tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post8428483160237623405..comments2024-03-27T03:58:43.539-04:00Comments on TempoSenzaTempo: The Thomas Family Concert Co.Mike Brubakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-53702489175718730912015-10-15T11:57:16.929-04:002015-10-15T11:57:16.929-04:00A fine exercise! I love it when photographs conne...A fine exercise! I love it when photographs connect and contribute to each other. Good eye for spotting the backdrop similarity. Sometimes the slightest detail will change the whole perspective of a photograph. anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-88039647959944185192015-09-30T19:01:02.782-04:002015-09-30T19:01:02.782-04:00This was perfection! I now want to know so much mo...This was perfection! I now want to know so much more about this family. And you made the neighborhood come alive too. Pure perfection.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-82528641272874630012015-09-28T07:43:52.018-04:002015-09-28T07:43:52.018-04:00I guess the Thomas family predates the rise of mus...I guess the Thomas family predates the rise of music clubs in Harlem, no? However, if their focus was the church, then maybe a music club was not part of the plan anyway. I wonder if the son ever joined the band.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-17231214493781398712015-09-27T06:02:14.200-04:002015-09-27T06:02:14.200-04:00Another example of your excellent research skills,...Another example of your excellent research skills, and fascinating to read.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-89155560037010407242015-09-26T18:59:51.999-04:002015-09-26T18:59:51.999-04:00Another post that was well worth the reading. Your...Another post that was well worth the reading. Your logic is always so clear and easy to follow but a lot of hard work on your part. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-73897918910657405672015-09-26T15:26:28.023-04:002015-09-26T15:26:28.023-04:00Another great piece of work...you can hardly call ...Another great piece of work...you can hardly call this a post - it's far more a work of creative non-fiction. I feel weekly that your contributions deserve a large audience than Sepia Saturday provides. Do you post them anywhere else? I thoroughly enjoyed this sleuthing and then you capped it all off with the wonderful coda! Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-57644045606223588892015-09-26T15:07:59.358-04:002015-09-26T15:07:59.358-04:00I'm so glad I took the time to read this most ...I'm so glad I took the time to read this most detailed post about a musical family who lived in Hartford. Yes, I have often been stymied by the missing 1890 census data, and when I lived in Hartford in the 1960s, I don't think I ever walked around the State House. At that time it was suffering from many newly constructed interstate highways. I did walk around other parts of downtown, banks, book stores, offices. Never checked out any photo studios however.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-6565514286766723072015-09-26T10:53:36.845-04:002015-09-26T10:53:36.845-04:00Well spotted, Jo. I forgot to add that detail. As ...Well spotted, Jo. I forgot to add that detail. As far as I can tell from the names of Milton's siblings on the earlier census records. Philip Thomas was not a direct relation. He may have been a cousin or even an uncle. Middle initials are often incorrect, and of course don't give a full name. That's why the 1917 Connecticut Survey was so valuable in completing Milton's missing Henry middle name. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-54863281216535428662015-09-26T10:08:53.632-04:002015-09-26T10:08:53.632-04:00Fantastic sleuthing work, well up to your usual st...Fantastic sleuthing work, well up to your usual standard of excellence, and great imagination in relation to the family walking by 290 Pearl and hearing the band music on their way to the photographer's studio. I notice there was also a Philip Thomas living at the same address in the 1897 durectory, and wonder whether he was related to Milton, perhaps a brother for example?Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.com