tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post8091676106450311713..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: Sepia Saturday: When One Door OpensWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-88200360928463351412014-06-11T18:13:29.477-04:002014-06-11T18:13:29.477-04:00Yes, I like seeing that Bronx picture enlarged, ma...Yes, I like seeing that Bronx picture enlarged, mainly because I get a better look at the young woman who just has to be mother to the two little ones. What IS John Jr. doing with his eyes? Was he sleepy? Was he looking into the sun? (Doesn't look that sunny.) Was he making binoculars?Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-70055460313266131192014-06-11T16:49:25.357-04:002014-06-11T16:49:25.357-04:00That’s a neat trick; the open door with the lace c...That’s a neat trick; the open door with the lace curtain is a much prettier backdrop than the brickwork it’s hiding! The Bronx picture benefts from enlarging I think; I wonder what the little boy was doing with his eyes.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-62466748575673136592014-06-10T20:58:16.319-04:002014-06-10T20:58:16.319-04:00I'm sure that was the main reason -- probably ...I'm sure that was the main reason -- probably no flash.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-60615545572784356172014-06-10T20:57:55.085-04:002014-06-10T20:57:55.085-04:00Obviously I'm missing the most important piece...Obviously I'm missing the most important piece that would make this puzzle complete. Love that analogy ~Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-19878016721132641552014-06-10T20:57:09.510-04:002014-06-10T20:57:09.510-04:00I posted this picture on a uniforms message board ...I posted this picture on a uniforms message board thinking it was a fireman, but the responder said it was Navy.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-83239719724281149742014-06-10T20:56:08.010-04:002014-06-10T20:56:08.010-04:00Yeah, that "Cleaners" got me too -- in f...Yeah, that "Cleaners" got me too -- in fact, Mary Theresa's sister Delia and her husband William Christian ran a dry cleaners, but it was much later than this photo -- in the census 1930, but in 1920 they were in New Jersey, which is closer to the time of this photo. Is it too much coincidence? I might have to rethink this.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-84275554165343603842014-06-10T20:53:20.570-04:002014-06-10T20:53:20.570-04:00I had a 98-year old cousin who identified SOME pho...I had a 98-year old cousin who identified SOME photos, but she identified a couple incorrectly, I've since learned. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-88901867567640502432014-06-10T20:52:30.435-04:002014-06-10T20:52:30.435-04:00Well, I know I haven't been really good about ...Well, I know I haven't been really good about labeling photos myself. I did have them organized one time. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-87198084995286850982014-06-10T20:51:35.965-04:002014-06-10T20:51:35.965-04:00If someone shows up, they'll be my new best fr...If someone shows up, they'll be my new best friend. Keep hoping ~Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-15013914357701870062014-06-10T20:50:58.576-04:002014-06-10T20:50:58.576-04:00If I make a breakthrough, you'll hear me loud ...If I make a breakthrough, you'll hear me loud and long -- won't even need the Internet!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-23613576941607493412014-06-10T20:50:17.844-04:002014-06-10T20:50:17.844-04:00Yes, I live in Ancestry! Mary Theresa's siste...Yes, I live in Ancestry! Mary Theresa's sisters are just hard to find -- too many Sarah Burns/Byrne/Burnes/Byrnes. Too many Josephine Burns/Byrne/Burnes/Byrnes -- plus my aunt is now unsure whether she was actually a Burns at all! Too many John Sheehans.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-20002281075215372462014-06-10T20:48:11.453-04:002014-06-10T20:48:11.453-04:00Aw I've been too long in the speculating busin...Aw I've been too long in the speculating business -- I WANT ANSWERS. Please? Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-89199578961781867792014-06-10T20:47:22.972-04:002014-06-10T20:47:22.972-04:00yeah, probably several months old ~yeah, probably several months old ~Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-47407253178261884392014-06-09T22:15:01.511-04:002014-06-09T22:15:01.511-04:00I like the one of the baby in the doorway. Too big...I like the one of the baby in the doorway. Too big and chubby for a newborn.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-7299253504504139062014-06-09T10:09:27.615-04:002014-06-09T10:09:27.615-04:00So many unanswered questions arising from those ph...So many unanswered questions arising from those photographs, but at least you have them and can speculate about the people and stories behind them, and hope that some day the answers may somehow be revealed, perhaps by finding more photographs.