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Category: Photos Without Names

Alfalfa Farming Family On The North Smoky

Divided back, used, Real Photo Postcard. Postmarked February 2, 1909 from Wallace, Kansas. Artura stamp box. Availability Status:  SOLD A beautiful young family on a Real Photo Postcard in 1909:  Their names are unknown, but there’s the dad and mom,…Read More…

WAB & Mother

This small studio portrait was found, in a beautiful little cream-colored wooden frame, in an antique store in Castroville, California. On the back, which was sealed up in brown paper, was written,  “WAB & Mother.”  This is the only clue…Read More…

Three Generations In Winter

Another winter scene in an unknown location:  This Real Photo Postcard shows a house, guessing the style might be Folk Victorian with a four-square layout; note the spindle work or gingerbread trim and the decorative running piece, that we can…Read More…

Pony And Boy

A happy young man out for a ride on his pony on a winter’s day. We see a house in the far distance, a row of small trees or bushes (maybe fruit trees) and in the foreground what appears to…Read More…

Sleigh Ride, 1916

Winter fun one hundred years ago to the month! It says “Jan 1916”  on the back of this wonderful black and white photo, which shows four ladies and three men (perhaps the driver jumped down to capture the moment) all…Read More…

Xmas 1912

“Xmas 1912 – Very best wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year.” What doesn’t jive with this postcard? This is an Undivided Back card, the era for which ran officially from December 24, 1901 to March 1, 1907, as…Read More…

A Beautiful Lady At Christmastime

“Wishing You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.” No name on the back or photographer name, just a photo of a woman sending her Christmas and New Year’s wishes. She is perhaps in her fifties, with a very…Read More…

Five Kids, Boring, Oregon

A candid shot of five cute kids, bundled up for the October weather in about 1915:  The photo for this postcard was probably taken in or near the town of Boring, Oregon, according to the postmark on the back. Though…Read More…

Photos From A Family Album

Here are a bunch of old photos from someone’s family album, that have been waiting around to finally get scanned and posted. This is WWI Era (the date from the army barracks photos appears to be 7/20/18) and several show…Read More…

Woman In Fur Collar

A studio portrait of a beautiful woman perhaps in her late twenties or early thirties. She may have been somewhat well-to-do, as she’s wearing what appears to be a silk blouse or dress with a perhaps detachable fur collar in…Read More…