RPPC. Private Collection.
An artistic pose taken in 1906. This RPPC was posted July 8 from Niagara Falls. These two wanted to try something different. Why not pose with our backs to the camera? The shot gives an effect of secrecy and camaraderie.
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A fine Edwardian portrait
RPPC. Private Collection.
I found this handsome teen while going through a pile of pictures and I can’t believe I didn’t post him sooner. So clean-cut, so proper. His folks surely gave their seal of approval. Alas, this boy with his whole future ahead of him is not identified.
That delicate flower patterned white tie he chose to wear that day is lovely.
RPPC: VELOX diamonds.1907-1914.
Jack and May Brown
Edwardian Jack and May Brown. Detail of RPPC. Private Collection.
Beautiful May appears confident. By contrast, Jack is a bit uncomfortable. He looks very young too. I imagine them to have had a lively and spirited relationship. What do you think, were these two a couple or brother and sister? The way they’re facing each other I think they were a couple, and May was a few years older than her husband, that or her body language and expression made her look like the more mature one of the two (which isn’t hard to do. Right, ladies? :-).
The backdrop is folksy with the little painted house in between them and the high snowy mountain peaks. By contrast, the foreground has a tropical feel to it with what looks like an orange tree and palms. I wonder where these two were…California?
This picture is dated March 28, 1909.
RPPC. Private Collection.
RPPC: CYKO 1904-1920s
What’s not to love?
Wag, wag, wag goes the tail. RPPC. 1900s. Private Collection.
This photograph makes me feel all fuzzy and warm. The puppy is loving its brand new daddy who’s holding it like the big baby it is. It posed front paw over the other, wagging its tail so fast the camera only got to catch the white end trail of it.
And the two ladies of the house watching from behind the window. Had this young gentleman just come from inside to get his new companion? It looks like it could have been a St. Bernard or a Bernese. No matter what breed, this was love at first sight for the both of them, and it shows.
RPPC: CYKO 1904-1920s
Three 1900s Carrington N.D. university students in their busy room
Carrington, North Dakota, university students. RPPC. Private Collection.
I love indoor shots, especially when they show how photographs were displayed. These three students are most likely standing in their fraternity house’s common room or dormitory. Besides the three subjects there are three cabinet photos on the dresser behind them, with a clock in the middle. In the mirror above is the reflection of a cuckoo’s clock on the opposite wall (a little hard to see unless you use a looking glass). There’s also a display of real photo postcards on the back wall; street views, mountain views, greeting cards. I can’t help but think this was their “Facebook wall”. :)
And you have the lace curtains on the window along with their two banners, one facing indoor and the other facing outside for everyone to see. The last word on that one looks to be Merris.
The RPPC is divided with no stamp box. I believe this was taken in the mid to late 1900s.
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