This week’s Sepia Saturday prompt features a large group of distinguished looking, suited men with varying degrees of hair loss, standing near a round table, being photographed. In thinking about my photos I realized that while these fellows are not at a round table, there are certainly plenty of them, some even with bald heads. …
I just love this snapshot showing an acrobatic quintet of females, but I feel a bit sorry for the two in the middle. They don’t have anything under their knees and that appears to be concrete. Ouch! The two kneeling look like adults and the remainder look like teens or preteens. The photo is undated …
I just love the idea of this photo being an early fraternity party photo, although it looks rather tame compared to some of the fraternity parties *I* attended in the 90s! Initially I thought it might be a Yale photo on account of the large Y pennant. Looking closer though, I think it is located …
Have you ever noticed when digging through a pile or box of old photos, the musty smell of attic? A surge of that odor hit me today as I searched for photos for this week’s Sepia Saturday post. It reminded me of my grandmother who had a really neat attic (neat to a kid, not …
Today’s photo is a 20th century homage to femininity. In the golden age of Hollywood (1930s or so) the back lit photograph was the premier style of image for women, the “Glamour Shots” of their day. This particular image seems soft and lovely, while having a bit of a risqué sense, what with her …
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