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Mystery Girl - Photo Found In An Old Book
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So here's an interesting photo. I bought a vintage Trixie Belden book - the Gatehouse Mystery - off eBay a few years ago. It is an older version, (pre-Whitman version) with an actual dust jacket and HB bound. Tucked in the pages, in the middle of the book, was this photograph. Nothing written on the back. However, on the inside cover is neatly written "Ellen Hennessy, Box 46, Gillberts, Illinois - and the date August 1952 (the book is copyright 1951, first edition.) There is something evocative about the photo (and I love her saddle shoes!).... does anyone out there recognize her, or the place?
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  • momma2knd October 12, 2011 at 11:42AM The girl in the photo is Ellen's sister Carol. The family seemed very friendly & open, so hopefully they don't mind that I shared a little about our mystery girl. FYI, somewhere out there, there is a similar photo that Carol took of Ellen on that same day!!! ;)
  • kaforeman October 12, 2011 at 10:57AM What is the sister's (the girl in the photo's) name? I'm dying to find out!
  • Rebekaj October 12, 2011 at 10:26AM That is so cool!! Thank you for solving the mystery! I have been curious about this photo ever since misskitty posted it. Neat!
  • momma2knd October 11, 2011 at 10:36PM I loved your story of buying the book & finding the photo. It made me curious about her too, so I did a little sleuthing & found a family member of Ellen's. I sent her the link & she sent a message back saying she showed the photo to Ellen & it turns out it is a photo Ellen took of her sister!!! They shared a fun story about her first job at the gas station in the background. She thinks gas was about $.25/gallon back then!! Thanks for posting the picture, it was a fun little mystery for me today & brought back some great memories for the real family!!
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