A family photo with a clue.

This picture is of my family at an unknown location in China. They moved from Hong Kong to Shanghai about 1919, so my mother would have been about 8 years old. Looking at my mother, she could be 8 or she could be 7. It’s impossible to tell. There’s also no clues in the geographic surroundings.

 My mother is the girl on the right with a white vest and black hat, next to the tall Chinese man. Her sister is the next to her in a dark dress, white hat, and holding some flowers. My grandmother is behind her in a light colored dress and my grandfather Tobias Hunter, is man standing at the left rear. 

I’ve studied this photo many times and of course I recognize that appear in other pictures. I’ve looked at small details like the man is holding what looks like keys. Maybe he was a driver or chauffeur. The lady in the rear to the left of my grandmother is definitely looking at him. Finally, the ladies on the left and in particular, the one second from left in the dark hat with a white center stripe or feather. It’s her hat that is my tiny clue to the feature photo on this blog.