This family really must have had some economic means, because this bride is wearing white. We know that white dresses were a symbol of wealth because only the wealthy could A) afford a dress they would wear only one time and B) have the means to keep it clean. The numerous yards of white fabric …
Ray Jackson sent me several photos, and I am happy to post another for your perusal. Here we have two brothers on the occasion of their Confirmation. We know this from the candles, rosaries, bibles and the cross on the table. The table is quite ornate! I cannot tell if the date 1899 is printed …
Here for your perusal is the wedding photo of Mrs. Nelia Hall and presumably Mr. Hall. I find it interesting that Mr. Hall was left unnamed for the ages to forget. Unfortunately without his name, it becomes terribly difficult to figure out just who she is. You wouldn’t think that “Nelia” was a popular name, …
For a Sepia Saturday prompt, Alan gave us a photo of a man sleeping in a chair. Of course, that took my mind to the eternal slumber of death. Yes, morbid, but having had such a rousing discussion about the possible memento mori photo last week (survey said ‘no’ btw), I suppose it was on …
One of our final images from the Mearns Family Album is a photograph of a beautiful baby named Ann Beatrice Scarborough. I noticed than many of the Scarborough family photos were removed from the album. I can only guess that whoever wanted them missed this one because the identification information was written on the …
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