For Sepia Saturday most of these photographs are sepia or black & white...and most all were taken by other photographers on the internet.
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In 1888 at the Rhode Island State Fair in Providence, Margaret and Edward said “I do,” in a hot air balloon in front of an estimated 40,000
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Amelia Earhart at target practice with Babe Didrikson . Note the gun in Ms. Earhart's hand!
The House on Parktown Road in Warren County, NC by Watson Brown
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I don't know why they didn't include Tennessee!
Today's quote:
By a single thought that comes into the mind,
in one moment a hundred worlds are overturned.
—Rumi
in one moment a hundred worlds are overturned.
—Rumi
That London steam bus. 👀
ReplyDeleteIt must have been heavy, at least my thinking of steam engines is that they were heavy. Poor wear on the tires!
DeletePhotos 2 and 3 remind me of my relatives' years in America (1902-11)... Gustaf, working at lumber yards etc, would have seen more of life as in No 2, Gerda (maid in Chicago and sometimes accompanying her employers on holidays to countryside estates) more of No 3 ... ;)
ReplyDeleteWonderful to think of those two, sister and brother, having such diverse American experiences! And yet, people did live in both those environments around the same times.
Delete...who would have thought that book banning would raise its ugly head again, we never seem to learn!
ReplyDeleteThe lessons learned often are lost between several generations. No children of today will have access easily to news stories of the 50s...McCarthy etc.
DeleteAn interesting collection of photos - from the grand to the absurd to the impoverished to the colorful beauty of nature.
ReplyDeleteYes, as life is depicted, lots of varieties!
DeleteThat old house couldn't have been occupied, could it?
ReplyDeleteI sure hope not!
DeleteSuch great pictures! I love the ladies at the shore.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, swishing around in long sleeves and petticoats, and parasols to keep the complexion clear! I think the shore would have been the only comfortable summer place to go in Victorian times.
DeleteWow! Getting married in a hot air balloon! I'd love to know more about that couple.
ReplyDeleteIt's certainly an event that they would have remembered all their married lives!
DeleteIove the The House on Parktown Road in Warren County would be a great story prompt but not much fun to live in.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, there certainly are many stories that those decrepit walls have seen!
DeleteA super medley for this weekend. I also like the image of the House on Parktown Road. Whenever I spot a similar old farmhouse on my travels I always try to stop and take a picture. The modern generation of rural houses, especially double-wides and the like, will never have that kind of "charm".
ReplyDeleteA neat collection of photos. I liked all of them - especially the one of the boardwalk & the poor old house. Heavens - I wonder what happened to it besides the ravages of time? Looks like it might have been built on other than solid ground? And I'm not at all surprised at those states identified as being the biggest book-banners. It follows everything else about them, unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteYou've got a lovely assortment of old photos there! I love the stories they have, just by looking at them. I like the hot air balloon ride in 1888 and the Boardwalk in Asbury Park photo.
ReplyDeleteI smiled at the Wives Wanted, and the Hit Air Balloon , loved the broad board walk - we call it a Promenade and wondered how safe I would feel on top of that London bus - a fun collection.
ReplyDeleteThese are really interesting to see!
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