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Photo No. 075: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 001: found with Potrafke photos

Photo No. 002: found with Potrafke photos (on bottom is a fancy logo which says “Printed By ADDY; Superior Finish)

Photo No. 003: found with Potrafke photos (on back of picture, handwritten in my grandfather’s (Herman F. Potrafke) handwriting, it says, “Concord M. E. Sunday School, Aug. 1913”; it was taken by Sharp Pictures in Bethel Ohio

Photo No. 004: found with Potrafke/Lange/Watson/Boring photos

Photo No. 005: found with Potrafke/Lange/Watson/Boring photos

Photo No. 006: found with Potrafke/Lange/Watson/Boring photos

Photo No. 007: found with Potrafke/Lange/Watson/Boring photos

Photo No. 008: found with Potrafke/Lange/Watson/Boring photos

Photo No. 009: found with Potrafke/Lange/Watson/Boring photos (on back of this picture is handwritten “Just Mary 1932”

Photo No. 010: found with Potrafke/Lange/Watson/Boring photos

Photo No. 011: found with Potrafke/Lange/Watson/Boring photos (on back of picture is “Gust. Lindmark Nykoping Platen forvaras). I think this picture was probably taken in Germany, and it is from the Potrafke or Lange family.

Photo No. 012: found with Potrafke/Lange/Watson/Boring photos (Embossed in the bottom left corner is: Mars’-Studio F. Marschowsky, prop. Liberty & Vine, Cincinnati)

Photo No. 013: found with Potrafke/Lange/Watson/Boring photos

Photo No. 014: found with Potrafke/Lange/Watson/Boring photos

Photo No. 015: found with Potrafke/Lange/Watson/Boring photos (My dad thought the man farthest left is George Chapman from Williamsburg Ohio, and that this picture may have been taken at a bar on Main Street in Williamsburg)

Photo No. 016: found with Potrafke/Lange/Watson/Boring photos

Photo No. 017: found with Potrafke/Lange/Watson/Boring photos

Photo No.018: Thanks to Evelyn (Potrafke) Irvin this one is solved!

Photo No. 019: found with Potrafke/Lange/Watson/Boring photos (the back of this picture is dated Sept 14, 1966)

Photo No. 020: found with Potrafke/Lange/Watson/Boring photos (Teresa Potrafke is on the left)

Photo No. 021: found with Potrafke photos (what I know: Potrafke Family Reunion: Left to Right: Back Row: Roy Potrafke, Ed Howard, Joe Rapien, ?, Arlis Burton, ?, Walter Potrafke, Herman Potrafke; Middle row-sitting: Jim Kramer, Roy Hobson, Leslie Veach (sitting on ground next to little boy)

Front-left to right: Walter Potrafke, Tom Gaskins, ?, Ondray Potrafke, ?, ?

Thanks Eileen (Bee-Potrafke) Fant and her daughter, Evelyn (Potrafke) Irvin for all your help!

Photo No. 022: found with Potrafke/Lange/Watson/Boring photos: Photo taken at the home of Ed & Dora Potrafke

Seated in front of the door: Either Barbara or Kathy Burton, ?, Sandy Fischer, Tim Fischer, Danny Fischer; Seated right of piller: Evelyn Potrafke, David Burton, Marilee Howard; Standing in front: Johnny Black; Standing behind: ?, ?, Jennifer Potrafke, Becky Potrafke

Thanks Evelyn (Potrafke) Irvin for all your help!

Photo No. 023: Ondray Potrafke

Thanks to Evelyn (Potrafke) Irvin, this one is solved!

Photo No. 024: this was a Potrafke Family Reunion (I know a few of these, but not most)

Photo No. 025: this photo was taken at a Potrafke Family Reunion: Photo taken at the home of Ed & Dora Potrafke

On the swings: Ondray Potrafke & Jennifer Potrafke; On the glider: Jeanette Howard, (probably Barbara Burton; dark haired girl on glider), and Becky Potrafke behind her

Thanks to Evelyn (Potrafke) Irvin for all your help!

Photo No. 026: found with Potrafke photos (very similar to photo no. 21)

Photo No. 027: found with Potrafke photos (from Potrafke Family Reunion) Back Row: ?, Evelyn Potrafke, ? Howard, Gayle Jean Veatch; Middle Row: ?, Tommy Howard, David Burton, Wayne Veatch, Arleen Burton; Front Row: Rebecca “Becky” Potrafke, Jennifer Potrafke, Barbara Burton

Thanks Eileen (Bee-Potrafke) Fant and her daughter, Evelyn (Potrafke) Irvin, for your help!

