1977. Me and @portraitsounds with our great-grandmother “Omi” in Jerusalem. We didn’t speak a word of Hungarian, she didn’t speak a word of Hebrew, but it didn’t matter. My great-grandma raised my mom while both of her parents worked. In her nineties, Omi was still well enough to help my mom when my brother was […]
“In the end, we’ll all become stories.” – Margaret Atwood From left to right: my father (the nerd) my grandfather, grandmother, and aunt. My uncle took the photo at their cabin. I had a couple photographers in my family, so I have some really good photos from as late as 1860’s. But of all the […]
What memories make you proud of your family? This photograph of my late Grandma and my cousin was taken in 1973 in a small town called Greytown in South Africa, where my father and his four siblings were born and raised. My Grandma was a single mother who worked at a boarding school laundromat until […]
This is my great-grandpa taking a selfie, circa 1910. It probably was one of the first in California! 🙂 My great-grandpa’s name was Heber Clewett Senior and he grew up to serve in WWI. ~shared by @stephanie.m.collins View on Instagram →
Have you ever stumbled across a box of vintage photos at a flea market or antique shop and wondered, “Who were these people? What kinds of lives did they live? What were their stories?” Well, we have too! That’s why we think you’ll love these two projects featuring found photos that will inspire you to […]
December 1966. My Mama in her Pan Am uniform. Today would be her birthday. I wish an airline existed that was as beautiful and luxurious like Pan Am in the 60’s! And isn’t my mom just so cute? ~shared by @ranissance View on Instagram →
Old family photos are timeless. They tell us volumes about our family history, and about our family legacy. That’s why you should display vintage family photos in your home or at family events! Whether your old family pictures adorn a table at your wedding, or simply sit elegantly above your fireplace at home, there are […]
“A portrait is not made in the camera but on either side of it.” -Edward Steichen August 1966. Rockport, Ma. Me and my Papa sitting side by side in lawn chairs in our back yard. My favorite photo. My favorite memory. I loved to do this as a little girl, and as a grown woman. […]
My granny, on the left, looking fabulous in the early 1970s. Her name is Lauretta and this picture was taken in Hot Springs Arkansas. What I love the most is how perfect her afro looks! I’ve never seen her hair like that, and until I discovered this picture, I had not even seen a picture […]
“There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment.” –Robert Frank Dad, Mom and me. 1967. It was my first vacation at seaside. And although my dad passed away 27 years ago, my mom is still madly in love with him. ~shared by @koruayse View on Instagram →
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