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This album was the creative
product of the principle photographer, Samuel C. Wagner, and
the captionist and layout person, Inez Wagner. These two creative
people were the children of Wilfred's sister, Mary Agnes Bliley
Wagner. The album is probably given to Wilfred around 1908 or
1909, based upon the latest dated photos. Sam and Inez created
many similar albums for themselves and other family members.
Wilfred and his wife, Jessie Chambers, added their own photos
on the pages at the end of the album.
In 2005, the album was
in the hands of Wilfred's grandson, Richard Bliley, of Wesleyville,
Pennsylvania. Richard provided the album to be scanned by Wilfred's
great nephew, Charles A. Bliley, of Rochester, New York in 2005.
After nearly a hundred
years, many of the photos in the album were well-aged, faded,
and deteriorated. Most photos have been digitally restored for
this presentation.
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