This photo was purchased at a flea market in Nashville, Tennessee in January 2014. The photographer is J.C. Harper of Rector, Arkansas. A Google search with photographer’s name and town yielded an Arkansas History Commission listing of photographers. This publication listed J.C. Harper as a photographer in 1898-1900 in Rector, Clay County, Arkansas. Did your ancestors come from this northeast Arkansas town? Who would like to approximate the date of the photo based on the dress style?
I am currently researching how my Great Grandfather ended up in Clay County. I have a photograph of him and his mother and father taken by the very same photographer. Like your photo; judging by the dress, it had to be taken at the turn of the 20th century.
Good luck with your research, Michael. I’ve not had any more clues on Rector, Arkansas photo. Hopefully someday someone will see it and claim their ancestors!