Who Were They?

Lost and forgotten photos from the past

  For as long as there have been Christmas cards, people have been sending them late, haha. Here’s a nice card showing stair step kids in coordinating pajamas. It appears that Mrs Smith intended to mail these before the Christmas rush but missed the opportunity due to late delivery, and just wrote over the Christmas …

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Christmas 1969, the photo is identified as “Alice’s new hair.” The photo itself is a Polaroid, the type before the instant print that fed out of the front of the camera. The photo was snapped, then pulled out of the side of the camera. The protective sleeve was removed, then the photo developed as the …

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  I love this one! The little girl was really upset, wasn’t she? These candid moments remind us that we are all fallible, don’t they. The card was imprinted Season’s Greetings, then written underneath was “From the Ehrenbergs.” The family was identified as Roberta, Ellen Louise crying, and Scott the baby. I do wish Dad’s …

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  This is a postcard greeting with lovely embossing and gold, red and green coloring. The card was part of the Rudd collection and there were several others similar to this but for other holidays, such as Easter, thinking of you, best wishes, etc. I imagine the postcard greeting was an economical way to send …

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