Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Time travel






Just like the photo in my header, this small collection is from a photo album my great-grandmother put together nearly 100 years ago. The entire album, delicate in condition, is full of gorgeous photos and these are just some of my favorites. I love the rustic charm that greets my senses upon looking at them - making me feel as if I'm having a silent conversation with the photos!

24 comments:

Amelia said...

These are so beautiful. Thank goodness people take such good care of old things like this.

Emily, Resplendent Tranquility said...

Amelia - Thank you. My great-grandmother and grandmother were both great preservers of photographs. I plan on making sure these are taken utmost care of for as long as possible.

Rebecca, A Clothes Horse said...

Those photos are great. I don't have any from my relatives. :( But my grandfather was an artist and my parent's house is littered with his paintings and ink drawings. :)
About Ruche: I find the sizing true to size, their small a little larger than I'm used to.
Are you sure we're the same size, I'm just asking because I'm 5'1" and people generally think I'm taller when they see my blog.
Anyway, hope that helps.

esme and the laneway said...

Such beautiful old photos. I will never get tired of seeing old pics. ANd it's so lovely that you have the story behind them and that connection!

yiqin; said...

so gorgeous! :) I love vintage photos

Anonymous said...

wow these are amazing- the line that really gets me is that she made this 100 years ago, thanks for scanning them

the song on your blog right now is amazing!

Q's Daydream said...

I live in Maine! That's so cool! :o)

Emily, Resplendent Tranquility said...

The Clothes Horse - Great that does help, thank you! :)

esme and the lane way - Thank you! I never tire of them either :)

yiqin - Thank you, me too! :)

jayne - Thanks! And I know... it feels somewhat strange to think that 1909 was really 100 years ago. Judging by your taste in music I think you'd really like Basia Bulat - give her a listen :)

Q's Daydream - Ooh, I LOVE Maine! :)

Anonymous said...

these are beautiful pictures!

WendyB said...

What an absolute treasure! How lucky you are to have this.

Emily, Resplendent Tranquility said...

Emma - Thank you :)

WendyB - Thank you :) They are definitely little treasures!

Unknown said...

Oh goodness. It must be amazing to own a piece of - not just family history - but history in general! It makes me quite envious since I don't have anything in my family like that. I love vintage photographs. The sense of time passing, the sepia...

Anonymous said...

you're so lucky to have such beautiful pictures in your possession, but mixed with the family history... priceless.

What a treasure and thanks for sharing them.

Emily, Resplendent Tranquility said...

Ana B. - Thank you for such a nice comment :) The sepia gets me every time too.

Emmawhoisee - Thank you! Family and history makes a nice mix :)

Anonymous said...

I love old photos. I love picturing what the persons felt, wanted and did. The photos are lovely - every single one of them!
xx

Jen said...

I love old photographs!! You have a geat collection :)

Emily, Resplendent Tranquility said...

The Yellow Elephant - Thank you! I do the same thing when I look at old photos :)

Pretty Little Pictures - Thank you :)

The Stylish Wanderer said...

gorgeous photos.

I have no old photos of my family. pft!

Emily, Resplendent Tranquility said...

The Stylish Wanderer - That's what a few others have been saying too.. I guess I've kind of taken for granted that I have these and in as good of condition as they are. I'm thankful they've been so well preserved.

Unknown said...

Emily! I've done your tag. Thanks so much for it. It was fun.

Also there were two books that caught me - I was finishing of Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (I know, I know, hopeless fan girl with a 13 year old heart) and started on Bright Shiny Morning by James Frey.

Nicki's Notebook said...

What an incredible thing to have in your family! These photos are truly precious and the quality is fab so they have obviously been looked after! thanks for sharing.

Love your blog!

Nicki xx

Couture Carrie said...

What an amazing collection of old photos!

xoxox,
CC

Ariella said...

That's so lovely. I love the fact that the pictures are so old and carry so much history in them, but the trip also looks so nice. You're very lucky to own such an old scrapbook.

Emily, Resplendent Tranquility said...

The Cherry Blog - Thank you for such a nice comment :)

Couture Carrie - Thank you very much :)

Ariella - Thank you, it is truly remarkable to imagine the history that goes with the photos :)