Two sweet children at the piano, with little Judy playing a chord. The card was addressed To Aunt Agie and Uncle Jan. The beautiful penmanship reveals the family who set it was Evelyn and Harry, Judy and Jimmy. The back side reveals a note: Dear All – Merry Christmas! I’m sending Vera and Dirk’s card …
Jumping forward to the 1950s, when these photo Christmas cards really became popular, we see Bobby posed to look up into the face of the future. His parents were Evelyn and Walter.
Two cute kids, presumably Hal & Rose’s, grace the front of this Christmas greeting. While the date is unknown for certain, I would place this in the 1950s.
I knew I had a stash of Christmas cards….somewhere…but just tonight I finally remembered the safe place I put them! Ugh, I hate when I do that! The card above looks to date from the 1950s or early 60s with the photo printed in red and the custom bunting and text. No location or …
Sepia Saturday challenges participants to see photographs in a different perspective at times. And some days, when the photo appears to meet the prompt exactly to theme, sometimes the meaning of the photos doesn’t. Or can’t. Or, has been lost. So often we see old photographs for sale on ebay, in antique shops, thrift stores, …
Who Were They? 