he gave me a very old photo album and said,
"I don't know many of the people in this album."
The album was so old and fragile that I didn't even open it.
I remembered it this morning as I started to scan in photos
and decided to take a look.
What a treasure!
My grandfather Collins Telle Cannon was called to
serve in the French Mission in 1910.
The album, which crumbled every time I touched it,
included these photos.
"I don't know many of the people in this album."
The album was so old and fragile that I didn't even open it.
I remembered it this morning as I started to scan in photos
and decided to take a look.
What a treasure!
My grandfather Collins Telle Cannon was called to
serve in the French Mission in 1910.
The album, which crumbled every time I touched it,
included these photos.

I was not surprised to see a resemblance to his father,George,
but I was surprised to see how much
his great-grand-son Mark resembles him.




This looks like a fun group.
The woman in the front right showed up in many photos.
I'm hoping she was an investigator.

Is there any doubt that Collins Burton is this man's son?
Look closely at Elder Cannon's face, far left.
[No matter how hard I tried, I could not read the writing.
Double click if you want to try.]


but I think Elder Cannon is on the far right.
I especially like their hats.

I left this one -- that's his handwriting, not Elder Cannon's.



but Dad thought it was taken on Christmas Day 1910.
I rarely saw my grandfather without a beret.
This is where it started, of course.
He did not keep the mustache.

I believe Elder Cannon is 2nd from the right.


He's second from the left.
Please notice his shoes.

I cannot guess anything about the photo,
except I know I love the boots.
Perhaps there was some civil engineering involved.

Grandfather is on the right.
Did he have a past as a miner that I don't know about?


In this photo, he is driving, she is in the front.
I did not scan this photo in backwards.
I don't know why the steering wheel on the right.

Collins was about 26.

Collins is in the center and sweet Ida May is on the right.

Collins and Ida May are on the right.
Notice they are in the mountains all dressed up for a picnic.
That was how things were done in those days.

I love her shoes, but I'm not sure I would have
liked all the buttons.

Collins and Ida May are in the back.
That other man isn't Harry,
so this is a different picnic in the mountains.