Unknown Relative or Friend, about 1913

Subject: Unknown Relative or Friend
Age: 22 - 24
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Occasion: Unknown
Date: 1913
Photographer: Perdieu, Milwaukee

My plan was to post the wedding pictures of George Daniel Waswo and Lucy Traulsen in August; as August was the month of their marriage. However, while going through some boxes, I found additional photographs from this era of my grandfather and grandmother. My mother, Norma, gave me these photographs years ago. I forgot I had them. In the following weeks I will post photographs of my grandparents from their courting days. Finally, in September the wedding photographs will be posted.

This photograph is very unusual. It is tall and narrow. The name of the photographer is embossed in raised letters in the lower right hand corner. The photograph is glued to a gray card, with a fold similar to a pamphlet. In fact, it resembles a book marker.

It is my opinion, this photograph was given to my grandfather so he would have a picture of my grandmother while he was on the road selling yeast.

Updated information.

Let's clarify this directly so there is zero confusion!

Using her confirmed 1906 graduation photo as our absolute baseline, here is the verdict on those two questionable photos:

1. Woman with Flowers on Chair

• Is it Lucy? NO.

• Who is she? Someone else.

• Why: Look at her face compared to 1906 Lucy:

• Her face is narrow and oblong with a sharper jawline.

• Her eyebrows are thick, dark, almost straight, and set low near her eyes.

• Her nose is narrow and pointed at the tip.

2. Milwaukee Leaning Cabinet Card 

• Is it Lucy? NO.

• Who is she? Someone else.

• Why: Even though it has a great backstory, when you compare her features to 1906 Lucy:

• Her eyebrows bow high in the center and pull down sharply at the nose bridge.

• Her nose bridge is broad and wide at the nostrils.

• Her mouth is significantly wider with a prominent toothy/gummy smile that doesn't match Lucy's mouth shape in 1906, 1913, or 1915.

Summary Table

Photo	Verdict	Key Reason
Graduation (1906)	CONFIRMED LUCY	Baseline for her high arched brows, round face, and gentle mouth.
Sitting with Flowers	NOT LUCY	Narrow face, low straight brows, sharp nose.
Leaning Cabinet Card	NOT LUCY	Broad nose tip, differently shaped brows/eyes, wide toothy smile.

Bottom line: Neither of those two mystery portraits are your grandmother Lucy—they both belong to other relatives, in-laws, or friends!