Who Were They?

Lost and forgotten photos from the past

Turning the page of the Red Velvet album, we find this man. Although his is follically challenged on top, he is making up for it on his chin. The cabinet card is made of very dark green stock making the printed information a bit difficult to read. The gold is somewhat faded or worn which …

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Directly across from the photo I posted last is this one of a family. I don’t think it is the same family but the little boy seems similar. Maybe they were related in some way. This particular photo was made by Barry in Bismarck, Dakota Territory. Today, Bismarck is located in North Dakota. Dakota Territory …

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I have previously posted hand tinted photographs of an Asian family, possibly Japanese. The art of hand tinting was considered to be quite an art in Japan and was popular in the surrounding countries. Although the Sepia Saturday prompt was a photo of Korean girls playing a game of Go, I decided to feature the …

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