Most of the photographs were exactly what she expected.
Stern-faced ancestors standing stiffly before the camera.
Faded farmland landscapes.
Civil War soldiers posing in heavy uniforms.
Rachel had processed dozens of similar collections over the years, and she worked methodically, recording names and dates into the museum database.
Then she reached a photograph that made her pause.
It was a wedding portrait mounted on thick cardboard backing that had yellowed with age.
On the back, written in fading ink, were the words:
“Thomas and Elizabeth Miller — June 14, 1887 — Riverside, Illinois.”
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