This was with the previous photo, and shows a small girl in a kimono that has been tinted pink with a blue sash, and her geta sandal thong was also tinted blue. She is sitting on the step and looking back into the house. I imagine her mother called her just at that moment and …
We are getting into the realm of serious cuteness here. Directly to the right of our international mom is this photo of two blond haired boys. The boy in the chair is swathed in lace, making the inexperienced think he is a girl, but the side part in the hair belies that temptation. He is …
This photo has been cut down from its original size so that it fits into the opening in the page. You can see the inaccurate cutting on the right had margin. Unfortunately, it resulted in the photographer’s information being cut off. The subject looks to be about 14 years old, and for some reason he …
You can definitely tell this photograph is purple, indicating it was made using the collodion process and making its date sometime after 1894. The photo also seems to have something underneath it, making the ridge that you can see around the image. It’s almost padded. This photo is placed under the baby from our last …
A merry Christmas to all! For my Christmas Sepia Saturday submission, I have a family Christmas photograph from December 1928. This is the family of P. Herman Marvel, his wife Mattie, and their seven children. My grandmother was the oldest, Henrietta, sitting to the right front. Just a few short years after this photo was …
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