My trawl through my collection of old photographs to find a suitable illustration for St. Valentine's Day came up with this one. As so often is the case, I have no idea who these two are or where and when the photo was taken. That doesn't matter: it perfectly illustrates what Valentine's Day is all … Continue reading … And They Sailed Away
Category: Pictures From Nowhere
Five Girls And A Kodak
The Sepia Saturday theme this week is old photos of even older photographers, and searching through my extensive (if my wife reads this, I mean very small) collection, I found this 1920s photograph. At first I thought the object in question might be a small handbag, but further research suggests it's a Kodak No 1 … Continue reading Five Girls And A Kodak
Balance By Post
Our Sepia Saturday theme image this week featured a postman delivering parcels in the snow, and my interpretation of the theme retains the snow but features a different kind of post. As agile as that interpretation of the theme may be, it has nothing on the agility of the chap in this 1924 photograph from … Continue reading Balance By Post
A Walkley Man
My love of old photographs has led me to collect thousands of them over the years and share them with fellow enthusiasts throughout the world. One way in which I do this is via a weekly internet meme, Sepia Saturday, which I started way back in 2009. Our theme this week is "Old Photographs As … Continue reading A Walkley Man
Much Love, Mother
I've no idea who this is a photograph of; it came from one of those job lots of old photos I am so fond of. On the back of the print is written "Much love, Mother, June 1918". The sentiment is lovely and the features are kind and, indeed, rather beautiful. It is the date … Continue reading Much Love, Mother
Harvest Scene
The starting point for today's image was a 1920s photograph from my suitcase full of "found photos." It wasn't in very good condition, so I felt at liberty to "mess around with it" (the digital scan, of course, not the original photograph). I rather like the result: nothing has been added, just the colours and … Continue reading Harvest Scene
Officer Of The Watch
Today's image comes from an album of 1920s photographs I acquired last year. The photographs seem to be German in origin - the captions are certainly in German - and they must at one time have been precious holiday photos. This particular photograph is from a North Sea cruise undertaken in 1924 and shows Second … Continue reading Officer Of The Watch
A Ride In A Car
A car stands outside a back street shop. This is such an unusual sight that a crowd gathers and everyone is keen to be included in the photograph. A boy sits in the car radiating excitement. A girl sits alongside him, confident in the fact that this will be the first of many such journeys. … Continue reading A Ride In A Car
Found, Preserved And Shared
This photograph, taken 100 years ago in Andermatt, Switzerland, perfectly illustrates the joy of Found Photographs. The ability of a handful of grey and sepia tones to capture an age and tell a story is, as always, astonishing. Such lost and forgotten works of art deserve finding, preserving and sharing.
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