This young lady is quite sad looking despite some
fabulous accessories – a flowery pin or belt at the hip and a
ribbon-handled white purse. The photo was taken at
a studio on Monroe St. in Detroit, MI.
fabulous accessories – a flowery pin or belt at the hip and a
ribbon-handled white purse. The photo was taken at
a studio on Monroe St. in Detroit, MI.
This picture really got me. If there had been super models in the
nineteenth century, she would’ve been one of them. Love her hair,
her dress and her name . . . Unadill Simpson, written in pencil on the
back of the photo. Notice the locket pinned to her dress.
Simply beautiful. I hope she had a terrific life.
nineteenth century, she would’ve been one of them. Love her hair,
her dress and her name . . . Unadill Simpson, written in pencil on the
back of the photo. Notice the locket pinned to her dress.
Simply beautiful. I hope she had a terrific life.
I adore this photo of a mother and her son. It’s quite
telling of their love for each other as he nestles his cheek
against her forehead and smiles like a little cherub; his hands
lovingly placed on her shoulder. The proud and happy mom.
On the back of the photo they are identified as Kate Miller and son, Lynn.
A heart-warming and sentimental photo for just fifty cents.
telling of their love for each other as he nestles his cheek
against her forehead and smiles like a little cherub; his hands
lovingly placed on her shoulder. The proud and happy mom.
On the back of the photo they are identified as Kate Miller and son, Lynn.
A heart-warming and sentimental photo for just fifty cents.
In an earlier post about Lost Souls from Paw Paw, MI, I mentioned
that old old photos of kids and babies fascinate me because its as
though their stare from the photo goes right through me. Case in point
with this daguerreotype I bought for just one dollar and fifty cents at an
Elk Rapids, MI, antique store.
This photo is one of my favorites. A woman in a white dress in a flower garden.
No stuffy studios with props and dramatic or strange backdrops (like one photo I saw of a young couple standing in front of a paper waterfall). The back of this photo shows that it was sent as a postcard and mailed to a woman in Charles City, Iowa, on July 10, 1912. Written on a Friday morning, the postcard reads:
No stuffy studios with props and dramatic or strange backdrops (like one photo I saw of a young couple standing in front of a paper waterfall). The back of this photo shows that it was sent as a postcard and mailed to a woman in Charles City, Iowa, on July 10, 1912. Written on a Friday morning, the postcard reads:
“We arrived home Wednesday afternoon, had a very good time. E.G. said Louis was better and was going to work again. My room is finished and it looks fine, bought a new art X [square?] for it too. I have the ironing to do to day [sic] as Cora is making my pink dress. We expect to go to Clarksville, last of next week I think. X [perhaps Pa?] drove up to the farm yesterday. Lovingly, sister Clara.”
I saved one of the best photos for last. Look at this kid. Can you believe what he’s wearing and how he looks? This kid is dressed to impress. The lace collar, the coat, the sash, the sleeves, and that HAT! He looks like baby Napoleon standing stoically holding a toy choo-choo train. This is undoubtedly one of the most fabulous old photos I’ve ever seen. The back of the photo indicates the boy’s age – two and a half. He may have been English royalty or, at the very least, was a member of a very wealthy British family. The photo was taken at the studio of W.S. Stuart, in Richmond, Surrey. Under an image of a crown, it states:
“By Royal Warrants of Appointment
to
Her Majesty the Queen
H.M. the King of Spain
H.M. the King of Portugal
H.M. the King of Hellenes”
to
Her Majesty the Queen
H.M. the King of Spain
H.M. the King of Portugal
H.M. the King of Hellenes”
Does anyone know or think they know who this little boy may have been?
3 comments:
Love the photos! Thanks so much for sharing. Wish I did know who the last one was. That's fascinating.
He certainly looks like a little lord! Love the old photos, a wonderful look at the past.
I'm researching the history of the photographer W.S. Stuart and found out so far that he was the official photographer for many royal families in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as a photographer to high society. I'll try to find out who this little guy might have been and post updates here.
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