Helen Pettit's 1830s Friendship Album, Partially Filled (Diverse Handwriting Examples, Charming Bird!) picnic Or is the caption original

Or is the caption original to what was meant to be  a "sincere" spirit photograph

Each approx 1 1/2" t x 2" l

tight yellow bloom just floating in space

but the monkey is so good I could not pass it by

Approx 4" t x 4" diameter and in great condition

Helen Pettit's 1830s Friendship Album, Partially Filled (Diverse Handwriting Examples, Charming Bird!) picnic Or is the caption originalIf we still kept friendship albums, perhaps we'd all feel a bit more grounded two examples listed today divided by nearly 100 years, which to read now is to feel like the two young women who kept them were surrounded by people invested in their well being and future selves. This one, kept by a young Helen (sometimes Hellen) Pettit, given to her on the 8th birthday, is not at all full, but it's a sweet early one, 1830s, with an interesting mix of