On verso: "1. Addie Thurman Shearer, a cousin, dead 2. A Lawerence girl from Gilson 3. Georgia Simpkins Allen, a second cousin 4. Cora Foster - dead in California, married a stranger here. *All born in middle 'seventies." Georgia lives North of me. A bungalow built when the old Warfield Mill stood. She was 79 last September, 1954. Kate Warren was 80 last October. Is now in the hospital (St. Mary's Galesburg) from a fall she had. Maggie Burnett is living in the old Burnett home. Her name is Richie."]]>
On verso: "1. Was built for a bank. Howard Hartsook has his office in front. Mason and Stan have upper floor. 2. Used for a locker 3. Now vacant. E. L. Housh built it and carried a grocery and hardware 4. Blacksmith shop; E. L. Housh died in Virginia at Chester's his son. Leona also died here. Both were brought back to Maquon and buried. Lafe had white whiskers and looked just like my grandpa Ouderkirk. Chester runs a turkey farm. Spoon River Summer Days (except wi(n)dow had restaurant where says bank)."]]>
On verso: "This house built by Dick Rose. The old part on east where his mother lived so long. Still stands. We took this track east to our swimming holes on Spoon River.]]>
On verso: "Peoria train coming in. Very few trains coming now. All are diesel engine. Bus takes most of passengers. Down this track we went swimming in the summer."]]>
On verso: "Frank Housh tore this down years ago. Built a nice bungalow. He lost everything they had. Now lives in Peoria with their youngest daughter. Louella is 93, Frank, 96. The Landlady, sincere but emotional, usually led the parades in aisles during 'protracted' meetings."]]>
On verso: "The Old Mill with more of the dam showing. The enlargement was made from this view."]]>
On verso: "'Aut' Simpkins and the fledgling at 16."]]>
On verso: "Uncle Jap's wife."]]>
On verso: "Uncle."]]>
On verso: "A comedian of the '70's? I think this is my uncle Lucern Thurman.]]>
On verso: "Grandfather Thurman born in Highland County, Ohio."]]>
On verso: "Born 1823, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, died 1890."]]>
On verso: "Taken when she was about 20 years old; She was born in 1837."]]>
On verso: "Lien, I had this taken the day he was 82 [ ] sitting room. Laura. J. H. Conlee on his 82 birthday."]]>
On verso: "Uncle Monroe's wife; Grandmother Conlee's sister; Uncle Monroe was grandfather Conlee's brother."]]>
On verso: "Monroe Conlee M. E. minister; John H. Conlee (grandfather); Joseph Conlee (uncle)."]]>
On verso: "Taken in Waukegan, Illinois. Both born in Germany. Keep-for posterity. They were fine honest German people."]]>
On verso: "Jessie L. Reed's father, Helen's great grandfather, Katherine's great great grandfather."]]>