Photo No. 028: from Potrafke Family Reunion (what I know: : Potrafke Reunion: Left to Right: Back Row: Louise (Potrafke) Pauly, Ella Mae Hancock, Dora Potrafke, ?, ?, Gladys (Beard) Potrafke, Hannah (Potrafke) Rapien; Second Row: ?, ?, Sarah (Watson) Potrafke, then kind of in front of Sarah is Edna Howard ?, ?, Anne (Potrafke) McKinniss, Helen (Potrafke) Howard standing behind Anne; Front Row: Flora (Potrafke) Bridgeford, Eileen (Bee) Potrafke (kind of in back of Flora & Carole), Carole (Steelman) Potrafke, ?, Emma (Potrafke) Hobson

Thanks Eileen (Bee-Potrafke) Fant and her daughter, Evelyn (Potrafke) Irvin, for your help!

Photo No. 029: from Potrafke Family Reunion (what I know: Back-left to right: Helen Rapien, Mildred (Potrafke) Carter, Gladys (Potrafke) Wilson, Faye (Colwell) Potrafke; Middle Row: Mary Potrafke, Eileen Potrafke (Roy’s wife), Edna (Potrafke) Veach, Alice Mae (Potrafke) Kramer; Front: Dorothy Rapein, Helen (Potrafke) Howard, ?

Thanks to Eileen (Bee-Potrafke) Fant and her daughter, Evelyn (Potrafke) Irvin, this one is almost complete!

Photo No. 030: found with Potrafke/Lange/Watson/Boring photos

Photo No. 031: found with my mom’s photos , which are from the Bonta/Banta/Lyons (from Kentucky) side

Photo No. 032: found with either Potrafke/Lange/Watson/Boring or Bonta/Lyons/Hourigan/Rexroat

Photo No. 033: not sure who’s photos this was with

Photo No. 034: I don’t know who’s photos this was with

Photo No. 035: I don’t know who’s photos this was with

Photo No. 036: I don’t know who’s photos this was with

Photo No. 037: I don’t know who’s photos this was with

Photo No. 038: I don’t know who’s photos this was with

Photo No. 039: I don’t know who’s photos this was with

Photo No. 040: found with Potrafke photos left is Teresa Potrafke, center is Alfreda Potrafke

Photo No. 041: I don’t know who’s photos this was with

Photo No. 042: I don’t know who’s photos this was with

Photo No. 043: I don’t know who’s photos this was with

Photo No. 043 (2): I don’t know who’s photos this was with

Photo No. 044: I don’t know who’s photos this was with

Photo No. 045: I don’t know who’s photos this was with

Photo No. 046: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 047: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 048: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 049: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 050: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 051: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 052: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 053: found with Potrafke/Watson photos back says “age 9, 4th grade”

Photo No. 054: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 055: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 056: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 057: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 058: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 059: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 060: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 061: found with Potrafke/Watson photos back of this photo says “Kathy, age 6, 1st grade”

Photo No. 062: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 064: found with Potrafke/Watson photos back of photo says “Florence Ilene”

Photo No. 065: found with Potrafke/Watson photos back of photo says “Jean Ann”

Photo No. 066: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 067: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 068: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 069: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 070: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 071: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 072: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 073: found with Potrafke/Watson photos

Photo No. 074: found with Potrafke/Watson photos back of photo says “1960”

Photo No. 076: This photo was sent to me through email with the following message: This photo was found-frame & all in a parking lot of a Dr’s office in Vineland, NJ. I’m guessing they are brother/sister, & appear to be Italian. Possibly from the 70’s. The boy looks to be abt. 8, & the girl maybe 5 or 6. All are guesses. The mat behind the photo is a very old canvas with the 2nd picture painted on it; maybe it will help with identification. I would love to return this photo to its rightful owner.

Photo No. 077: This photo was sent to me through email with the following message: This photo was found-frame & all in a parking lot of a Dr’s office in Vineland, NJ. I’m guessing they are brother/sister, & appear to be Italian. Possibly from the 70’s. The boy looks to be abt. 8, & the girl maybe 5 or 6. All are guesses. The mat behind the photo is a very old canvas with the 2nd picture painted on it; maybe it will help with identification. I would love to return this photo to its rightful owner.

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