The house was built by John "Talking John" Melbourne Rich, the first of his three houses. John owed his Uncle Jonathan Rich (1836-1907) a sum of money, so he swapped this Tremont house for Jonathan's older less valuable Richtown house. Emily (Rich) Trask (1884-1981), John Melbourne Rich's daughter, said in a 1975 interview that she was born in the house, "in that back bedroom up there… That was a big place. It was different from these days…it had a piazza clean around it and round the front. Father was great on building big places but he got in debt so much that he had to give up and go over to Richville [Richtown] and live." The main house, minus barn and ell, still exists in 2016, although covered in green asbestos shingles. The house was originally painted a cream color with brown trim. It sits back from the road just before the Tremont Congregational Church. The people in the photograph left to right: Jonathan Rich (1836-1907) Roseanna B. (Dix) Rich - Mrs. Jonathan Rich (1841-1916) Avah Dalton Rich, Sr. (1876-1908) Unknown lady in a white shirtwaist Unknown seated lady Rena “Teenie” or “Tiny” May Thurston - a dwarf (1866-1905) Unknown lady in a hat Unknown man in a suit
Description: The house was built by John "Talking John" Melbourne Rich, the first of his three houses. John owed his Uncle Jonathan Rich (1836-1907) a sum of money, so he swapped this Tremont house for Jonathan's older less valuable Richtown house. Emily (Rich) Trask (1884-1981), John Melbourne Rich's daughter, said in a 1975 interview that she was born in the house, "in that back bedroom up there… That was a big place. It was different from these days…it had a piazza clean around it and round the front. Father was great on building big places but he got in debt so much that he had to give up and go over to Richville [Richtown] and live." The main house, minus barn and ell, still exists in 2016, although covered in green asbestos shingles. The house was originally painted a cream color with brown trim. It sits back from the road just before the Tremont Congregational Church. The people in the photograph left to right: Jonathan Rich (1836-1907) Roseanna B. (Dix) Rich - Mrs. Jonathan Rich (1841-1916) Avah Dalton Rich, Sr. (1876-1908) Unknown lady in a white shirtwaist Unknown seated lady Rena “Teenie” or “Tiny” May Thurston - a dwarf (1866-1905) Unknown lady in a hat Unknown man in a suit [show more]
Written on the back of the photograph: "Old Horse J. Sargent" One of the trees on the front lawn of the library and the library wall can just be seen over the back of the horse. The building visible beyond the library property is the Freeman J. Lurvey building.
Description: Written on the back of the photograph: "Old Horse J. Sargent" One of the trees on the front lawn of the library and the library wall can just be seen over the back of the horse. The building visible beyond the library property is the Freeman J. Lurvey building.
SWHPL 6545 is a duplicate of this item (may have been reversed) Back Row - Left to Right: Maybird Dolliver - Teacher - Mary Alice Morris (1876-1956) - Mrs. Stillman Stanley Dolliver Maude M. Candage (1888-1937) – later Mrs. Lester Lewis Dorr Evelyn Frances Pomroy (1885-1973) – later Mrs. Alvah Dalton Rich and Mrs. Charles Edwin Hamblen Bertha C. Murphy (1887-1968) – later Mrs. George A. Neal Edna Lunt Julia L. Clark (1888-) Lida J. Rumill (1889-1979) – later Mrs. Rudolph A. Gilley Ida May Kelley (1887-1980) – later Mrs. Leroy E. Sweeney Beatrice K. Lunt (1888-) – later Mrs. Ralph Bancroft Wilda D. Reed (1886-1953) – later Mrs. Leslie Elroy Hamblen and Mrs. Charles A. Gott