Since I became interested in genealogy - my own and other peoples - I have taken up a secondary hobby. I scrounge around in junk - oh, I mean antique - shops looking for old photos (especially if they have a name on the back.) If they are not too expensive - less than a fiver -I will buy them and I try and return them to the family.
I acquired the above photo postcard a few weeks ago. It has an inscription on the back. Our Lester - the dear sweet boy. Also, Mr. Lester Humphrey, Rialto, California Aug 11, 1908. There is also a stamp mark that says that the photo was taken at the Glenn Ranch Resort in Lytle Creek.
I have found Lester - who was born in Kansas - on the 1900 US census, living with his parents, William and Lucy Humphrey and his siblings; Earl, Callie, William, Maude, Laura and Leota. They live in Rialto. By 1910, Lester is married to a lady named Ina. She was born in Iowa. They lived together in San Bernardino until Lester died in 1940. I don't believe they ever had children.
So, your mission, should you choose to take it is to find any living relatives of Lester P. Humphrey who would like this lovely photo!
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