So today, I've been scanning. And sifting through the mystery pile. I try and do it every month or so, and can usually find a home for at least one or two more pictures each time. There are some mystery pics though, that I don't think I'll ever have an answer for. They seem to be of friends rather than family, and have no markings at all. But some of them are really cool.
Last week, I found 3 pictures from a set of these two ladies...
They seem so out of sync with what you'd expect for the time (I'm thinking 20s - 30s, but feel free to correct me!).
These shots came out of my great grandmother's box, so they must've been friends or distant relatives of hers, but that's about all I can come up with. Neither of them seem to appear in any other photos, and my family wasn't exactly "outdoorsy". So I'll just chalk these up to a cool mystery, and dive back into the scanning pile, right after I check out all of the other Sepia Saturday posts...
Those are absolutely wonderful What great hikes they must have gone on in whatever national park or other beautiful spot.
ReplyDeleteThose are definitely some cool photos! I always find it interesting how many, many years ago, nobody smiled when they were photographed!
ReplyDeleteHead in her hands - does she really want to be there? How tents have changed. I wonder if they are 'old' girl guiders.
ReplyDeleteThey look, as Bob said, like some sort of girl guides or perhaps "rangers" in a park since they appear to be dressed exactly the same in some sort of "uniform". Wonderful shots.
ReplyDeleteThese are great. It would be fun to make up a story to go along with the photos.
ReplyDeleteThose are wonderful images and you are indeed lucky to have such a wealth of material to work through. There is a splendid sense of discovery when scanning old photographs isn't there.
ReplyDeleteAs someone who does genealogy and loves history I so hope you're able to find out something about when, where, and whom. The last photo with the lady uncomfortably perched on the tree stump is fabulous. She can't reached the ground, so he must have put her up there...perched truly..as in put women on a pedestal. Looks like she might be knitting?
ReplyDeletewell the gals are out camping somewhere! I'd put these in the 30's; wonder who where and what. Hope you solve that mystery. The last shot looks like Yosemite Valley or even Lake Tahoe. then I suppose it could be anywwhere in the forests! Nice though
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