A line of children

In this great square snap, we have a gaggle of children. Why were they in the middle of a field? Was it a field trip, or perhaps their backyard. Also, what is that crds hatching effect all over the print? At first I thought it was a fence, but it looks to be something else, perhaps something during development. I'd love to hear your thoughts.

It's called fashion

One of the best parts about old photos is seeing the different fashions. You can see how trends of today come from the older generations. Here is a great dress that shows off an era. Made of practical materials, serviceable, yet fashionable, with a  high waist and collar. As well as the dress being tinted, the woman herself is as well. She appears to be standing by some sort of monument, possibly at a museum. Her Beau was probably on the other side of the camera on their day out.

Framing

I love how this was printed on the wrong paper. Unless this was meant to be like this for people to write on the bottom. There aren't that many photos of people sleeping, which is a shame. Some can be hilarious, but some can be quite unnerving. It makes you think if this is how you look. This one seems very calming.

Theater

This photo was snapped in 1974, which is the tail end of being "Collection worthy".  Some people cut it off at world war II, and some stop at the 21st century. But in the early 70s, cameras became even more popular and photos stopped having a certain "feel". It's very hard to describe, but they felt less special, with no border to speak off and better colour reproduction. Since the 110 negatives were smaller, the photos often turned out worse than brownie from 30 years ago. This photo seems to have bucked the trend, and still feels unique. Maybe its the black and white, or maybe its the pose, but it still feels like a true found photo to me.

Fun in the darkroom

These photos look like they were taken by a semi-professional, or at leased some one who had a darkroom. They were both printed on postcard stock, which has a very nice feel, but has been out of style for quite some style.I think it suits these quite well. This is most likely the photographers house, or their friends. When looking at all these photos, its interesting to see all the similarities in the photos. The same houses, same cars, same vacations, same fashion. Its comforting to know that their are other people in the world just like you.

Developmental

At first I thought these two photos were from the thirties, but based on the hair and clothes, it looks more like the fifties. This looks like it was developed at home, because there are no marks on the back and that there is too much contrast.. There is too much white and black and not enough mid tones. This looks like a happy family. I wonder what happened to them. Thats a common thought when it comes to these photos. Why people would throw away these old memories.

Smile for grandma; grandmas already smiling

It looks as if the dark room cropping didn't go so well, but it was still a nice thought. Im going to guess Thats its the boy developing this in his basement or garage, but I could be wrong. From the paper, Id guess this was mid 40s to early 50s, but thats just a hunch. This is from an eBay lot I bought So if its from there I'll put 300 In the links.