From the early 1900s we have a photograph of a nice looking lady with quite a collar! The dress looks to be black or dark fabric of some kind, possibly silk or wool gaberdine for example, and my guess is that the collar coordinated in color. It was probably very striking in person. Also interesting …
Today’s image from the Liberty Bell album seems a companion to the previous image. The photographer was Tilton of Exeter, NH and the borders and mounts are the same. In my haste to scan these photos (working with the stinky album was really rough on my allergies) I didn’t keep in order the following scan …
This image from the Liberty Bell album is a post 1900 image, but not that far from the turn of the century. The dress style features the high neck and pleated blouse that was very popular from about 1900-1905. The hairstyle is the “Gibson Girl” style with a flower and/or hair fork in the back. …
After quite a lapse with holidays and vacations, I am back to give you what you want – vintage photographs! I realized recently that what got me started with this site (aside from encouragement from Far Side of Fifty at Forgotten Old Photos) was the mystery of photographs found in albums or shoeboxes, stashed in …
I often see stereoscopes for sale in the antique shops. They were the first real home media, enabling people to see foreign lands, exotic animals, and even the simple and mundane of other people’s lives, all from the comfort of their own parlour. The stereoscope will remind many of you of the View-Master of our …
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