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The plaque on the large granite stone reads:

"BOLSTER. This hitching rock was recovered from the field and moved by two yoke of oxen and stoneboat to the cabin of Artemus Bolster who homesteaded Indian Land in 1844 on Wheeler Road. Seven…

Ermina "Minnie" Judd married George Moyer Booth.

Unknown if "Rounds" printed on the back of the photo is the Rilla's last name.

Note: Peleg Young (1817 - 1890) is a different gentleman than Peleg Young Bliss (1806 - 1888).

William Roswell Keck (W.R. Keck) Service Pins:

* President, Sugar Grove
* Assessor, Sugar Grove
* Commissioner, Sugar Grove Fire District
* Charter Member , Sugar Grove Lions Club
* Boy Scout Pin from Troop 41
* Ten Year Service Pin, Red…

Keck's Store located at 221 Main St., Sugar Grove, Illinois.

The building of the Sugar Grove Supply Company located at 221 Main Street was built in 1893. It later burned down around 1918 and became the site of Keck's Store. Keck's store was built…

Keck's Store located at 221 Main St., Sugar Grove, Illinois.

In 1893, Will E. Keck and a few others formed the Sugar Grove Supply Company at 221 Main Street. Eventually, Will bought the others owners out and became the sole owner. The building…

From Booth Family Photo Album. July 11, 1923.

See companion photograph for additional details:
https://www.wacots.org/sghistory/z/admin/items/show/3181

Back of photo only provided.

Handwritten Note:
Dorothy and Harlan Judd. Taken at home in front of a snowball bush in Salem, Oregon. Christmas 1927.