Mother’s Day
I usually follow the visual Sepia Saturday prompt but this weekend, I’ve decided to go with a Mother’s Day theme. Hats of to these wonderful women.
You can see more vintage images by clicking here.
(ca. 1897) “And then the fairies went to bed”. , ca. 1897. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2002714686/.
Underwood & Underwood. (1901) Little Mothers’ Day – doll parade at Asbury Park, N.J. New Jersey Asbury Park, 1901. [New York ; London ; Toronto-Canada ; Ottawa-Kansas: Underwood & Underwood, Publishers] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2018649614/.
I wish I knew what the family difficulties were and how the mother-in-law was adjusting them.
(1889) Mother-in-law adjusting family difficulties / Melander, photographer, 208 E. Ohio St., Chicago. , 1889. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2007682959/.
Littleton View Co. (1898) Peasants of the Riviera, South France. Riviera France, 1898. Littleton, N.H.: Littleton View Co. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/95502930/.
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Some nostalgic images of motherhood.
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I’m curious about those family difficulties too! Almost looks like the mother-in-law is tying his hands with a scarf, but hard to say.
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I can’t make it out. I bet the story would be good.
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What a great collection of photos celebrating Mother’s Day. My favorite is the doll parade with what appears to be its own red carpet. But I also wonder about that mother-in-law dispute resolution photo 🙂
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If we only knew the story of that mother-in-law . . . hope it turned out well.
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A good selection of Mother’s Day photos. I’m not sure, but it looks like the poor son/son-in-law is trying to prevent mayhem between the two mothers? “Now Mom–” he seems to be pleading, “let’s be calm about this little difference of opinion.” 🙂
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You could be right. Domestic arguments sure can be tricky to navigate.
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I remember looking at pictures in my great-grandmother’s stereoscope. I wonder what became of it after she died.
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I hope you find them.
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