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
Category: Pictures From Nowhere
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.
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.
E.M. At 17
I can find no record of any Victorian photographer called "A. Lowe" who was based in Melton - indeed I am not even sure where Melton is, unless it is a shortened form of Melton Mowbray. On the reverse of this little Carte De Visite is written, "E.M. 17 Yrs 1900". As with all such … Continue reading E.M. At 17
The New Ty Phoon
On the back of this print is written "Our Houseboat, August 1946". There is also a location which looks like "Kashirit". The boat is called the "New Ty Phoon" - the location is probably the Indian sub-continent shortly before independence and partition.
A Gem At The Post Office Exhibition
A thing of beauty can be found in the most unlikely places. This tiny old print was found sticking to the side of an envelope that must have contained a collection of photographs of more supposed interest. It was lost and forgotten for all the reasons such tiny works of photographic art are lost and … Continue reading A Gem At The Post Office Exhibition
Lost Relatives Awaiting Collection
This is another photograph in my series "Pictures From Nowhere", which features photographs that have somehow come into my possession through fair means or foul. All I know about this particular orphan image is a date (which someone has kindly pencilled on the reverse) - 23 July 1946. It shows a splendid group gathered outside … Continue reading Lost Relatives Awaiting Collection
Having A Good Time
Walking In Torquay So what do we know about this photograph? We don't know who these two are, that's for sure: they appear in album of someone else's photographs, someone else's memories. We do know, however, that it was taken in the quintessential English holiday resort of Torquay. And we have a date - 1928: … Continue reading Having A Good Time
What’s In Store?
This is a scan of a quarter-plate glass negative which must date from the end of the nineteenth or early twentieth century. The seven featured subjects are an interesting collection: they could be the staff of a draper's shop or a saloon bar. There is something vaguely H G Wells about them - that might … Continue reading What’s In Store?
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