This blog is generally about family but this post specifically highlights some photos I have purchased.
I think it's sad that snapshots and formal photos are sold online. Presumably when homes are cleaned out after people die their families don't want the old memorabilia. Most of the photos I buy (rescue) are the informal snapshots from the 1900s but some are formal studio photos like those below. I scan the photos, upload them with appropriate tags to
my Flickr page and link them to the
National Library of Australia's Flickr page that is connected to the library's search engine.
I now have a shelf of photos that aren't connected to my own family and, like all collectors, I wonder what will happen to them after I'm gone. But in the meantime they have given me a lot of pleasure.
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| Why were babies and young children often photographed naked? |
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Judging by the bunched-up clothes it's possible the the mother is
sitting behind this child. |
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| Photobomb: I presume mother has just let go of the youngest child. |
This post is in response to the
Sepia Saturday theme this week. The theme photo, below, is of a girl sitting at a desk. You could pop over there to see other responses.
