tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post7815213834739171433..comments2023-05-19T09:26:08.182-05:00Comments on Lost Gallery: Sepia Saturday - Back Yardsanyjazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-33201432174096810812014-03-11T17:25:06.734-05:002014-03-11T17:25:06.734-05:00Thanks Alex Daw. You're right. There's m...Thanks Alex Daw. You're right. There's many of them. A photograph of the girlfriend is one of the most common that I find in the antique store shoebox collections. I could have done a page of just back yard pin ups but I figured the variety of events was a better idea.anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-5788295937073656762014-03-11T15:45:56.387-05:002014-03-11T15:45:56.387-05:00So many beauties in the back yard. You've rem...So many beauties in the back yard. You've reminded me of a few photos of my mother-in-law. She loved sunbathing and we loved taking photos of her enjoying the sun :)Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-68534787253721484932014-03-11T12:46:39.512-05:002014-03-11T12:46:39.512-05:00Thanks Postcardy.Thanks Postcardy.anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-84003606266226485512014-03-11T12:27:00.960-05:002014-03-11T12:27:00.960-05:00Nice collection. Nice collection. Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-81878774591210199102014-03-11T11:31:01.343-05:002014-03-11T11:31:01.343-05:00Thanks Sharon. Yes, the kids in the tub are hard ...Thanks Sharon. Yes, the kids in the tub are hard to resist.anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-63525958340237097852014-03-11T11:30:30.353-05:002014-03-11T11:30:30.353-05:00Thanks boundforoz. Yes, one of the most common sn...Thanks boundforoz. Yes, one of the most common snapshots that I find is of the girlfriend, sometimes in a new dress or coat but most often in a bathing suit.anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-11361233027038063012014-03-11T11:28:36.667-05:002014-03-11T11:28:36.667-05:00Thanks Tattered and Lost. Yes, I have similar fon...Thanks Tattered and Lost. Yes, I have similar fond memories. The wash tub and the hose in the shade of our old cottonwood tree.anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-91740207430535003792014-03-11T05:48:46.626-05:002014-03-11T05:48:46.626-05:00Another great collection of photos. I can't p...Another great collection of photos. I can't pick a favourite but the smiling kids bathing in the tubs are very appealing. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-8907722918478578372014-03-11T04:11:38.222-05:002014-03-11T04:11:38.222-05:00
love the swimsuits !<br />love the swimsuits !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-73347173605346131352014-03-11T00:38:51.677-05:002014-03-11T00:38:51.677-05:00Some really great shots in this collection. Love t...Some really great shots in this collection. Love the hula haole's. And a cowboy doing laundry! Of course it's popular. Who's ever seen a cowboy doing laundry? Perfection.<br /><br />And so many of these remind me of warm summer days in my childhood. Sitting in my grandparents backyard in the old metal washtub. I was as happy as could be in that tub.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-12955693967729662742014-03-10T12:02:01.161-05:002014-03-10T12:02:01.161-05:00Thanks Little Nell. I think the little girl with ...Thanks Little Nell. I think the little girl with the handkerchief on her head it the cutest. Just like mommy.anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-17782770744821988082014-03-10T10:58:18.720-05:002014-03-10T10:58:18.720-05:00Thanks Jackie van Bergen. Some years ago when I de...Thanks Jackie van Bergen. Some years ago when I decided to start putting some of the collection on line, I thought about the effects and consequences of someone finding themselves published in an old photograph. I decided to use only photographs that were taken prior to about 1950 especially ones that might be embarrassing. With very few exceptions over the years, I have stuck to that rule. I try to avoid the severely embarrassing ones too. Sometimes a great aunt or a great great grandmother is recognized in the photographs that I have published. They have been returned to a family historian. I'm always happy when that happens. The photograph would never have found its way back home if I had not published it. And of course, if asked, I would remove any photograph that anyone felt was inappropriate.<br /><br />Most people are happy to see a relative or even themselves in the zest of life, smiling out of a photograph once thought lost forever.