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 …
For Sepia Saturday I am giving you a vintage image of Chiping Sodbury Market Place, 1903. The postcard was mailed in 1989 and what I love the most is the text on the back. The obviously misaddressed note was cheekily redirected and I know the card reached its correct destination because it was …
Here we have a fantastic photo, I just love it! It is probably an art piece or promotional piece from a theater or acting company. The photo itself is cut from a real photo postcard, but the stamp box was cut off so there’s no way of identifying a date range. The subject is …
More than a year ago I came across this negative and I knew I had to have it. It is a 3×4 negative made on Kodak Safety Film. The sleeve it came in indicated there should be 2 negatives and 1 print, but at some point in its life in the antique shop, the other …
This photo from the Red Velvet Album is not like any of the others. It is a Real Photo Postcard that has been trimmed to fit into a CdV opening. The dress of the subject is definitely 20th century. Makes me wonder if this is A. one of the girls as an adult or B. …
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