The Family That Stares Together, Stays Together

 I've mentioned this before.  I didn't start this blog to share my found photography collection with the world; I started it because it was scattered all over the place and had become too large to easily view.  Anyway, I found an old box of photos while cleaning out a closet and wasn't sure if I had already posted them.  I have, after all, been at this for more than 15 years.  So, I laid out a dozen or so of them on the table and went back and had a look at everything that's been posted.  It took a while.  The idea was that if my small sampling hadn't been added to The New Found Photography, I'd assume that none of them had.  None of them had, so the good news is that I don't have to buy any more photos for at least a few months.  And no, I don't think this trio is on something.  

Sitting Around Outside

 

Just a pretty young woman sitting around outside.  My best guess is from the late teens to the mid-1920s. There's a stamp on the back.  "ASK FOR (VELVET SHEEN FINISH)"  

The Staff

  

Who are these guys?  With their pocket protectors and their numbered identity badges, well, I think we can say they are not high school teachers.  I can't be sure, but I think a couple of guys in the back row, the ones without ties, might be military.  Some secret research project, perhaps? 

Let it Snow

 

It's hot out, and I wouldn't mind some cool weather.  Not snow, but lower temperatures.  I can't make out what's written on the front.  

What's Happening?

 

What is he, or is it she, doing?  Is it some sort of job, or is he just washing up?  It looks like a field has been cleared, but for what?  

Tourists

 

Probably from the late 19th century, or possibly the very early 20th century.   It looks like someplace with a tropical feel.  The Caribbean, Hawaii, the Philippines.  

The M2 Light Tank

  

I've tried to do a bit of research on this photo, and while I'm not 100% sure, I think this is a photo of an M2 Light Tank, made by the Rock Island Arsenal Company that went into production in 1937.  It was equipped with a 37mm M5 gun and machine guns.  Mostly, it was used for reconnaissance.  It was under armed for serious combat operations.