For my final photograph from the Mearns Family Album, I have saved one of my favorites for the last. This photo was made probably in the 1870s, based on the lack of ornamentation on the cabinet card. I have often said that the older set hold onto their favorite fashions and this is a good …
Well, here we are again with Sepia Saturday and the prompt has quite a lot of latitude. Since our sponsor Alan will be on holiday in Spain this weekend, I chose this photo since I will also be on holiday…in Pittsburgh. Not quite as glamorous as Spain, but I’ll be meeting with friends and that’s …
This photo is on loan to me from a good friend who knows it is somehow connected with her family, but she is unsure exactly how. It was in an old trunk, along with a variety of tin types and cabinet cards, and the owner, knowing of my friend’s interest in family history sent them …
I’ve been away from Sepia Saturday for quite some time, but after looking at the prompt for this weekend, I felt I could jump back into the fray quite easily! The prompt is a photo of a couple just about to kiss, it seems, leading me to love and romance. Well, you know the Victorians …
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 …
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