tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post6311837246260946861..comments2024-03-16T13:05:52.650-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Ever Do This?Jacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-82131359720369321182013-09-15T16:44:15.900-07:002013-09-15T16:44:15.900-07:00Although you have moved past this stream, I'd ...Although you have moved past this stream, I'd like to comment. The old handwriting seems to read: <br /><br />Apartment 2nd floor<br />J.E. Tompkins<br />186 New Montgomery.<br /><br />New Montgomery in San Francisco is in the heart of the Financial District (now). The address is close to (or replaced by) the Pacific Gas and Electric company, the major utility in Northern CA. <br /><br />The picture to me does not look like a woman for sure. The shoes could be Oxfords, light colored in the front with a dark saddle. The pants are shorts or knickers, and "legs" might be covered with light stockings. It looks like the person is wearing a suit coat (a man's) with a rope around the waist. The hat may be a plain man's hat or a felt hiking hat.<br /><br />You see a single lane dirt road behind the person, winding up the pass. The sign is of the type used on roads, not the kind that are found on trails or state park foot paths. I believe it is a yellow "warning" sign, if that is California. The trees and scrub could be in the Sierras. <br /><br />Looking at the face through a magnifying glass, it does appear to be a woman with a broad smile and a longish face. Seems to be a familiar face seen in your picture collection. mkfloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173612473289521563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-83772588551566914692013-06-19T08:41:01.736-07:002013-06-19T08:41:01.736-07:00I like the way that you are weaving this scenario,...I like the way that you are weaving this scenario, and it all makes sense the way you describe it. I can even see the open heels on the shoes. Bill was definitely a sociable guy, and this looks to me like a woman friend rather than a stranger -- just something about the pose and the fact that it's only one person. More fodder for knowledge about Bill's personality. I think that all the Beans must have been very outgoing people.Mariannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543003593158696611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-73932637501499930542013-06-16T22:23:43.908-07:002013-06-16T22:23:43.908-07:00That "Sompkins" name had me stumped, too...That "Sompkins" name had me stumped, too, Iggy. At first, I thought it was "Simpkins" but there's no denying that's an "o" in the first syllable. I never heard of such a name, but looking in Ancestry.com, evidently there are several listings for that surname. Don't you wish the formality of using initials had never been the style?!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-5764823555719139732013-06-15T08:12:00.641-07:002013-06-15T08:12:00.641-07:00I just wish I knew who the woman in the photo was!...I just wish I knew who the woman in the photo was! Is this John's wife (who died before 1930), a second wife? girl friend? J. E. Sompkins? <br /><br />Or was J. E. Sompkins something / someone else? the building name?Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-28718836000053302442013-06-14T20:51:25.058-07:002013-06-14T20:51:25.058-07:00Iggy, as usual, you are amazing! That census listi...Iggy, as usual, you are amazing! That census listing was indeed "abnormal" as the note in the margin listed it. I'll have to Google it. Must have been some sort of association with residential offerings for members.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-16860481210120456672013-06-14T07:21:48.326-07:002013-06-14T07:21:48.326-07:00Good find Iggy! :)Good find Iggy! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-13282167671878928562013-06-14T06:27:38.052-07:002013-06-14T06:27:38.052-07:00P.s., John S. Aikman is listed as a manager at the...P.s., John S. Aikman is listed as a manager at the Zumbro Furniture Co. (Oakland). Perhaps Bill bought his dealership furniture from John?<br /><br />Just a thought... :)Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-69574066758181428102013-06-14T06:21:59.059-07:002013-06-14T06:21:59.059-07:00I am beginning to think Bill just collecting photo...I am beginning to think Bill just collecting photos of women... :)<br /><br />Seriously, in the 1930 San Francisco, California, City Directory, we find a J S Aikman, at "180 Montgomery" under the "Manufacturing Agents" category.<br /><br />http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=J+S&gsln=Aikman&mswpn__ftp=San+Francisco%2c+San+Francisco%2c+California%2c+USA&mswpn=69183&mswpn_PInfo=8-|0|1652393|0|2|3249|7|0|2599|69183|0|&uidh=6l5&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=1165609172&db=USDirectories&indiv=1<br /><br />John S. Aikman is listed in the 1930 US Census, shown as a widower... I don't know how to decipher this listing in ancestor.com - he was a "union league club member"?<br /><br />http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=J+S&gsln=Aikman&mswpn__ftp=San+Francisco%2c+San+Francisco%2c+California%2c+USA&mswpn=69183&mswpn_PInfo=8-|0|1652393|0|2|3249|7|0|2599|69183|0|&uidh=6l5&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=92616913&db=1930usfedcen&indiv=1<br /><br />Google Maps shows an impressive building at 180 NEW Montgomery Street, San Fran and another one at 180 Montgomery Street.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com