Hiram Rufus Bridenstine and his family. Gertrude and Isabelle are on the back row, Vern is sitting facing away from the camera, Hiram Rufus, Leslie Eugene and Ethel are in the middle row with Walter sitting in front.
Photo appears to have been taken about 1899. Gertrude would have been 14, Walter 12, Ethel 11, Vern 9, and Gene 7. Family was living in Missouri and they are probably on their front porch in the city of Clinton, Henry County, Missouri. The original photo is a 7.00 x 5.00 rectangular picture taken by a photographer at their home. (Abt 1899)