Sitting, Hiram Rufus Bridenstine and his middle son Vernis Arden. Standing, from left to right, Walter Emerson and Leslie Eugene.
The photo was dated, 1909 on the back of the picture. Hiram would have been 55, Walter 22, Vern 19 and Gene 16. The family was living in Payne County, Oklahoma when this picture was taken. (1909)