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14
Oct

Was this the first Selfie Ever Taken in California?

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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 →

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13
Oct

Two Projects Featuring Found Photos That Will Inspire You to Gather Your Family Stories Before It’s Too Late

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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 […]

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13
Oct

A Favorite Vintage Portrait of My Mother from the Glamorous Days of Airline Travel

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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 →

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12
Oct

A Portrait is Not Made in the Camera, but on Either Side of It

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“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. […]

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11
Oct

Getting a Great Glimpse into my Grandmother’s Youth and Style

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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 […]

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10
Oct

Every Old Photograph Tells a Story of Humanity

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“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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09
Oct

A Portrait of my Grandmother, Don’t Mess with Betty Claire

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This is my grandmother Betty Claire, now ninety years old. She’s sitting at the pool at the Garden Apartments in Peekskill, New York around 1959. She used to frequent this pool with her three kids before they moved into a house in White Plains. That’s my aunt Sherry in the in the red suit behind […]

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07
Oct

My Grandmother and Grandfather Had a Love Story Worth Remembering and Retelling

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“Always remember there was nothing worth sharing, like the love that let us share our name.” – Avett Brothers My grandparents were a Romeo and Juliette of sorts. They first met while my grandpa was stationed in Texas and my grandma’s parents were working at the university. They secretly got married and then she went […]

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06
Oct

Memories and Mischief Revealed in an Old Photo of my Grandparents

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D is for daft. This is my Nan and Grandad, my Mom’s parents. My Grandad was always playing up, being Daft & causing mischief, as you can see from this picture. You can also see that my Nan is absolutely in stitches. I know from stories that this is how it always was, Grandad making […]

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05
Oct

A Vintage Portrait of a Pioneering Woman Who Fought for Freedom

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I’m proud to be related to the strong woman I see in this photograph. Grace Bateman, my great grandmother was known for her poise, elegance and skills as a needlewoman. More importantly, however, Grace was chair of the townswomen’s guild which in the wake of the Suffragette movement promoted equal opportunity and rights for women […]

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