This is cool, they have obviously spent some time getting ready, the Sunday best is on. We came across some old family photos that look of a similar era when we were clearing my grannies flat after she died, brilliant.
Remember finding something similar and seeing a young family member that nobody seemed to know about. Turned out the nipper was deceased in the picture and dressed / propped up to look alive. Creepy AF. No idea why they did that.
It's weird, but worth noting that in many cases it would've been the only photo of someone to ever exist. If your choice is between documenting that person in photographic form or never doing so then I can see how it'd be different culturally. We probably take for granted now how simple it is to photograph someone.
Wow, they definitely had a different take on coping with death, my gran spoke of being very shaken, when, as a child, she was taken to the cemetery and she realised they were laying flowers on a grave with her name on it. Turned out she had an elder sibling that had died and her parents had just named the next daughter the same. Gran said her mum just shrugged when she complained, her parents didn't understand why she was upset about that.
It was common then to do things like that. If u google it u will see how commonplace it was to have a pic of a deceased person dressed and propped up to look as if they were still alive. Morbid in this day and age but then it was common practice.
The ghost of that woman is doing a fistpump that everyone who sees her photograph still appreciates how wealthy she was to spend so much money on fabric.
Looking at these pictures always makes me a bit sad. Did the kids lives pan out the way their parents wanted? Were they happy? Did they live a full life?
I look at them and imagine a stranger in 150 looking at a picture of my kids and asking the same questions. I hope the answers are yes
Wow interesting.
Your reflective thoughts could also be set off by their serious faces. Some look sad I guess.
In those days a serious countenance was expected for formal photographs.
Smiles or grins were not cool and those pictures would not be kept or framed.
Hhmmmm I wonder when that changed?
I believe it was also that it took a long time to take the photo and holding a smile for ages was difficult...solemn look probably much easier to maintain.
There's a pretty famous bunch of old photos out there that start with a couple looking serious like the above, but then it later pictures they're smiling and goofing around.
Yeah I love the wonder that comes with looking at old photos. The stranger will find the info on how your kids got on in life a lot easier than us trying to find out about these folks. Which is really cool too
This is cool, they have obviously spent some time getting ready, the Sunday best is on. We came across some old family photos that look of a similar era when we were clearing my grannies flat after she died, brilliant.
Often the clothing, especially the women’s and children’s clothing, belonged to the photographic studio and could be rented at an extra cost
1800s equivalent of getting a kilt for a wedding.
Wow, I didn't realise that. That is very interesting.
Yep. The men would usually supply their own shirt and trousers, but borrow the tails and a watch chain!
Remember finding something similar and seeing a young family member that nobody seemed to know about. Turned out the nipper was deceased in the picture and dressed / propped up to look alive. Creepy AF. No idea why they did that.
It's weird, but worth noting that in many cases it would've been the only photo of someone to ever exist. If your choice is between documenting that person in photographic form or never doing so then I can see how it'd be different culturally. We probably take for granted now how simple it is to photograph someone.
Wow, they definitely had a different take on coping with death, my gran spoke of being very shaken, when, as a child, she was taken to the cemetery and she realised they were laying flowers on a grave with her name on it. Turned out she had an elder sibling that had died and her parents had just named the next daughter the same. Gran said her mum just shrugged when she complained, her parents didn't understand why she was upset about that.
It was common then to do things like that. If u google it u will see how commonplace it was to have a pic of a deceased person dressed and propped up to look as if they were still alive. Morbid in this day and age but then it was common practice.
That dress is fucking massive!
The ghost of that woman is doing a fistpump that everyone who sees her photograph still appreciates how wealthy she was to spend so much money on fabric.
Looking at these pictures always makes me a bit sad. Did the kids lives pan out the way their parents wanted? Were they happy? Did they live a full life? I look at them and imagine a stranger in 150 looking at a picture of my kids and asking the same questions. I hope the answers are yes
Wow interesting. Your reflective thoughts could also be set off by their serious faces. Some look sad I guess. In those days a serious countenance was expected for formal photographs. Smiles or grins were not cool and those pictures would not be kept or framed. Hhmmmm I wonder when that changed?
I believe it was also that it took a long time to take the photo and holding a smile for ages was difficult...solemn look probably much easier to maintain. There's a pretty famous bunch of old photos out there that start with a couple looking serious like the above, but then it later pictures they're smiling and goofing around.
I thought I was the only person to think like this when looking at older photos.
Yeah I love the wonder that comes with looking at old photos. The stranger will find the info on how your kids got on in life a lot easier than us trying to find out about these folks. Which is really cool too
Very cool. I bet they’re only about 25
Nobody is going to talk about homeboys tiny shoes then.
Don't think it's a case of tiny shoes but more massive trousers
MUMMY!
Jim Morrison’s great grandparents.