photos of George. He was always behind the camera except on occasions where he joined friends or couldn't resist having his picture taken with some interesting natural anomoly such as "The Lady on the Cow."<br /><br />Here are a few photos celebrating George Aldrich:<br /><br />Photo 1: With a cow that has the profile of a woman on the cow's side, 28 Aug 1939.<br />Photo 2: With a fallen ash tree near West Hartland Road.<br />Photo 3: With his horse and woodpile at the Nelson farm on West Hartland Road.<br />Photo 4: With a spotted white dog.<br />Photo 4: With cows in front of the cow barn at the Nelson farm.
Lady On A Cow: 28 Aug 1939
Generous Photo Donors:
Lady On A Cow: Lester Sattler, 1978.
Other Photos: Robert Hague, Darcy Clifford.
Digital Images: Granville Library Historical Room, 2020, 2021
Independence Day 2016
Photos of the 2016 Independence Day parade in Granville, Massachusetts.
2016
Photos generously contributed by Darcy Jill Clifford, 2021.
Copyright 2016 Darcy Jill Cliffford. Shown here with permission.