Description:
The family of Frank M. Rathbun, a lumber businessman and mayor of Battle Creek in 1879, stands for portrait in front of the family home at 48 W. Fountain St. According to an article in the June 2, 1979, Enquirer and News, Rathbun's wife is in the carriage while his son Stephen J., who later became a corporal in the Spanish American War and a prominent Battle Creek businessman, sits astride the horse. Another son, Jay, sits in the goat cart, while the baby of the family, Earl H., sits on the bench with sister Luella.