A. Vernon Jannotta (left) and Mary Broderick Lamm Jannotta (second from left) pose with an unidentified couple for a group photo at their wedding on August 20, 1918.
The Jannotta family nanny holds infant A. Vernon Jannotta during a portrait session.On verso: "Vernon - age 6 months. Taken in Newton, Iowa. A. Vernon Jannotta."
A. Vernon Jannotta receives the Navy Cross during a ceremony held at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Chicago. Jannotta received the Navy Cross for picking up the survivrs and saving the fuel and munitions when the Orestes Navy tanker was…
Members of the Jewel Tea Company Board of Directors pose for a group phtograph. The Jewel Tea Company originated in 1889 when Frank V. Skiff began using a horse and wagon to sell tea and other items door-to-door in Chicago. On verso: "Standing -…
A young Cornelia Meyer Fisk poses for a portrait while holding a doll. She was the daughter of John Meyer and Cornelia Beebee Meyer, and eventually the wife of Frank Fisk.
Edmund Skiff sits for a portrait next to a table covered by a floral tablecloth. The Skiff family is related to the Jannotta family through Stella Skiff Jannotta on her father's side.
Etelka Gerster Gardini, a Hungarian singer who performed throughout the world, sits for a portrait.Image signature: "Al carissimo Maestro al amico, Alfredo Jannotta. Ricordo, Etelka Gerster Gardini"
Belgian violinist, conductor, and composerEugene Ysaye poses for a portrait holding his violin while standing in front of a chair draped with the American flag.Image signature: "Confraternal souvenir au vieux maitre, Signor Jannotta. E. Ysaye"