This image of an infant is undated, unidentified and does not even have photographer’s information. I can tell it is from the mid 1860s, but that is about it. Sometimes it is fun to make up a life story for one of the unnamed photo subjects. For instance, this child turned out to be a …
Perhaps because my daughter brought home the flier about school picture day, this struck me as a nice photo to post. The girls in front all look sweet in their dresses, big hats and clasped hands. The boys look so clean and handsome with wide collars, brushed hair and even a floppy bow tie …
I love this little snapshot of a little boy calling on his play phone. When the photo was cropped some of the writing on the back was removed. However I am able to make out “….phoning to his grandma and grandpa! Say hello to him!” What with the way children love to talk and of …
This 1890-1910s cabinet card also came from my Denver trip and features a young girl, her grandmother and grandfather, and an uncle. There was writing on the back in a beautiful German hand identifying them and also giving us Onkel Emil and Helene as two of the names. On the front under the photo it …
This snapshot circa the 1950s features a fantastic wooden wagon, a bucket and two little girls. I always wonder what the story was. What activity or event prompted the parent to snap the photo at that instant? With today’s digital images so easily deleted, replaced, and manipulated, it is difficult for us to imagine …
Who Were They? 