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Who Is On That Swing?

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Estelle Duval on swing

On Saturday I posted this photo explaining that my grandmother had told me it was a photo of her mother.  I shared that when it loaded and appeared on the screen I didn’t think it looked like Estelle.  I wondered if it was really my great grandmother or one of her sisters.

Deborah Sweeney suggested that I post other photos of Estelle so you could all weigh in.

Here’s a bit of background.  I will keep my opinions to myself so I don’t color your impressions.

Estelle was born and raised in Montana.  She was born in 1913, married in 1930.  She had three sisters that lived long enough they could be pictured here:

The original photo that my grandmother identified measures 1 1/2 ” x 2 1/2″.  Pretty small for my 80 year old grandma to look at.

Here are photos for comparison:

Estelle, 13 years old, 1926 (this photo was labeled by Estelle).
No writing on the back of this photo. It is Estelle.
This photo is also not labeled. Estelle & Hi, Hi is in front.
No label on back, my Grandma said this is her mother Estelle horsing around with someone.
No label on back, l-r: Hi, unknown man, Estelle.
No label on back, Hi, possibly Jackie, Estelle.
Back reads: ‘Hi & I, 1932’ in Estelle’s handwriting. Estelle on left, Hi on right.
This photo was labeled by Estelle, ‘June 1935 at Grandma’s’. My grandmother identified the place as Montana and the people as Estelle on the left, Marj on the right, my Grandma is on the swing, Jackie is on the ground.

Here are some additional photos of Estelle later in life, click to enlarge:

Estelle Duval
Estelle Maffit Duval, October 1945
Estelle, about 1928

So, what do you think?  Is my grandmother right?  Is that Estelle on the swing?

All opinions, impressions, thoughts welcome.

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