This week’s prompt for Sepia Saturday is a photo of a “Rosie the Riveter” working on an airplane engine. The weekly prompt is usually just a jumping off point and some folks follow the theme, some folks don’t. I often don’t follow the themes because I just don’t have anything that goes well with the …
This is one of a massive packet of photos bought from ebay and well worth it. I was initially drawn to his pointed mustache, the type that tempts a mans fingers to twirl the ends. After examining the photo, I have come to realize that this is likely a collodion print because the colors are …
I particularly like this photograph from Newcastle on Tyne in England. The subject is an older man and his two dogs, one an Irish setter and the other looking a lot like a spaniel of some kind. I find it revealing that he chose to be photographed outside with his puppies rather than in a …
I’m taking this slightly out of order because of the mystery of the Joys. This photo is identified as Vincent Joy and shares the same photographer as the photo of Ellen Wachtel Joy. He doesn’t look like the mystery church-man and having compared his photo with the photo of Absalom Joy (his father) available on …
This cabinet card has really been abused. The edges are worn round, they have been cut and broken. The photo itself has suffered scratches and wear. While it could be a sign that the owner lacked care for the image, I will turn that round to postulate it a sign of much handling as the …
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