Presidents and First Ladies Trivia

[Eva Elisabeth]

...while I was very disappointed by the "real" size of Monet's Water Lilies at the MoMA! I had always imagined the painting to be much bigger! (Well, in this regard, not much can beat Rembrandt's "Night Watch", I assume...)

[RJNorton]

What is the name of this First Lady?

[Eva Elisabeth]

Mrs. Taft?

[RJNorton]

Good try, Eva, but it's not Mrs. Taft.

[L Verge]

I've never seen this particular photo, but it shows a very young lady, in my estimation. I'll guess an early picture of Frances Folsom Cleveland, I believe the youngest First Lady on record??

[RJNorton]

Another good try, Laurie, but it's not she.

[Eva Elisabeth]

Young Edith Roosevelt?

[RJNorton]

I am sorry, Eva, but it is not she either.

[Eva Elisabeth]

Ok, coloring cheeks according to this article dates farther back than I thought:

"Tinting an image was popular early on in the history of antique images, especially in the early 1860s. The most common type of tinting was a pinking of the cheeks to give the face a little healthy color. You will see pink cheeks on ambrotypes, cdvs, and tintypes."

http://www.ebay.com/gds/Pink-Cheeks-Tint...086/g.html

So one might have to look for an earlier First Lady. The lady in the photo looks 20 or younger.

Mary McElroy (born in 1841)?

[RJNorton]

Great research, Eva! But it's not Mary McElroy.

Hint #1: Here is an image of this First Lady when she was quite young:

[Eva Elisabeth]

Ellen Arthur? (But she died before becoming a First Lady.)

[RJNorton]

That is another great guess, Eva, but it is not she.

[L Verge]

Mrs. McKinley?

[RJNorton]

That's it, Laurie! Kudos!

There are numerous photos of Ida McKinley here.

Eva, you are a winner, too, for trying so hard. Both of you ladies win very best wishes for a wonderful weekend.

[Gene C]

Congratualtions Laurie.
I Googled Ida McKinley, but I didn't see a good rememblence in any of her photo's I found.