Who Were They?

Lost and forgotten photos from the past

There’s always that one card that arrives so late…! This card features a photograph of a beautiful building shaded by large trees. As it turns out, it is The Collonade Club at the University of Virginia. This particular university is so important to American history because it was designed by Thomas Jefferson as an “academical …

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This week’s Sepia Saturday prompt shows a rowdy group of fellows, soldiers, some in kilt, with drums and liquor bottles and smiles aplenty. They are just the kind of boys my dad would say partied all week and then late on Saturday night went to confession. Well that got me thinking that perhaps I shall …

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This week’s Sepia Saturday prompt is libraries (or sleeping or midget submarines). Since I used some really good photos of people with books on a recent post, I went over to my favorite booth in the local antique mall to dig through their boxes of photos. I wasn’t having much luck, actually, at least not …

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