Felch, Edith Elizabeth, 1875-1961

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Sisters Edith and Dora Felch ran a photography studio in Sanford, North Carolina, between 1905-1908. The studio produced photo postcards.

Edith Elizabeth Felch was born 6 December 1875, in Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, to William LaRoy Felch (1836-1901) and Eliza Sophronia Davis Felch (1844-1918). After her father's death she moved to North Carolina with her mother and sister Dora Alice Felch (1882-1959), while her two brothers, Fred L. Felch (1870-1934) and Don Waldo Felch (1877-1957), remained in New Hampshire.

From 1905 to 1908, she operated a photography studio with her sister in Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina. She married Samuel Wallace Dickson circa 1908. In the 1910 U.S. Census, she and her husband are living in Spirit Lake, Kootenai County, Idaho. She died 22 September 1961 in Bedford, Virginia.

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contributorOf Durwood Barbour collection of North Carolina postcards, 1905-1980s, 2007 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives.
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sibling of Felch, Dora Alice, 1882-1959 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Bedford County VA US
Winchester NH US
Sanford NC US
Kootenai County ID US
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Postcards
Occupation
Photographers
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Birth 1875-12-06

Death 1961-09-22

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