I believe that this particular family Bible, the origin of this photograph, came down through my paternal grandmother's mother, nee Anna Catherine Burkhart. The children are completely unknown and unguessable to me, but I can tell you when the picture was taken. The US gov't instituted a photo stamp tax in 1864 to help pay for the Civil War. But it was a very unpopular tax, with both photographers and the people wanting to get their portraits taken using this new technology. So, the tax was repealed less than two years later in 1866. Thank you highly unpopular Photo Stamp Tax for helping me date this particular portrait!
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