1950’s – Ruth’s Photo to Brother Grover

What appears to be a class or graduation photo from Ruth to her brother Grover sent sometime in the early 1950’s given her note to, “hurry home, please”. This was likely an indication he had departed for army basic training or his deployment in Japan.

Interesting factoid: The photographer, Arthur R. Steddom, was a second generation photographer and the studio where this photo was taken was started by his father in the early 1900’s. The building address at 34 E. Main St., Xenia Ohio is no longer standing.