{"id":254,"date":"2026-06-12T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/?p=254"},"modified":"2026-06-28T23:14:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T23:14:44","slug":"vera-sinclairs-friends-englewood-high-school-colorado-ca-1920s-four-photographs-of-friends-before-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/2026\/06\/12\/vera-sinclairs-friends-englewood-high-school-colorado-ca-1920s-four-photographs-of-friends-before-high-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Vera Sinclair&#8217;s Friends, Englewood High School, Colorado (ca. 1920s): Four Photographs of Friends Before High School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I purchased on eBay an unique collection of school portrait photographs. I was able to identify most of them as part of Vera Sinclair&#8217;s friend group from about 1926. Usually genealogists look at associates in deeds, census records, and tax records. A group of high school friends is truly a unique way looking at a community of associates. The photographs now identified had historical value for Englewood&#8217;s history and I&#8217;ve donated them to Englewood&#8217;s historical society. My article about the photographs was published in <em>The Colorado Genealogist<\/em>.<span id='easy-footnote-1-254' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/2026\/06\/12\/vera-sinclairs-friends-englewood-high-school-colorado-ca-1920s-four-photographs-of-friends-before-high-school\/#easy-footnote-bottom-1-254' title='Vanessa Wood, \u201cVera Sinclair\u2019s Friends from Englewood High School,\u201d The Colorado Genealogical Society,\u00a0&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/cogensoc.us\/the-colorado-genealogist\/&quot;&gt;The Colorado Genealogist&lt;\/a&gt;\u00a0&lt;\/em&gt;87 (February 2026), 8.'><sup>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span> These additional photographs show younger students that did not fit with the main group of older high school students featured in the published article \u2014 they are available exclusively here for members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Margaret Robinson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Margaret-Robinson-765x1024.png\" alt=\"Margaret Robinson\" class=\"wp-image-260\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Margaret-Robinson-765x1024.png 765w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Margaret-Robinson-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Margaret-Robinson-768x1028.png 768w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Margaret-Robinson.png 974w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vera Sinclair<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vera-Sinclair-1-726x1024.png\" alt=\"Vera Sinclair\" class=\"wp-image-257\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vera-Sinclair-1-726x1024.png 726w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vera-Sinclair-1-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vera-Sinclair-1-768x1084.png 768w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vera-Sinclair-1.png 983w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vera Sinclair<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vera-Sinclair-2-827x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-258\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vera-Sinclair-2-827x1024.png 827w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vera-Sinclair-2-242x300.png 242w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vera-Sinclair-2-768x951.png 768w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vera-Sinclair-2.png 1175w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rollin Corbin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rollie-Corbin-709x1024.png\" alt=\"Rollie Corbin\" class=\"wp-image-259\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rollie-Corbin-709x1024.png 709w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rollie-Corbin-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rollie-Corbin-768x1109.png 768w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rollie-Corbin.png 972w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FEATURED IMAGE: Old Timey Camera on Tripod, created by CoPilot AI, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I purchased on eBay an unique collection of school portrait photographs. I was able to identify most of them as part of Vera Sinclair&#8217;s friend group from about 1926. Usually genealogists look at associates in deeds, census records, and tax records. 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