Victorian Photo Album #2, Part 2

Oh dear, it's been months since I've posted anything here. I apologize.

Here's the second half of the green photo album.

I like her forehead curls.

I wonder if it was windy when he went to get his picture taken, or if he fluffed his hair up on purpose.
The spots and dents on this photo are arranged quite nicely.

I can see the iron things holding these guys still, yet they have terrible posture.

Does anyone know what this thing is? The frame on the end appears to have a bunch of portraits in it.

This guy looks exactly like a policeman from a comedy. I can just imagine him running away from the pirates of penzance.

There were a couple of prints in the album. This one looks earlier than the photos. Maybe 1850's?

Here's a picture of opera singer Parepa Rosa, and it's one I can't find anywhere else on the internet. It's strange to find a purchased picture of a celebrity tucked into a family photo album, isn't it?

This was the second print, which looks more turn of the century.

That's all I have to post at the moment. I am sewing things, I've just been really lazy about blogging them.

Victorian Photo Album #2, Part 1

I have been lazy about blogging this summer, and I apologize. It's been a while since I posted any of the old photograph collection, so here is the first half of Victorian photo album #2.
It's the same size as the first album, but with a green cover instead of a brown one.
Unfortunately, there are no names written anywhere in this album.

What a nice crocheted shawl. Her bonnet and brooch look very interesting too.

Pagoda sleeves! These must be from the 1850's.

Poor fellow. His clothes don't fit at all.

A sloppily colorized soldier with excellent whiskers.

Fabulous! The very picture of 1870's over-the-top-ness.
And her earrings match her pendant!

That is all for now. I am still working on the frock coat, which should be finished relatively soon.

Edwardian Photo Album #1, Part 3

It's almost the end of term.

I have a lot of school work to catch up on and it isn't leaving much time for my own sewing projects. I therefore present part three of Edwardian Photo Album #1. (See part 1 here and part 2 here)

Click any of these for a larger view.

A dog in a hat. Is it a boater? A bowler? It's hard to tell from this angle.

What is going on here? These two ladies appear to be casually leaning against some invisible surface. They can't be leaning into the wind, because it's quite obviously blowing in the opposite direction. The dog looks suspicious.

A date! Dec", 25" 21

I love big coats. I've never seen one with a row of buttons like that before.

More ladies out in the snow, just like in the previous installment. I still have no idea what they are doing.

This look like a one-horse-open-sleigh. All these pictures of warmly bundled up people make me want to sew a coat.

An actual log cabin. Cool.

Dirt, snow, and trees. Why did this need to be photographed?

Three hunters, two dead deer, and the corner of a log cabin. Probably the same log cabin pictured earlier. Much more interesting than the previous photo.

A class photo from a very small schoolhouse.

A lady with an exceptionally bizarre hat sitting in a carriage with her cousin (see bottom of post).

I really like the button detail on the front of the dress worn by the very stern looking lady on the left.

This dog picture is very nicely composed.

This next picture shocked and amazed me. It appears to be a group of people having a fancy dress party. My favorite is the lady in the black dress and sunglasses. I wish I had a clearer picture of her costume.

Did you see the shocking and amazing part?
Here is a close up.

This lady is wearing a calash! I am both extremely jealous of her for possessing such a thing, and annoyed with her for wearing something that must be, at the very least, 70 years old. The Victorians and Edwardians really liked wearing 18th century clothes to fancy dress parties, often with horrible alterations, and it makes me mad.

These last five pictures weren't glued on, just tucked in the back cover. They all have writing on the back! Yay!

This one just says "13". Not much information there.

Miss Biggerstaff & me starting on our vacation
Aug 2, 1912

I love the little line of buttons down her skirt, and the fact that their jackets look almost exactly the same as men's jackets. These are nice, sensible traveling clothes.

Camp life. Cleaning potatoes.
You can also see This is the life written on this side.

No date on this one, but I'm guessing 1920's.

Where we camped last year 1920.
Stanley, Idaho

This is my cousin Jim Lockhart and I
 taken when I was home.
He is with the Mc Gill hospital in France now.

If he's working at a hospital in France, this must be from WWI. Fascinating.
But what the heck is up with her hat? It looks like a folded napkin from a fancy restaurant.
There were two copies of this photo, and there are copies of several others too. I am not going to leave any of them out.

And that's it for the Edwardian album. The next old document I post will be Victorian.