Estine Lemoine, born 12-06-1924 in Big Bend, LA; died 09-30-1937 of ruptured appendix at hospital in New Orleans, LA at the age of 13 years, 10 months.

This information is handwritten on paper that is taped to the back of a framed, studio portrait of Estine Lemoine that I found at Barze' Place Antique & Collectibles Mall, Picayune, MS, 601/749-0756, on November 4, 2008. There is also a small engraving affixed to the back of the frame identifying the individual as "Estine Lemoine" and the portrait as being taken in 1936.

This find is a genealogist's dream. The color portrait is in excellent condition in its original period frame (with convex glass) which measures 16-1/2" by 10-1/2". This was likely a confirmation portrait. I and others thought young Estine resembled Alfred E. Neuman, the fictional mascot of Mad Magazine.