Two generations of the family of Benjamin Knower of Scarborough and New York gathered for this photograph taken in about 1900. Standing, from left, they are Polly Morgan, a niece of Benjamin's wife, Mary Constance Allen Knower; Mary Constance Allen Knower; Benjamin's daughter, Mary Constance Knower, and Mrs. Penniman's companion, Eliza Strong. Mary Talcott Knower Penniman, Benjamin's sister, is seated; the child is Benjamin's daughter, Margaret Knower.
The photo is courtesy of Anthony L'Orsa, and the identifications by his mother, Harriet Allen L'Orsa. Miss Strong's name is given in the 1900 federal census, where she is identified as cousin and nurse to Mrs. Penniman.