This week’s Sepia Saturday prompt was chosen in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts and the recent centennial of the Boy Scouts. Girl Scouting was a big part of life in my family growing up. Back when my sister was a Brownie scout and Mom was the troop leader, I wanted to …
I have previously posted hand tinted photographs of an Asian family, possibly Japanese. The art of hand tinting was considered to be quite an art in Japan and was popular in the surrounding countries. Although the Sepia Saturday prompt was a photo of Korean girls playing a game of Go, I decided to feature the …
I do so enjoy the Sepia Saturday prompts because they encourage me to review the many photos I have on hand but haven’t used yet and I’m often surprised pleasantly at what I find. When one purchases albums and lots of loose photos from ebay, one never truly knows what one is going to get, …
Today’s photo is a mounted snapshot and the bristol board has seen better days. However, the snapshot itself is in good condition and features a black man in a suit and hat, standing next what is very obviously a house. It’s clapboard with a large casement window. The man’s suit coat is buttoned once up …
The Sepia Saturday prompt for this week is a photo from the 1930s. While the girl in the prompt photo is shearing an angora rabbit, I am taking the decade as my inspiration for this post. Ok, honestly I was hoping that the prompt would be something to tie into my theme. January 7th is …
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