Rachel Bledsoe at age 13. 

Rachel Bledsoe, Daughter of J.W. Bledsoe, at age 13. Note hatchet; she is dressed as an American Indian.

Rachel was born 1891, dating this photograph roughly to 1904.

Photograph by J.W. Bledsoe
Ca. 1904.

Bledsoe Homestead, Weedpatch CA, ca. 1893.

The J. W. Bledsoe Homestead in Weedpatch CA (on the outskirts of Bakersfield, about 100 miles South of Traver). Note the wagon, labeled “Photographs and Views, Bledsoe & Jenkins.” The girl in the wagon is Caroline, born January 1889 in Sumner, CA (now East Bakersfield). Seated is probably Alice Pursell Bledsoe (J. W.’s wife), who looks to be pregnant.

Date unknown, ca 1893 based on Caroline’s apparent age.

Photographer unknown, but probably J. W. Bledsoe.

Bledsoe Homestead, Weedpatch, CA, ca. 1900.

Bledsoe family homestead a few years after the previous photo. Note cat in foreground (at base of central tree), chickens and wagon to left center.

Date unknown, but probably roughly 1900 based on the growth of the trees.

Photographer unknown, but probably J. W. Bledsoe