"Jessie" standing in front of bush with flowers in hands 9.23.1923. She is a young, but stern looking adult. Her hair is dark and pulled back, with slight poufs by the ears. She is wearing a light colored 1920s style outfit. She is standing in front of bushes and trees. Possibly Jessie Hayward Benjamin, see note.
Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
Benjamin, Jessie May Hayward
Subject Place
Road
Claremont Avenue
City
West Chicago
State/Province
Illinois
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1924
Time Period
20th Century
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, Photographic
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Research Notes
Research Type
Registrar
Person
Putzier, Jennifer
Date
May 5, 2023
Notes
From Facebook posting of this image March 20, 2023: "This images is of Jessie May Hayward Benjamin holding a wonderful bouquet of flowers in front of her family home at 444 Claremont Street.
Jessie was born in 1885 to Arthur Hayward and Fredericka Diebold Hayward. Jessie was the second wife of John Reed Benjamin, they married in 1908. The Benjamin were early settlers in the area and the create the Benjamin School District 25 which still operates as the oldest district in the state."
General Notes
Note Type
Cataloging Note
Note
It is uncertain where the name "Jessie" came from. Is it written below or on the back of the image? JP 8/23/2021