<br />anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-53762447367714588362014-03-10T10:37:11.632-05:002014-03-10T10:37:11.632-05:00Thanks Joan. Yes, and fortunately there were lots...Thanks Joan. Yes, and fortunately there were lots of good, inexpensive cameras about to make a record of them. anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-78589690887657418202014-03-10T10:31:55.503-05:002014-03-10T10:31:55.503-05:00Thanks Brett Payne. The back yard became the Cook...Thanks Brett Payne. The back yard became the Cookout Kitchen, The Kiddie Corral, the private Tanning Salon and the photo studio for each home. There were gazebos, flower gardens, hot tubs, swing-sets and tool sheds. It's not a difficult subject to document in found photographs..anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-38183243973685812572014-03-10T07:21:36.029-05:002014-03-10T07:21:36.029-05:00Had to laugh at those hula and swimsuit poses in t...Had to laugh at those hula and swimsuit poses in the backyard - what were they thinking would be done with the photos!?<br />I wonder if they'd be embarrassed now that we were all looking at them!Jackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-22868703036023987122014-03-09T16:56:11.448-05:002014-03-09T16:56:11.448-05:00Dogs and those old galvanized tubs --- always good...Dogs and those old galvanized tubs --- always good for a back yard photo op.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-69849666411540503962014-03-09T16:02:19.571-05:002014-03-09T16:02:19.571-05:00With the cheap lenses used in early Kodak Brownies...With the cheap lenses used in early Kodak Brownies and similar cameras, it was much more difficult to take successful photographs under low level lighting conditions indoors - hence the tendency to go out into the backyard for family shots. It didn't take long for people to realize that the backyard offered a little privacy to relax, let one's hair down, and takle photos enjoying oneself. Great collection, as always, thank you.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-67055773225231397852014-03-09T12:30:52.512-05:002014-03-09T12:30:52.512-05:00A happy collection again. I love the little girl h...A happy collection again. I love the little girl hanging out her washing; haven’t we all done that? Helping mummy.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-37388898609975975112014-03-09T09:33:33.779-05:002014-03-09T09:33:33.779-05:00Thanks Jo Featherston. Yes, LOST GALLERY is a col...Thanks Jo Featherston. Yes, LOST GALLERY is a collection of photographs rescued from junk shops and antique stores in several states. Actually both of those photographs you mentioned are quite popular. anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-31291269757222863642014-03-09T09:25:26.354-05:002014-03-09T09:25:26.354-05:00Thanks Karen S. Good observation! Yes, nearly al...Thanks Karen S. Good observation! Yes, nearly all of these people are smiling and having a good time! anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-16543403750998947372014-03-09T07:26:48.988-05:002014-03-09T07:26:48.988-05:00Am I correct in assuming these photos aren't o...Am I correct in assuming these photos aren't of your family, not that it matters of course? I love the one of the little girl in the headscarf - it that the one that's popular, or the one of the guy pegging out the washing? If the latter, it must be either because of what he's doing, or because women enjoy his back view.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-45930987658777807122014-03-08T20:32:21.782-06:002014-03-08T20:32:21.782-06:00I think that if we ever want to view happy photos ...I think that if we ever want to view happy photos for a theme, we should visit the backyard again! What a fine collection of living a wonderful life!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-27082627347986391762014-03-08T17:16:25.372-06:002014-03-08T17:16:25.372-06:00Thanks Mike Brubaker. My wife is a Yorkshire lass...Thanks Mike Brubaker. My wife is a Yorkshire lass and refers to it as the Back Garden. Cameras and grass skirts sure seem to go together. I don't know if I have a picture of someone sweeping the dirt but I know it was a practice early on, before sidewalks (footpaths) and curbs (kerbs) and such.anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147904112441997460.post-24811432516822654502014-03-08T16:08:26.380-06:002014-03-08T16:08:26.380-06:00Another kaleidoscope of snapshots. Could hula skir...Another kaleidoscope of snapshots. Could hula skirts have become a fad without the camera? <br />The term "back yard" is a very American phrase, as is front yard and side yard for that matter, because they were often the work area on America's farms and ranches. I bet you have some old photos of people sweeping the dirt in their front yard too. That's an activity that has disappeared along with the horse and wagon. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.com