Hello all - I really detest neglecting this blog, but when I've got so much work I haven't much of a choice. I had hoped to post about once a week, but sadly the posting will probably continue to be sporadic until after Thanksgiving.

Today we have some older dames from a Savannah junk shop. This one has no marking whatsoever, but who could forget that face? :)


I find it interesting that both of these women are wearing very, very similar pearl necklaces. Glasses too. This lady does have an inscription on the back:


there is an address written very lightly in pencil and scratched out in blue. but under it, in the same old blue ballpoint, it reads:

"Oct. 1963 -
This is Grace's mother, Mrs.
Piut or Pia Lakes, whom I knew
the year I lived w/ them in Norfolk,
& Mrs. Lakes was very dear & kind
to me. She lived to be about 96.
Helen Brett Quarterman"

I don't know if the date there refers to only the date of the inscription, or the date the photo was taken. I'm more inclined to the former.

Wedding Photo?

OK JUST A QUICK UPDATE GUYS I GOTTA GET BACK TO ANIMATING

Scribbled on the back in fountain pen:

"206 W State
Industrial Life +
51938 n
John Dye
Sivers
309 E 39th"

the handwriting was really messy; that's just the best that I can make out. And it still makes no sense. As to what these things mean and why they're scribbled on back of a photo?

All the single ladies... *SMACK*

Today's theme is female portraits! I decided about 20 minutes ago that I should maybe try and give each post to a certain type of photo, for organizational purposes.

All three of today's photos were picked up last summer at thrift stores in Branson, MO. That probably doesn't mean much, because who knows how they got there. All three are printed on unused Postcards.

This lady appears to have been photographed in perhaps the early 30s:


My best guess for this one is between 1905 and 1920, based on her clothing. This is also the only photo with any marking on the back at all besides "Post Card, Address, Place stamp here". It is a printed on one of the short ends of the card and reads

"E. C. FORD, THE PHOTOGRAPHER,
196 ST. LAWRENCE BLVD., MONTREAL, Que."

I don't know if there's any way to look that photographer up or not.


Our last one is one of my favorite photo finds! Judging by the sporty matching sweaters, I bet these are a couple of modern collegiate buddies from the 20s.


I'd like to lay down this law now - I am by no means an expert, but I have done extensive research on period clothing and hairstyles and that is what I base most of my guesstimations on. If you have beef, give a comment and tell me what you think! :D