...In time for
Sepia Saturday! These were my paternal grandparents and offspring, but I can't be sure which of their children are in the photograph, so my father may or may not be amongst them.You may recognise Grandfather from the 'Horse in the Tent' photo I posted a while back. Don't they all look solemn?
Oh, I love it, Pen!!! And I love your new design as well!!! Looks so fresh, and is so easy to read!!! Love that!! Have missed visiting here...but obviously, I'm back!!! So happy to be here with you!! And heading to your poetry only site in a jiff...Love you!!! Janine XO
ReplyDeleteSolemn but dressed in finery.
ReplyDeleteLabeling picts is important :). I have photos I have no idea on the ID of either ;(.
ReplyDeleteA couple of the kids look like they have a fit of the giggles - the boy at the back and the little girl in the front. Do you think Penny? a great old photo - Dave
ReplyDeleteLove the photo of the family.
ReplyDeleteI think they all look solemn because it took such a long time to take the photo compared with today and they were probably feeling bored by the time the picture was taken. Plus they were in their Sunday best and had been warned not to wriggle or move or spoil anything.Then it would be all whipped off and put away & they would be wearing very different clothes for the rest of the day!
How do I know? Because my Dad told me how he felt when he was dressed as a girl when a toddler and the whole thing was a great ordeal.
Maggie x
Nuts in May
I think that's a very nice picture indeed and no, they don't look that solemn. The little boy in the middle at the back looks like he's trying not to laugh.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Star
They were a productive couple :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm amazed your grandfather found the time to keep a horse in a tent (I know, that doesn't make sense ;-))
The oldest boy may be planning something naughty.
I love old photos. The family portrait meant so much more in past days.
ReplyDeleteDear Jinsky,
ReplyDeleteSepia Saturday is always such a treat! To see how many children a family then had - no time and need to put that much attention as nowadays is put on a child. (I think a child needs his own space to grow up - and not a calender full of riding/violin/Chinese-lessons at the age of three, mother only in the driving seat.) I get the impression that the mother in the photograph is smiling, and the eldest son too, but maybe I misinterpreted that. Have a nice sunday! Britta
I understand that solemn expressions worked better with the longer exposure times that were necessary back then.
ReplyDeleteWe rarely think of future generations who probably won't know, but will want to know, who the folk in their photos are. Love the little scamp right at the front.
ReplyDeleteMy ancestral sepia portraits mean more to you than any of the latest, vibrantly colored, spontaneous photos can.
ReplyDeleteI always imagine the time and effort it took to get everyone together, in one place, clean and perfected....not to mention finding a photographer.
Only when you consider all that went into taking that one moment in time, can you fully appreciate WHY their expressions were so solemn!!!
I think that middle boy is a bit of a one!
ReplyDeleteI've yet to see a real old photograph with anyone smiling. This must have been the proper stance. I have to agree - having a formal photograph taken was serious business.
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