Friday, June 28, 2019

Gone Fishing

I've shared these 2 photos before, among the few that were rescued from a fire my Rogers family (grandparents) had in Fort Worth, TX in the 1920s. 

Annie Lou Rogers Wilson was my grandfather's little sister, both of them raised by an aunt and uncle most of their childhoods.  But their mother moved from Walker County TX where they had been born, and lived the rest of her life in Galveston TX.  And at times the children are listed on census records living with her, like the 1900 Galveston Census.  Annie Lou would have been 25 in 1904. She didn't marry until 1906.

 10-30-1904 Annie Lou's Skiff - I'm pretty sure there was also a sailboat attached to this dingy.

10-30-1904 on Hannah's Reef Galveston Bay.

These gentlemen seem to have a fair catch of fish on display themselves, don't they? I don't see anyone resembling a woman who could have been Annie Lou.

For Sepia Saturday this week, we've got a nudge to go out on a boat, or sit by the water, and perhaps catch some dinner as lovely looking as their gentleman has.

I shall be purchasing some salmon at the Tailgate Market this morning, shipped in from Canada.

5 comments:

  1. So glad you were able to keep these vintage photos in the family. Really special.

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  2. I think you're right about the dingy being attached to something as I can see a rope leading from the prow of the dingy. Living in the woods and mountains, I've always kept in mind what I'd try to save - besides myself and family of course - in the event of a wildfire, and photographs both loose and in albums are among some of the first things beyond important papers which are stored in fire-safe files.

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  3. Photos like that were saved for good reason A fond memory of a fun time, a pretty day, and good friends. We save them now as a memento of the memory, to cherish it as our own. And the string quartet is a splendid photo!

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  4. Incredible images of documents that illustrate the Japanese idea of wabi sabi as they are more valued and interesting because of the wear and aging.

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  5. Amazing that these photos were rescued after the fire...and why not? Memories of better times probably sustained those who survived, some of the few tangible remnants of life before the inferno.

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