This photo was lovingly saved and scrapbooked by my great aunt, Ruth Abrahamson Soderstrom. Ruth's daughter Esther Soderstrom Liljegren then had the photo and now Esther's daughter is in possession and kindly emailed me a copy. On the photo the woman on the far right was identified as Anna Karolina Karlsdotter Abrahamson, Ruth's mother and my great grandmother.
Enlarging the photo on my computer and comparing the image to other Abrahamsson family photos I feel fairly certain that the woman on the left is Anna Karolina's youngest sister Anna Susanna. I may be going out on a limb here but I would venture a guess that the middle woman is their third and oldest sister, Lena Johanna. The sisters and their families were close. The middle "sister" had her arm across the back of the youngest sister. In addition would not Great Aunt Ruth have saved a photo of her mother and beloved aunts as opposed to her mother with friends? Photographs also came at a dear price back then, a price best spent on family? What do you think?
Great Grandmother
Anna Karolina Karlsdotter Abrahamson
1859-1925
Thank you cousin Sally,
UPDATE!!! An American Abrahamson cousin, seeing this photo, contacted a Swedish Abrahamson cousin who has confirmed that this photo is indeed of the three Karlsdotter sisters, Anna Susanna, Lena Johanna and Anna Karolina. Thank you!
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