An Accordion for Christmas

Im sure he was just Thrilled to get this. His parents are probably behind the camera saying
"Come on, smile, We have to show aunt Gerty that you like the gift."Of course, he could be a young Weird Al, just not showing his true emotions. On the back in pink ball point pen it says "December 31, 1951". Strange that it was written on both sides in different pen.

Baby on a chair

A very creative title, I know, but the picture itself is a little better. There are lots of "leading lines" in this photo, which works really well in portrait. However, thats not the reason I bought it. That would be the back, which reads; "A view we see very often." I just love that. Aside from that, there isn't much else to this photo. It was probably taken some time in the 30s or 40s, but I have no idea of the exact date.

Hawaiian Shirts

Who knows if this couple was actually in Hawaii, but you never know. At a glance you could mistake them for twins, with their matching clothes and hair. They're probably still around somewhere, maybe even still together. Stranger things have happened. Whatever the case, I hope they were happy, at leased for that moment.

Just a puppy? or something more?

From a glance, there doesn't seem to be much to the photo. just a slightly blurry, slightly out of focus dog. By most standards, just another photo that would be tossed back in the bin. But if you look closer, there is something a little odd about it. In the corner, there is what appears to be a wheelchair. Who knows who it is, it could be a 90 year old or a nine year old. They look as if they're at a pier, so they could be off on a fancy yacht or gust injuring the view. Thats the beauty of found photos, how everyone can make up a story to go along with us and we are all equally correct.

On a raft in lake

This is one of those photos that becomes so much better when you read the caption. They're certainly in the lake. This was originally written in pink pen, but is not visible in the scan. This look to be taken in the late 20s or 30s, just based on the swimwear. You have to wonder what happened to this family though the great depression. Did they survive? Or did they go bankrupt? We'll probably never know for sure.