If These Shirts Could Talk: The Tantalizing Tales Behind Used Clothes
The mysterious packages kept arriving, some from eBay, others from the Home …
Jockeying for Position: How Boxers and Briefs Got Into Men's Pants
Just as underclothes are shielded from public view, the evolution of men's most intimate apparel is shrouded in secrecy. But the story of men's underwear is about more …
Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
The meerschaum pipes carved in Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th century are among the most bizarre and improbable concoctions in decorative art. Some feature …
In the Hot Seat: Is Your Antique Windsor a Fake?
While researching her book, "Killer Stuff and Tons of Money," Maureen Stanton came across all sorts of characters. For years, she shadowed her antiques-dealer friend …
Love at First Kite: How Pizza and Pente Led to One Oklahoman's High-Flying Obsession
Vintage kites from all over the world hang from the ceiling and walls of Richard Dermer’s popula…
Blood, Sweat, and Steel: My Afternoon with the Ace of Swords
“When I got this sword, it was completely covered in blood rust.” Sword maker Francis Boyd is showing me yet another weapon pulled from yet another …
'The Great Gatsby' Still Gets Flappers Wrong
Have you heard? There’s a new swell in town named Gatsby, and he’s bringing flapper flair back into fashion. Baz Luhrmann’s latest cinematic spectacle—his take on “Th…
Say Ahhh: An Oral Surgeon's Quest to Reimagine the Garage-Band Guitar
It’s not unusual for men of a certain age to have a soft spot in their hearts for the look of vintage guitars and the sound…
Forget TV Pickers, Meet the Real Mavericks of the Antiques World
Long before Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz swaggered into the spotlight with "American Pickers," writer Maureen Stanton …
Coveting The Craziest Cat-People Collectibles
The memes are endless—Grumpy Cat, Nyan Cat, Keyboard Cat, Maru, and all the Lolcats. Last year even witnessed the first ever Internet Cat Video Fe…
Portraits | Favorite Photo's 64 of 109 |  |  |
officialfuel likes this.
musikchoo loves this.
BELLIN68 loves this.
scottvez likes this.
miKKoChristmas11 loves this.
bratjdd loves this.
Manikin loves this.Create a Show & TellReport as inappropriate
Posted 11 months ago
walksoftly
(129 items)
These photo's are from the collection that my father received when his cousin passed away. The first photo is of her Grandmother taken in Keswick, UK, this photo would date prior to her emigrating to Canada in 1893. The second photo is of both of her Grandparents it was taken prior to 1905.
Look closely at her outfit.
Create an account or login in order to post a comment.
Cabinet Card PhotographsFirst introduced in the 1860s, cabinet card photographs were similar to car…
Bet when this picture was taken they never would have thought it would be posted for the entire world to see on the internet. I guess after buttoning all those buttons, she didnt want to go back and start all over again after realizing at the last one she was a little off-kilter.
That's true mustangtony, they would have been amazed by the light bulb let alone instant communication around the world from your home. Her hands were probably to arthritic to attempt to button it again. Thanks for checking out my posting.
I posted this because of the one that ho2cultcha posted, check it out here;
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/59532-found-these-photos-amongst-many-more-in?in=171#comment-187942
I love seeing relationship (Marrige) lasting to death do us part. Thank you
walksoftly, this is an important part of of our history to remind our younger generation that that marriage is not a joke, That it Is sacred.There are to many divorces in this generation, and the history of marriages was hard back then
but there love conquer everything because they truly love each other.
This picture is Proof of it.
Thanks bratjjd, they were married about 60 years & passed away within 14 months of each other. Thanks for the love & the comment.
Thanks for the love Mani, I can always count on you.
Beautiful photo, walksoftly!
she does look a like the grumpy grandma in the photos i found. a comment above reminded me that 5 yrs ago, my pepere died. he and my memere had been married for 65 years. they were such a loving couple right to the end. after he died, my memere stopped eating and lost the will to live. it was hard to watch, but it was what she really wanted - to be reunited w/ pepere in heaven. i feel so blessed to have spent so much time w/ a very committed, loving family. that's pretty rare today.
Yes ho2cultcha, it is indeed rare, you were fortunate to have spent so much time with a loving family. I have been blessed in the same manner , I grew up with both sets of grandparents living near by (could see their houses from our yard). My parents had 65 years together, my wife & I celebrate 30 years married this summer.
Thanks for the love & the comment, miKKo.
Nice to have (and share) family images this old.
scott
Thanks Scott, I feel blessed to be the family archivist & have access to all these wonderful old photo,s & postcards. I have scanned over one thousand images & I'm not done yet, it is a little overwhelming at times but worth it in the end.
Thanks for the Love & the comment Scandi, I'll have to put that on my bucket list of places to visit if I ever get to England. I have more to post from photographers in that area.
Thanks for the Love, Bellin.
Thanks for the love, musikchoo.
Thanks for stopping by official, glad you like it.