ANTIQUE PHOTOS BLOG

I love antique photos. You can learn so much about how things have changed, and again how little has. We inherited 3 trunks of photos from the late 1800's to the 1940s and 50's. Most came from an enigmatic, extremely hard working but photo-loving woman named Lena, an ancestor of my husband, born in 1879. She had more contacts, more postcards (several hundreds) and more photos of herself taken than anyone who is not a well know celebrity. She seems to have collected antique photos from all around her. She unfortunately didn't identify many, only writing "Lena" on many given to her. I think she assumed she would remember, and of course after that it wouldn't matter!

We are still sorting through all the stuff trying to piece together Lena's fascinating and sometimes tragic life. Meanwhile, here are a variety of photos, including some of the highest (and lowest!) fashion.

I have also included the very old family photos I have from my mom's side of the family.


I hope you enjoy, and thank you for visiting my blog.

Friday, November 19, 2010

ELEGANT TURN OF THE CENTURY LADIES HATS; AN INCREDIBLE LACE WEDDING GOWN





I've found more pictures of some absolutely fabulous hats in our families' photos, and would like to share them. I've started reading about the history of hats, especially from about 1890 to 1920; but it is complex and I have a ways to go, so I'm just presenting photos. I simply don't know enough to comment on the hats, at this point!




 
And a really lovely wedding gown:

Thank you for visiting my blog!  Chris
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Antique Photos of Beautiful Women, and...beautiful bathing suits?

In the photos our (extended) family has inherited, I've run across a few of incredibly beautiful women: beautiful in any century. I would like you to see these.





And I have to show the photo of what was the "latest" in bathing suits.  I can't call them beautiful, or elegant, but maybe...useful?

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