Vintage photos and postcards
 

I'm not a collector of old photos or postcards, but my mother inherited an OLD farmhouse from a distant cousin, a few years ago, and these were among the things we found there. I liked them and just couldn't get rid of them I don't know who any of the people are, but there's a good chance some are my ancestors. Just thought I'd share...http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...5868Medium.jpghttp://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...5869Medium.jpghttp://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...5870Medium.jpghttp://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...5871Medium.jpghttp://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...5872Medium.jpghttp://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...5873Medium.jpghttp://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...5874Medium.jpg

I love old photos like these. I only have a few of my own, but I have a very large collection of digital images I have picked up over the years on various sites.
Lovely. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/10...is/Landis1.jpg
My great-grandfather.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/10...is/Landis3.jpg
My great-grandfather with my grandfather.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/10...is/Landis2.jpg
My grandfather with his two sisters.

Given that my grandfather was born in 1908, I estimate these at around 1909-1910. Around one hundred years ago. I love looking at old pictures, like these, in antique stores. But, as much as I enjoy looking at them, I'm always a little saddened by the fact that the subjects are lost to history and no one will ever know who they were.

I don't have many pics like these of my own family, but here's what I do have:

my grandfather (my mother's father)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...dia/pe-paw.jpg

my grandmother (also on my mother's side)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ia/me-maw2.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...dia/me-maw.jpg

I love these family photos you people have added. So many changes in so few years. I know I have an old family album here; I'll see if anything is post worthy later. Gotta go right now.

I'd love to see more.

My great grandfather (on the right) during the 1st World War.
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...e005Medium.jpg
My maternal grandfather's brother and sister.
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...d008Medium.jpg
My maternal grandfather with his first car.
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...r006Medium.jpg
This time, with his accordion.
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...n007Medium.jpg
My mother with her grandparents and uncle.
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...s003Medium.jpg
My mother.
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...5920Medium.jpg
My father (standing) and his brother.
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...5919Medium.jpg
Young love...my parents.
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...e009Medium.jpg
My parents with her parents.
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...s004Medium.jpg

this is my maternal grandfather's mother (my great grandmother whom I never met)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...pe-pawsmom.jpg

this is maternal grandmother's father (clear as mud?, lol; he was a big shot)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/LCWarren.jpg

that's my maternal grandmother on the left
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ia/me-maw3.jpg

my maternal grandmother's family (she is in white to the right of the patriarch)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...rrenfamily.jpg

my maternal grandfather with a record catch
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...edia/lefty.jpg

this is my stepfather's mom
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ia/vistolz.jpg

my mother (next 5)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...media/mom3.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...-media/mom.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...weddingday.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...dia/img037.jpg

my father (in Korea)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...dy_korea-1.jpg

a couple more of my mom and dad's wedding day
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ad_wedding.jpg

and a couple of my stepdad
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...edia/poppa.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...dia/Poppa3.jpg

I love these MM!

thanks. yours are great, too, seamaiden. your mom looks sassy. :)

OMG...she's absolutely not. She's a sweetheart though. :o

My buddy Spinelust sent me a whole bunch of excellent old school post cards over the years, many of them while I was deployed.

http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/a...tPostCards.jpg

This is only a few. I have a thick stack of them in one of my old footlockers. Her thoughts kept me company on many lonely nights.

ah, well...pictures can be deceiving :)

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here are some of my favorite vintage photos I've collected (digitally) over the years (none of these are my relatives, although I wish some of them were, heh:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...9245fa_o-1.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...dd565b88_o.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...edia/062-1.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ia/wedding.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...le_vintage.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...d11d822a_o.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...39897d70_o.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...0a303e36_o.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...19f0fa4f_o.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4761cc96_o.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a22e0aa7_b.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...81d99685_b.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...aaf9d18b_b.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...f6663263_o.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...946ebd96_o.jpg

Here's a few I forgot...I have a lot of photos of women in twos - I was collecting them for a project.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...2d26ddd6_o.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...07b41504_o.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...otype_1854.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...07715682_o.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a57e79b3-1.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...e2c09256_o.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ddcdbb95_o.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...6ff6b6c8_o.jpg

Hi
 

Hey An amazing collection of fantasy pictures. i really like these. I love the photos of his family have added people. So many changes, so after a few years. I know I'm an old family album here, I will see if anything is worth a message later. Gotta go now... I would like to see more. :) :thumbsup:

Those are all so beautiful. Thanks for sharing everyone.

Vintage Hats....

LOVE that winged hat Shell! I never find good stuff online...probably cause I don't look.

Thank you, seamaiden. Her hairstyle is certainly unique as well isn't it. These were easy to find on Google's homepage where I clicked on "Images" and then typed "outrageous vintage photos" in the searchbox. The first hat pic above showed up and when I clicked on the pic the website showed up with a myriad of vintage photos that were incredible. I have 2 outrageous topless cabaret gals but if I post it then this thread may go NSFW...i don't want to be the first.

Here are 2 more I found:

I'd like to see those gals. Would you post them in the random image (NSFW) thread?

I have quite a few, seamaiden, so i'll start a thread of "Vintage Showgirl Photos" since many of them are topless and probably NSFW.

Here's a vintage photo for here though:

Sounds great...I look forward to it.

...that photo looks like the inspiration for Ninga Turtles. :oogle: