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I think this is Mrs James Rolph - Mayor of San Francisco (1912-1931) and Governor of California (1931-34) capitolmuseum.ca.gov/firstladies.aspx?content2=1712

Yes, that must be Annie Marshall Reid Rolph, the mayor's wife, probably voting for the first time. In a referendum, California's voters approved women's suffrage in 1911. This photo probably dates from 1912. The San Francisco public library has this photo of a considerably older Annie Rolph with her husband "Sunny Jim", at the polls once again, in 1930 when he was running for Governor.

I think you've made a pretty good assessment of this, excellent work.

Is that cylinder the ballot box?

Thanks. The cylinder does look like it might be the ballot box. It's numbered, and there's a key hanging from the end of it.

www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/pietown.html?c... Great article with the history of Pie Town inspired by these photographs.

intimate lighting

I absolutely love the lighting in this photos as nabr0n stated. Beautfiful

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The frugal kitchen (photo's & recipes), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Leisure without literature is death

Two clocks. To be sure, to be sure?

1,55pm Carol - you missed the clocks in this one, have you still got sand in your ears from your holliers? Just looking at the oil lamp as a standby, you couldn't trust the electricity in those days, the ESB were forever going on strike!

Nick Stewart You can never have too many clocks!

Swordscookie Did not miss the clocks! Just wasn't finished the finely crafted description... :)

Thank you for sharing this great old shot.He looks happy in his work, i was one years old when this was taken.