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-72836750598743144122014-06-08T16:07:00.181-04:002014-06-08T16:07:00.181-04:00Loved the photos at the door. What was so magneti...Loved the photos at the door. What was so magnetic about the door? Maybe it was to get out into the light for the picture.luvlinenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729397083701730823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-45136376177682742002014-06-07T22:46:43.621-04:002014-06-07T22:46:43.621-04:00It is like finding pieces of a puzzle or game unde...It is like finding pieces of a puzzle or game under the sofa. Who knows where they fit or what they were called? Yet we save them anyway in a little bowl or a desk drawer --- or the internet.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-90538864236988391342014-06-07T21:42:45.705-04:002014-06-07T21:42:45.705-04:00Woulr john's Grandpa by any chance be wearing ...Woulr john's Grandpa by any chance be wearing a New York policeman or fireman's unifrom and if so do those departments have any searchable record where you could loolk for the family names ? Just a thought. <br />some interesting doors there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-20110465210039742522014-06-07T20:01:44.658-04:002014-06-07T20:01:44.658-04:00If only someone - anyone - had written names on th...If only someone - anyone - had written names on the backs of photos! That's how I feel about my unidentified photographs. I really like the photo of mom and baby but they're great photos. I porch where the ladies sit looks beautiful, with all the iron and woodwork detail. It's fun to see the shadows of the beaded trim at the top of the porch. It looks like there's a sign on the window at right that says "Cleaners." Hmmm. (It's so much better to look at the photos in feedly because they are very large and clear.)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-73373668472261451812014-06-07T19:34:43.370-04:002014-06-07T19:34:43.370-04:00When we inherited a box full of loose photographs...When we inherited a box full of loose photographs of my husband's grandmother and grandfather and grand aunts and uncles without names, places, or dates written on the backs of them, we were lucky enough to have one of his aunts (his mother's youngest sister, age 98!) still living who has been able to help us identify most of the people as well as the places and likely dates the pictures were taken. But the struggle to gain the information has me going back into our own photo albums to pull out pictures & write dates, names, & places on the back of them so they can be identified OUTSIDE of the album! La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-67742548256321228492014-06-07T16:27:08.712-04:002014-06-07T16:27:08.712-04:00Frustrating indeed...I guess folks seldom see far ...Frustrating indeed...I guess folks seldom see far enough into the future to realize that not everyone looking at the photos will know who the subjects are!Sean Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02777191262417995366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-40761679738402098092014-06-07T14:46:21.126-04:002014-06-07T14:46:21.126-04:00Such a fun and creative post! You have some reall...Such a fun and creative post! You have some really great pictures of your ancestors and hopefully someone will show up with a key to that door! Michelle Ganus Taggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18238452675846882700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-66006402148701590712014-06-07T14:45:21.088-04:002014-06-07T14:45:21.088-04:00Knowing how creative and determined you are, I jus...Knowing how creative and determined you are, I just know you'll get through the doorway and into her answers. Please share them when you do!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-59348837588874641142014-06-07T13:41:31.587-04:002014-06-07T13:41:31.587-04:00When there were few cameras with flash attachments...When there were few cameras with flash attachments, or a need for bright lights to take pictures inside, everyone knew you had to step outside for a portrait that would show up on film. <br />The search for knowing identities of these folks leads onward with your sleuthing. Did you do any work with Ancestry.com? I find lots of pictures are now being posted there, and can be downloaded into my own collection.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-35493752498193150902014-06-07T06:59:24.031-04:002014-06-07T06:59:24.031-04:00The first pictures make me think they lived in a t...The first pictures make me think they lived in a tenement but the last one looks like a really nice and refined home. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com