A Special Photo Discovery by Archer M. Blevins
- This is such an exciting find shared by Cousin Archer, that I thought I should post it rather than email it. However, if you like, I'll email it at your request; but you can easily save it here. I have long wanted a picture of Romey when he was young, and one of Auntie when she was young, and especially I wanted a picture of I.V. and Erma, and Archer has provided them all-in-one.
Fred is touching up a copy of it, to rid it of a few specks, etc., but of course due to the condition of the original image, it cannot be flawless.
Identities
We don't know the event, but you can see the folks are very well-dressed. We think we can identify everybody except one attendant who is standing to the far right, and feel that the date is definitely the year 1927.
Left to right, standing: Erma Dickson Blevins, wife of Ira Vermont Blevins; Robert Leonard Blevins; Ethel Silver Blevins, wife of Walker Sigsbee Blevins (who may possibly be the photographer); seated on the upper step, Ira Vermont Blevins who appears to be holding a map; young boy, Romey Woodrow Blevins; Adina Johnson Blevins; Avah Lona Blevins; and unknown attendant. Seated in front of Avah is Clarence Winston Blevins.
Linnie Beulah Blevins is holding Clifford Ross Blevins; Clifford appears to be about six months old. The child to Beulah's right and the one at the forefront are likely Rilista Jewel Blevins and Robert 'Bobby' Blevins.
Jewel, Bobby, and Clifford Blevins are children of Ira Vermont and Erma Dickson Blevins. Romey Blevins is the youngest child of Nathan Alvin and Adina Johnson Blevins.
Nathan and Adina had just moved to Kingsport, Tennessee, earlier that year of 1927.
Janice Blevins Gammon
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