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1907 Cabinet Photo of Mrs Mary Ramsey Lemons Wood "The Mother Queen of Oregon"

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Item traits

Category:

Photographs

Quantity Available:

Only one in stock, order soon

Condition:

Used

Type:

Photograph

Subject:

Oldest Woman in the World/Mary Ramsey Wood

Featured Person/Artist:

Mrs. Mary Ramsey Lemons Wood

Theme:

Americana/People/Portrait/Birthday

Format:

Cabinet Card

Production Technique:

Gelatin-Silver Print

Year of Production:

1907

Image Color:

Black & White

Size:

8.5" x 6.5"

Original/Licensed Reprint:

Original

Time Period Manufactured:

1900-1924

Features:

One of a Kind (OOAK)

Style:

Documentary/Photojournalism

Material:

Cardboard/Paper

Number of Photographs:

1

Antique:

Yes

Unit of Sale:

Single Piece

Country/Region of Manufacture:

United States

Finish:

Matte

Image Orientation:

Portrait

Signed:

No

Framing:

Unframed

Vintage:

Yes

UPC:

Does not apply

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Posted for sale:

More than a week ago

Item number:

1715388500

Item description

up for sale is this antique cabinet card of Mrs. Mary Ramsey Lemons Wood Mary Ramsey Wood seated at a table with a large book. [Front] Mrs Mary Ramsey Wood July 16, 1907 - 120 years old [Back] Mrs. Mary Ramsey Lemons Wood Born, Knoxville, Tenn. May 20, 1787 Joined the M.E. Church in 1799 Married Jacob Lemons in 1804 Was mother of four children as follows, Mary Jane Lemons 1806-1904 Isaac Lemons 1809-1866 Mrs Nancy Lemons Bullock 1816-1868 Mrs Catherine B Smith worth Reynolds 1930 still living. Mrs. Wood moved to Alabama 1837, to Georgia in 1838. Her first husband Mr Lemons died 1839. in 1849 she moved to Missouri and in 1852 crossed plains to Oregon settling in Wash. Co. She rode a bay mare, a favorite animal which she called Martha Washington Pioneer the entire distance. Was married to John Wood 1854. Built and managed first hotel in Hillsboro. She is of English ancestry. her parents first settling in Carolinas Afterwards in Tenn. Father was a brick maker + built first house in Knoxville Tenn. Her mother died at age of 110. There is an original newspaper clipping on the back of the cabinet card that had been published in June of 1935 by Jack Winter for his post called Oregon Oddities and it talks about Mary and how she had been Crowned "First Mother Queen of Oregon Pioneers" at the age of 120 YRS 5 WKS of age. She was assumed to be the oldest woman in the world--there has been much speculation on this, and there is a Wikipedia page all about it. PLEASE REFER TO ALL PHOTOS FOR A BETTER VISUAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEM *Vintage and secondhand items may have flaws. Please review item(s), description and picture(s). I do my best to research and describe the items accurately, but I am not an expert on all of the items I sell. Unless specified in the listing, all items are sold AS-IS AS-SEEN in photos* If you have any further questions, please feel free to message me Any props that are used in the taking of the photos are not included. Only the item/items in the title of the listings are being sold