I originally posted this photo with the comment that I wasn’t sure if this was in fact my great grandmother Estelle. At the prompting of a reader I reposted the photo with some additional images to compare. In that post I listed facts and photos but did not share my thoughts.
You, my wonderful readers, all believe this image is in fact Estelle. Thank you for the input.
Now, my thoughts. When the photo loaded in the original post, I was surprised. It was the largest I had seen this photo so far and I was struck with how different Estelle looked from all of the other photos I have. Something about it reminded me of her older sister Hi.
Then, as I gathered other photos and looked at their faces carefully I drew the same conclusion that you all did. I believe this sweet photo is of Estelle. I think the things about her face that caused my initial surprise are the way her brows are scrunched and the roundness of her cheeks. The brows are likely scrunched because of sun. Her rounder face is probably attributable to her younger age, position of her head and the lighting. And of course, Estelle and Hi are sisters so they are bound to favor each other in different positions and settings.
Thank you for weighing in. And thank you Deborah for prompting me to share. It was a good exercise. I drew my own conclusion, kept it to myself and then got oodles of confirmation from each of you. Thank you all!
This small photo that I have loved well, will continue to be a treasure I can attribute to my great grandmother Estelle.
