May 14, 2015

Edward ‘Big Ed’ McKenna on a swing

By C.E. Ryan

Ed McKenna on a swing. RPPC. Private Collection.

Edward McKenna on a swing. RPPC. Private Collection.

A quaint photo of a lad nicknamed ‘Big Ed’ posing on a swing with his creased hat he forgot to straighten up, and a pair of gloves in his left hand. He’s wearing a dark colored scarf around the neck instead of the typical collar and tie

‘Big Ed’ seemed big by yesterday’s standards probably because he was tall. This RPPC has a note Ed died.

His name + note

RPPC: AZO 1907-1914

This entry was posted on Thursday, May 14th, 2015 at 8:18 am and tagged with 1900s-1910s, Edward McKenna, sad, swing and posted in Gentlemen, RPPCs. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

4 responses to “Edward ‘Big Ed’ McKenna on a swing”

summertime75
May 14th, 2015 at 12:49 pm

Definitely a fun picture, big Ed looks as if he is trying not to smile.

LikeLiked by 1 person

Reply
- bowlersandhighcollars
  May 14th, 2015 at 1:41 pm
  
  Ha ha, I see it. He also looks like he’s got dirty hands, not sure if it’s the photo or not.
  
  LikeLiked by 1 person
  
  Reply
  - summertime75
    May 14th, 2015 at 2:10 pm
    
    Probably the photographer’s blood for making him look silly lol
    
    LikeLike
  - bowlersandhighcollars
    May 14th, 2015 at 2:14 pm
    
    Ha ha!But a big guy on a swing is always cute. ;)
    
    LikeLiked by 1 person

Leave a comment Cancel reply

“When you photograph people in color, you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in black and white, you photograph their souls.” Ted Grant
Sister tumblr @ bowlersandhighcollars.tumblr.com Content will vary between the two blogs.
Follow Bowlers And High Collars on WordPress.com
Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Email Address:

Join 5,055 other subscribers
Categories
- Types of Photographs
  - Cabinet Cards
  - Cabinet Photos
  - CDVs
  - digital art
  - Image Restoration
  - Others
  - Photobooths
  - Postcards
  - RPPCs
  - Tintypes
- Types of Subjects
  - Bad Boys
  - Boys
  - Couples
  - Gay Interest
  - Gentlemen
  - Groups
  - Humorous
  - Military
  - Teens
- Victorian
Recent Posts
Legal Notice:

All photographs with site watermark are in the private collection of Caroline E. Ryan and most are not presented "as is".
They have been digitally restored or modified to varying degrees.
Light restoration works are under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Creative Common License.
The more extensive restorations are digital derivative works copyrighted to Caroline C. Ryan. All Rights Reserved.

DO NOT remove the photographs' watermark/URL. Permission is not granted to modify digital files for online publication or publication of collections digital or otherwise.
Permission is not granted to do reprints or offer digital files for commercial use.
Please contact me if your website is of a historical or educational nature.
Copyright for Bamforth & Co. postcards in this collection remain with the proper current legal license owner and I make no claims to the digital files.
Popular Photographs
Thank you, dear followers!
Blog Stats
- 196,037 hits
Blog est. March 19, 2015