Our Sepia Saturday theme image this week features a 1910 photograph of a wine merchant's shop in France. I have to admit, there was a temptation to follow an alcoholic theme, but this is the morning after the night before at the pub, so I will stay clear of all alcoholic references and go to … Continue reading Sepia Saturday 458 : Albert Einstein Goes To Cannes
Year: 2019
Random News : Hope For The Sick In Bradford
Bradford Daily Telegraph : 22 February 1906 Our random number generated time machine may be a little shaky this week because it is suffering from a dose of electro-vibration. We are back in 1906 and attending the Medical-Electro Vibration Institute in Manningham, Bradford, and they are about to cure us of all our aches, pains … Continue reading Random News : Hope For The Sick In Bradford
Looking Good In Barbados
10 From The Caribbean : 9. Sunbury House, Barbados Sunbury House is an old plantation house on the island of Barbados. The grounds are tropical, the interior is full of period furniture, the story of the house, its owners and its workers is fascinating ... but it was the curious collection of old spectacles, optical … Continue reading Looking Good In Barbados
Round Hats And Tightly Bobbed Hair
There is a short caption on the reverse of this small print, and it suggests that the photograph was taken in Ramsgate in July 1934. I am no expert on women's fashion, but the 1934 date seems about right for this somewhat distinctive dress. Just looking at the heads on show and I might have … Continue reading Round Hats And Tightly Bobbed Hair
Postcards From Home : An Edwardian Tweet About Halifax Post Office
The building that was Halifax Post Office, but now appears to be in a state of suspended urban animation, is featured on this lovely old postcard that was sent in 1903. When the card was sent, the building was less than twenty years old, and it was something the town was obviously proud of. It … Continue reading Postcards From Home : An Edwardian Tweet About Halifax Post Office
Oh Susanna – It’s Time To Go Back Home
This is a photograph from 120 years ago of Susanna, Dewi, Arthur, Tom - and someone's father. But who? If they are yours, it's time to claim them back.
The Pitons, St Lucia
Surely one of the great sights of the Caribbean is to look down on the magnificent Pitons of St Lucia.
Two Brothers, Two Townscapes
My brother is working on a new book of his sketches and pictures of Halifax from forty or fifty years ago. Looking through my old negatives it appears we have similar views...
A Doorstep-Thick Slice Of History
This is a wonderful old photograph, which, like so many wonderful old photographs, is of unknown people, in unknown places, at an unknown time.
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