Homeward Bound

When I first posted this photo, I didn't know where this bridge was located. However, since then, I and others, have figured out that this is the old Rochester Street bridge, before Rochester Street was realigned as Route 31. What is left of this street today is Moore Place.

The above photo of the school group is looking east. The old church steeple can be seen off to the right.
Bill Hecht sent around the bottom photo and I was able to place it as the same bridge. This was taken from the upstream or south side, looking downstream. I believe you can just see the old Erie Canal Aqueduct in the background. This view may have been taken from the first Erie Canal Aqueduct. 

Miss Coulter's Class

Miss Myra Coulter was the teacher of this Port Byron class. I would place this photo around 1896-1900 as Richard Bunn (later the opera singer Richard Bonelli) is in this class in the front row and he was born in 1889.
There are lots of interesting names in the record of students. As for Miss Coulter; she first started teaching in 1885. In 1906, she married local druggist Charles Vaughan who was a boarder at her mom's house. But in Vaughan's obit, it states that she had moved back to Port Byron after leaving him and hoping he would come home to be around those who would support him.
Look at the names. Many still can be found in the village, so there are lots of grandparents in this photo.

Society of AKA- 1910

This photo is labeled "Society of AKA girls of the Port Byron High School June, 1910", and it is from the collection of Vera Abbie Gutchess Higgenbottom. Vera is the very pretty young lady in the back row with the mark over her head.

Grammer School Students

The back of this card says, "Oct 13-10. Hows school nowdays. I am getting a long in school well there are about 34 scholars. Having very cold weather here. Fredrick." The card was mailed to Hattie Wallace of Clyde, NY. It was mailed October 13, 1910.
Fredrick had written Lima as the address, but it was crossed out and Clyde written in by the Lima Post Office.
It is difficult to see because of the contrast, but in the background, Wilt's Mill can be seen behind the third girl from the right side. The trolley line also can be seen, as can the trolley bridge over the Outlet.