An undated photograph of Otis Klinger and his wife, Grace [North] Klinger, of Waterloo, Iowa.
The writing on the back is hard to read, but “for father” stands out. The back of the card is shown at the bottom of this post.
The photo was found loose in a Klinger family album. Most of the photos in the album are of the carte de visite type, but his one is not.
An explanation of the album:
The undated carte de visite photo or photos shown here are from a Klinger family album. Carte de visite photographs were popular during the Civil War period and for a time afterward. If there is an identification or suggested identification, it is given with the photo.
This family branch originally settled in the area around Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, and Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Some or most of the members of this family branch later moved west.
The album is in a private collection and the owner wishes to remain anonymous. However, the scan or scans shown here were done with permission in the hopes that the identities or descriptions could be confirmed and/or that any unidentified photos could be identified. Unfortunately, permission was not given remove photos from the album due to its fragility. Usually, carte de visite photos have the name of the photographer on the back, and if from the Civil War period have tax stamps affixed.
When submitting information, please do so as a comment to this specific post and if more than one photo appears on the page, identify the photo by number.
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For all other published pages from this album, click on [Klinger Album Pages].
Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
The wife in the picture with Otis Wilson Klinger is of his third wife Grace North Klinger. Jeanette was his 2nd wife.
Otis Wilson Klinger and Grace North his 3rd wife are my Great Grandparents.
Please make correction as Otis Klinger and Grace North’s grandchildren and Great grandchildren are requesting.
Thank you for the corrections!