Cabinet card. Major Edward Bates Eckman in military uniform with fancy mustache. He was born August 7, 1856, died January 13, 1925. He married Mary Elizabeth Richards on November 30, 1881. He was superintendent of the St. Charles Furnace and served in the Spanish-American War.
Provenance
Gift of Edward B. Casson in memory of Celest Eckman Casson
Noreen Weaver Kline and James Kline with wedding party at Columbia United Methodist Church. Bridesmaids may have been Noreen's sister, Christine Weaver, and James's sisters, Hazel and Ruth Kline. Groomsman at far left is probably James's brother, Elwood Kline. The two older gentlemen are probably William Weaver, far left, and John Kline, second from left, fathers of the bride and groom.
