We're so lucky with this particular grouping because one is dated (Carney's Point, 1916), and the people have been identified on the reverse, though done at a later date. The above picture, left to right standing, Robert Lugar (Harriet Carroll Lugar's husband), Ethel Alcott (William's sister), Sara Carroll (Nicholas Carroll's wife), Laura Lugar (Harriet and Robert's little daughter), Harriet Carroll Lugar (Ada's sister), and Frank Alcott (William's brother) -- I should mention that one picture identifies him as Frank Alcott and one says John Alcott. Lois says this is Uncle Frank. Seated in front, Ada Carroll Alcott, a girlfriend (?), Laura E. Burgit Carroll, mother of the Carroll brood.
Reverse of the above photo - is this Ada's handwriting?
The guys, with little Laura Lugar, wearing a sweet flowered bonnet and coat or dress - I love vintage baby clothes.
And this last photo is Laura Elisabeth Burgit Carroll, we believe; an old one for sure, but is undated and not identified.
As always, there are more questions than answers. What was the occasion for the Carrolls and the Alcotts to get together -- Ada and Bill were newly wedded or about to be, could that be it? Who lived in Carney's Point, NJ, in 1916? Who took these photographs? What kind of camera was available for everyday use in 1916 (yoo-hoo! camera people!). And just where did Grandma Carroll get that hat? xo--cds/ck/ld
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