Baptism Day
We are not sure why Nicolai & Garafira waited to have their children all at once. Maybe there was a bulk discount? This photo captures that day!
Eighteen children for baptism
The eight children of Nicolai & Garafira Cojocari stand against their house on the day upon which they would become baptized in the nearby Saint Peter and Paul Romanian Orthodox Church.
- What: This is a black & white photo of eight children standing in a row, tallest to shortest against the wall of a house.
- Where: Outside the home of Nick and Garafira Cojocari, NE-03-10-23-W2 (49°47’44.8″N 105°02’17.4″W), Elmsthorpe No. 100, Saskatchewan, Canada
- When: 1932 possibly
- Why: We know that this photo was taken to commemorate the baptism of these children on the same day.
How many can you name?
I have labelled people with a number on their chest or above their heads from 1 to 8. If you click on the photo or here you can see a larger version.
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People in the photo
Evidence
Prior to 1934
- The house that the kids are standing beside is not the grand house that Nick & Garafira built after their original house burnt down. There is always the possibility that this is some other building but if we assume that this is their house, it must be the house on the original homestead. In the photo post for Cojocari Farewell which we have dated to 1933 we know that the new house had been completed and that the family had moved from the original homestead.
- If we compare the children in this photo to how they look in the photo post for Cojocari Farewell to our eye they seem a little younger. In the Cojocari Farewell post we have done a pretty good job of providing evidence for that photo being taken in 1933. If we are correct about that then this photo must have been taken before that one. So… 1932? 1931?
- The littlest kids can be a good measure when dating photos. Looking at the size of little Dora Rosie (#8) she is old enough to stand on her own and is focused enough to be looking at the camera. She was born September 25, 1929. How old does she look to you? To us a good guess might be three or four years old. If she is about three then this photo would be dated about 1932. If she is around four years old then we would date the photo to be 1933.
Dated 1932
- Given the above evidence we are putting an approximate date on this photo of 1932.
Dated 1934
- Written right on the photo is the number “34”. This might indicate that someone believed that the photo was taken in 1934.