Aunt Jessie Taylor

Aunt Jessie Taylor looks rather severe.  I imagine she wasn't much fun.

Cyanotypes

Not the best photos I own, but they are the only cyanotypes in my collection.  Anyway, maybe a church group or an extended (I hope.) family.  Here's a fun fact.  According to Blogger spell check, the word cyanotype doesn't exist.  I guess, in the digital world, technology preceding 1970 doesn't count.

Labor Day

Remember, it's only class warfare if you fight back.  Happy Labor Day.

Like A Painting

Hand tinted photographs are quite common.  It's hard to go to a flea market or antique store without seeing them by the dozen.  Some of the colorists were quite good, some quite bad, and then there are those who went the imitation painting route.  Kind of like having you're own portrait gallery of distinguished ancestors, but not quite.  

Sun & Sand

Well it's a colorful purse if nothing else.  Dated "MARCH 1961"  So Florida or Hawaii, maybe.  We may not get snow, in L.A., in March, but it's not exactly all summery dress and tropical drinks either.

A Gentleman

The original on this one is a very tiny image, about an inch on the long side.  It has one of the weirdest ties I've ever seen.  It looks more like a scarf.   The lapel ribbon looks a bit like a butterfly.  And, after I scanned the image and blew it up, it looked like the mustache was a glue on.  I think this might be a theatrical portrait.

Summer's End

Well, we think of September as summer's end because the kids are back in school, even though it's still hot and there's still plenty of beach weather left.