There is a glass negative in the Erik Overbey Collection (a W. A. Reed negative purchase) at the USA archives in the basement of the old Providence Hospital, titled Mrs. Lida Rabby. There is no other identification on the negative. It is labeled with an R for Reed Studios which means it was taken between 1890 and 1903.I believe this was of the later part of Reed's photography career.
The woman in the photo is probably in her 40s seated with a fur collared coat. The coat does not have the traditional large, leg-O-mutton sleeves that were fashionable at that time. Just a slight princess look at the shoulder. She has on a small hat that is dimpled on the top like a fedora with very little, if any, brim.
Does anyone have an original copy of this photo that could tell me who this Mrs. Lida Rabby is? I beleive she is too old to be Arleeta Delchamps. But it is known that the name on the negative envelopes were most likely the purchaser, not necessarily the subject of the photo. So, it could be a photo of Arileeta's mother or mother in law. Did Arileeta go by the nickname Leeta or Lita or Lida? Whoever this woman is, I believe she is the same woman or very closely related to the woman in the Mrs. Rabby group picture. Any help is appreciated.