CDV of a Man IDed as Eugene C. Drisko; by the Vose studio of Machias, Maine

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Carte de Visite of a man identified on the reverse as Eugene C. Drisko; by the Vose studio of Machias, Maine.

His given name starts with "Eug" and then fades but is presumably Eugene.  

If so, he was likely Eugene Cyrus Drisko (1853-1943) of Jonesboro, Maine, son of Joseph Whitney Drisko and Isabel Frances (Farnsworth) Drisko.

Eugene married:

1. Asenath Ingersoll Barton (1852-1876), with whom he had a daughter Mabel Drisko,
2. Arathusa B. Smith (abt 1861-1933), with whom he had two children, a daughter Mina Eva Drisko and a son Joseph Whitney Drisko, with the latter dying in infancy.

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CDV of a Young Boy IDed as Sterling Fessenden at 7 Years 11 Months, Eastport, Maine

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Carte de Visite of a young boy identified on the reverse as  "Sterling Fessenden, 7 years 11 mos, Eastport, August 1883"

It's likely that Sterling was Sterling Fessenden (1875-1943), son of Nicholas Fessenden (1847-1927) and Laura Emily (Stirling or Sterling) Fessenden (1852-1935) [although her birth year looks to be 1851 in the photograph of her stone]. 

Sterling's paternal grandparents, Hewitt Chandler Fessenden and Mary Turner (Peterson) Fessenden were in Eastport, Maine, by 1860 where Hewitt practiced medicine.  Their son Nicholas moved to Fort Fairfield, Maine, upon his 1874 marriage to Laura Emily Stirling, a native of that town, where Sterling would be born in 1875. I imagine young Sterling's photograph was taken on a visit to his paternal grandparents.

Sterling would graduate from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, and find his way to China, where he would run the Municipal Court in Shanghai and, if the facts are correct, lead a rather controversial life.  

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Photograph of Ellen Bloodgood Hunt (1857-1939), "Nellie", of Robbinston, Maine; by a Norfolk, Virginia, Studio

Photograph of a young woman identified on the reverse as Nellie Hunt of Robbinston, Maine; taken by the studio of Morgan & Myers of Norfolk, Virginia.

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From brief online research,. hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:

Ellen Bloodgood Hunt (1857-1939), "Nellie", was born in Virginia to merchant and ship builder  Hiram Hunt (1809-1891) and Sarah (Bonsal) Hunt (1826-1900), who were natives of Massachusetts and Virginia, respectively.

A collection of Hiram Hunt papers is held at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine.

On July 23, 1887 Nellie and Samuel Hinkley Nickerson (1857-1895) of Calais, Maine, indicated their Intention to Marry and married on July 27, 1887. They lived in Calais, Maine, and had at least two children, before Samuel's untimely death. Nellie continued to live in Calais.

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