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Violin Girls

G. H. Aldritch, Artist, Littleton, New Hampshire

 

Taken circa 1880

 

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Zoe Emily Reynolds (1869-1906) and Josie Diademia Reynolds (1873-1957) were the daughters of Dr. Azro H Reynolds and Emily Triphena Allen in Tunbridge, Vermont. They performed together and were often backed by their father as the Reynold Sisters Orchestra and were something of a local celebrity in Orange County Vermont. Their father wrote (for many years) a gossip column in the Montpelier Argus and Patriot, entitled "Tunbridge Tidbits". For many years almost every edition contained a plug for his daughters and their playing prowess - ads for concerts etc. The girls’ parents separated in the 1890s and the sisters went with their mother to Keene New Hampshire, but they continued to play there - both girls ended up performing and teaching violin. Unfortunately, Zoe died young of kidney failure, but Josie lived into the middle of the 20th century.

 

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Uploaded on September 3, 2007
Taken circa 1880