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The Orphaned Images Project: Giant teacher, little desk
This photo was one of more than 600 b&w prints I purchased on eBay from a seller in Virginia. Many of the photos have captions (this one does not) and most are dated from the 30s to the 40s.
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Tagged education, family, historical photographs, photography, school, teacher, The Orphaned Images Project
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The Orphaned Images Project: Fairmount Band
This postcard was sent to Miss Ethel Noland, Fowlerton, Ind. on September 18, 1907 at 12:30 p.m., from Fairmount, Indiana. You can learn more here about Fairmount, Indiana in an article written by Fairmount historian Ann Warr. I learned that … Continue reading
The Orphaned Images Project: Gertrude Kitchen and Olive May
From the writing on the back of the top postcard, I’m surmising the lovely young woman is Gertrude Kitchen (or Kitchens). It is addressed to Miss Ethel Noland, a woman I wrote about in a previous posting on this blog. … Continue reading
The Orphaned Images Project: Ethel’s postcard home
This postcard was sent to Mrs. J.W. Noland in Laketon, Indiana on March 2, 1911 from their daughter Ethel in Wabash, Indiana. The postcard reads: Dear Papa & Mother, Received Saturday’s check—many thanks. Expect I will be home Saturday. With … Continue reading
The Orphaned Images Project: Ladies in hats
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Tagged historical photographs, ladies in hats, photography, portraits, Texas, The Orphaned Images Project
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The Orphaned Images Project: A gathering
Is he asking her to dance with him? To marry him? She seems hesitant. Suspender man seems to be admiring her assets. Several of her friends are smiling and laughing in the background. Do they know something she doesn’t know? … Continue reading
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Tagged courting, historical photograph, picnic, portrait, The Orphaned Images Project
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The Orphaned Images Project: Couples
In the early days of photography, very long exposures were required. I’ve read different reasons for the poker face on most of the subjects—everything ranging from wanting to appear upper class to the standard practice of wearing an uncomfortable brace … Continue reading
The Orphaned Images Project: Picnics
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Tagged historical photographs, picnic, portraits, Texas, The Orphaned Images Project
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The Orphaned Images Project: Party of six
The card this photo is mounted on reads “Hegemann, San Antonio, Tex.” With a little bit of research, I discovered there was a photographer named Otto Hegemann located on 104 1-2 E. Houston Street around 1914. Further research reveals an … Continue reading
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