Annie Rachel Fairall Heard: 1828-1909
Curator's note: More to follow, including mid-19th century accounts of Rachel Fairall's keyboard skills. (The curator and the Queen have named their 1923 Steinway O in her honor).

Adolph Samuels, Anna Rachel Fairall Heard, Rose Goldschmidt Samuels, Anna Heard Goldschmidt

Above: Annie Rachel Fairall Heard (known as "Rachel") is seated. Standing above her is her granddaughter, Lilian Rosalia Goldschmidt Samuels, and her daughter, Anna Fairall Goldschmidt. The child is gread-grandson, Adolph Heard Samuels. According to notations of the curator's aunt, Lorraine Samuels Spence, this photograph was taken in Chicago on January 4th 1909.

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