and Mrs. Gray Bernice B. Murphy (1886-1957) – later Mrs. Walter Hilton Hamblen Middle Row - Left to Right: Dora Maude Dow (1888-1948) – later Mrs. Harold G. Lawson Emma Almira Reed (1889-1961) – later Mrs. Ernest L. Smith Hallie Murphy (1891-1983) – later Mrs. Raymond Percival Somes Eva F. Springer (1875-1967) – later Mrs. Jasper E. Norwood and Mrs. Oscar Arey Tolma Mildred Carver Reed (1890-1979) – later Mrs. Benjamin John Gott Evelyn Laurania Lunt (1892-1955) – later Mrs. Merle Albert Farley William Augustus Clark (1891-1919) Donald E. Robbins (1888-) Mabel L. Gott (1892-) Gertrude L. Rumill – Grammar School Teacher (1875-1963) – later Mrs. Jason Perley Kane Florence “Flossie” Day or Dane Front Row – Left to Right: Frank Stinson Eugene W. Gordius (1888-1964) Carrie M. Thurston (1893-1979) – later Mrs. Raymond Oswell Staples Lucy Leona Reed (1892-1919) – later Mrs. Benjamin John Gott Julia Aljava Norwood (1891-1974) – later Mrs. James Everett Parker Herbert S. Reed (1892-1918) Zulma Emma Norwood (1894-1992) – later Mrs. Albert Erastus Hodgdon Basil E. Reed (1893-1905) Esther F. Gott (1893-) Elmer Dalton Reed (1893-1992) Carl B. Pomroy (1893-1953) twin of Cush B. Pomroy (1893-1963) Harold Lester Thurston (1888-) Roy Francis Eaton (1890-1947) Hollis Gardner Reed (1888-1967)
Description: SWHPL 6545 is a duplicate of this item (may have been reversed) Back Row - Left to Right: Maybird Dolliver - Teacher - Mary Alice Morris (1876-1956) - Mrs. Stillman Stanley Dolliver Maude M. Candage (1888-1937) – later Mrs. Lester Lewis Dorr Evelyn Frances Pomroy (1885-1973) – later Mrs. Alvah Dalton Rich and Mrs. Charles Edwin Hamblen Bertha C. Murphy (1887-1968) – later Mrs. George A. Neal Edna Lunt Julia L. Clark (1888-) Lida J. Rumill (1889-1979) – later Mrs. Rudolph A. Gilley Ida May Kelley (1887-1980) – later Mrs. Leroy E. Sweeney Beatrice K. Lunt (1888-) – later Mrs. Ralph Bancroft Wilda D. Reed (1886-1953) – later Mrs. Leslie Elroy Hamblen and Mrs. Charles A. Gott and Mrs. Gray Bernice B. Murphy (1886-1957) – later Mrs. Walter Hilton Hamblen Middle Row - Left to Right: Dora Maude Dow (1888-1948) – later Mrs. Harold G. Lawson Emma Almira Reed (1889-1961) – later Mrs. Ernest L. Smith Hallie Murphy (1891-1983) – later Mrs. Raymond Percival Somes Eva F. Springer (1875-1967) – later Mrs. Jasper E. Norwood and Mrs. Oscar Arey Tolma Mildred Carver Reed (1890-1979) – later Mrs. Benjamin John Gott Evelyn Laurania Lunt (1892-1955) – later Mrs. Merle Albert Farley William Augustus Clark (1891-1919) Donald E. Robbins (1888-) Mabel L. Gott (1892-) Gertrude L. Rumill – Grammar School Teacher (1875-1963) – later Mrs. Jason Perley Kane Florence “Flossie” Day or Dane Front Row – Left to Right: Frank Stinson Eugene W. Gordius (1888-1964) Carrie M. Thurston (1893-1979) – later Mrs. Raymond Oswell Staples Lucy Leona Reed (1892-1919) – later Mrs. Benjamin John Gott Julia Aljava Norwood (1891-1974) – later Mrs. James Everett Parker Herbert S. Reed (1892-1918) Zulma Emma Norwood (1894-1992) – later Mrs. Albert Erastus Hodgdon Basil E. Reed (1893-1905) Esther F. Gott (1893-) Elmer Dalton Reed (1893-1992) Carl B. Pomroy (1893-1953) twin of Cush B. Pomroy (1893-1963) Harold Lester Thurston (1888-) Roy Francis Eaton (1890-1947) Hollis Gardner Reed (1888-1967) [show more]
Description: Logan and Henry are resting on the steps of Nathaniel Southgate Shaler’s Cottage, “Seven Gates,” North Tisbury, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.
Description: Back Row - Left to Right: Unknown man Unknown man Front Row - Left to Right: Unknown woman Mary Elizabeth Plimpton (1871-1943) Unknown woman