April 1, 2001

Families found: Pier, Estes, Sweets, and Bowdon's.

Found a number of old cabinet photo's in an antique store in Fort Bragg, California. Maybe about 15 or 20 photo's. The photographers were in Indianapolis, Indiana, Georgia, and Mantorville and St. Paul, Minnesota.

The following markings on the back are as follows:

L. A. Pier, Del Vina St., Santa Barbara, Cal.
Earl Pier, 17 years old.
Ora, Roy, Inez Pier.
Very early picture of two girls, sisters, one of which married a piers, photo taken in Georgia.
Mr. & Mrs. R. U. (A)? Pier, 1897, Mantorville, Minn.
Clarinda A. Pier, 1879, Indianapolis, IN. marked Pop's mother.

I do not know if some other pictures were related but will mention them as some came from Georgia also.

Estes or Van Estes family.
Hubert Estes June 10th, 1878.
Van Estes & Sweets, Atlanta, Georgia.

To Aunt Jane w. compliments from Little Marshall Estes Kay, baby photo, Atlanta, GA

Jane Estes Bowdon
Gainsville, GA.
Several other Bowdon pictures.

These photo's are at the:

Mendocino Vintage
300 N. Franklin St.
Fort Bragg, CA.
707-964-5825.