Here is my contribution to "Collecting old photos".
Here is my contribution to "Collecting old photos".
This album shows 10 portraits made by professional photographers. The period is the turn of the 20th century, at the latest the beguinning of WW1. People hardly had any camera, or could not use it. Some only had one photo made in their lifetime.
VINTAGE PHOTOS
All these photos were found in my family archives, but none of this set could be identified even by grandparents still living 30 years ago.
Everybody told me "If you don't know who they are, throw them away !" (Sic transeunt opera mundi). As you can see, I didn't
All photos are stuck to a thick cardboard. What makes them interesting at least as much as the photo itself is the photographer's logo on the back. In this album, each photo is followed by it's backside logo.
I have another set of 10 photos that I may post another day.
Enjoy and please download !
Laurent
This album shows 10 portraits made by professional photographers. The period is the turn of the 20th century, at the latest the beguinning of WW1. People hardly had any camera, or could not use it. Some only had one photo made in their lifetime.
VINTAGE PHOTOS
All these photos were found in my family archives, but none of this set could be identified even by grandparents still living 30 years ago.
Everybody told me "If you don't know who they are, throw them away !" (Sic transeunt opera mundi). As you can see, I didn't
All photos are stuck to a thick cardboard. What makes them interesting at least as much as the photo itself is the photographer's logo on the back. In this album, each photo is followed by it's backside logo.
I have another set of 10 photos that I may post another day.
Enjoy and please download !
Laurent
A fine collection of people from the past. I'm glad the women were able to breathe with the tight waistbands on their dresses. The young gentlemen did a fine job of curling the ends of their mustaches. Thanks for sharing, Laurent TRUILLET!
ReplyDeleteThese are very nice photos of very pleasant looking people! It's too bad they are unidentified, but that provides a good opportunity to create a little imaginary story for each one:-) I have spent countless hours on- line with distant "cousins", exchanging photos and trying to identify them accurately. I enjoy the quest.
ReplyDeleteThe costumes and the hairstyles, the jewelry and the people. Wonderful look back into yesterday, and good for identification period trends. Thank you for protecting them. Looking forward to the next set.
ReplyDeleteMargaret Siemers Good idea to ask other members of the community their help for period identification.
ReplyDeleteAnother indication on the period is given by the style of the logos at the back of the photographs. Maybe some photography specialist may have something to say.
I shall post the second set tomorrow, and stress a bit more on the "commuinication" aspect of our game.
Laurent
A good set of photos, interesting how many old photos were on card with the photographer's details on the reverse.
ReplyDeleteI just went through and commented on a bunch of them, taking a stab at time period. Your family was definitely conservative and modest in their dress, and probably not wealthy. The women's hairstyles are also very understated for the time. I agree that most photos date right about 1900. I didn't look at the fonts on the back carefully but their ornate, "scroll-y" quality also points to about 1900.
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