Can anyone identify the woman in this 1930s photo?

[J.B.]

I've been looking at this for a couple of days now, and the name looks to me like it might be D. Maria D'Aguera or D'Aguiera or some such variation.....But I do think the last name is likely D'Asomething.

I would agree. It sort of looks like D'Aquis -- Italian? -- to me, though...

...I mean if she ditched the oriental jacket -- can't you just see her adorning this jar label?!

 

[Vintage Betty]

I have a lead on a way to find out her identity.

Give me a few weeks to track down my source. No promises though!

Vintage Betty

 

[Warbaby]

I'm keeping my fingers crossed in breathless anticipation!

 

[TessTrueheart]

Oh, this is so exciting!

 

[SamMarlowPI]

need to find someone who can decrypt writing or whatever..lol...

 

[Vintage Betty]

need to find someone who can decrypt writing or whatever..lol...

Isn't that PI on the end of your name Private Investigator? lol

Vintage Betty

 

[Murph351]

Great, this woman's face had finally left my dreams at night.
Well, back to some weird dreams, thanks guys!

 

[Idledame]

I e-mailed the pic to the Smithsonian. Haven't heard back. They must get a million oddball letters asking ridiculous questions.

 

[Vintage Betty]

I could be wrong, but I now *think* I know some historical information related to the photograph as well as the actual year this was taken, approximately.

Stay tuned.

Vintage Betty

 

[Nick D]

I think her first name is Marian. Note the spelling; it isn't typical.

I'm not sure that's an 'a' after the 'i', the other 'a's that are clearly recognizable are fairly well defined. The character after the 'i' looks more like the 'r' in Clara, but there are three different 'r's here (Clara, friendship, From). I'd almost say it's Marien, except that there's an additional stroke between the possible ending letters.

Geeze, months of palaeography lessons, and I can't read a signature. But then, it's medieval palaeography, so I'm not much good past 1500

 

[SamMarlowPI]

Isn't that PI on the end of your name Private Investigator? lol

Vintage Betty

oh...uh, right...*puts on fedora, shadow casts across face from venetian blinds*...

 

[TessTrueheart]

Is anybody (besides me) still thinking about this?:eusa_doh:

 

[Avalon]

I just found the thread today and now it's going to drive me batty. lol

 

[K.D. Lightner]

Tess -- yes, I still think about it, but, if I think too much, it will drive me batso. Who is that woman?

karol

 

[Murph351]

Anyone else find if they stare at her picture long enough she says your name?
Somebody delete this thread it's driving me nuts.

 

[Vintage Betty]

Patience, people, patience!

I have three lines of inquiry out in the field right now, and can guesstimate the provinence of the person in the photograph. I am also guessing some of the history of the photograph based on anecdotal evidence.

One of the lines of inquiry is a list of names of persons; I believe the steely-eyed woman might be on said list.

I won't tell you any more....just because I want to keep you in suspense.

You can thank me later.

Vintage Betty

 

[GWD]

Maybe Whistler's Mother?

 

[GWD]

Or maybe that hot chick from "American Gothic"?

 

[Vintage Betty]

Nope. Whistler's Mother looks like she's having more fun.

Vintage Betty

 

[Vintage Betty]

Or maybe that hot chick from "American Gothic"?

Ummm...not to get creepy...but that hot chick was the sister of the guy who posed as the farmer, I believe....

And she also looks like she is having more fun than our mystery lady...

Vintage Betty