Sepia Saturday: Picnic

I found some picnic photos on Library of Congress’ site.

Frost, A. B. , Artist. Skating Picnic. , None. [Between 1870 and 1928] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2010715907/.

I had never heard of a skating picnic. Seems cold, but fancy.

Brissaud, Pierre, Artist. Picnic in the Rain. 1927. [Sept. publication date] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2009616336/.

Sometimes it rains on your picnic.

O’Neill, Rose Cecil, Artist. The Sunday-school picnic / O’Neill Latham. United States, 1900. N.Y.: J. Ottmann Lith. Co., Puck Bldg., August 1. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2010651317/.

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Sepia Saturday

This week Sepia Saturday has challenged bloggers to share photos of people promenading.

The Promenade, Montpelier, France
. , ca. 1890. [Between and Ca. 1900] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2001698471/.

Tamagawa, Shūchō, Active , Artist. Tōto Ryōgokubashi Yūsuzumi No Zu. Japan, None. [Between 1795 and 1801] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2009615281/.

Kilburn, B. W, photographer. Promenading, Atlantic City, N.J
. New Jersey Atlantic City, 1897. [Littleton, N.H.: Photographed and published by B.W. Kilburn] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2018649640/.

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Sepia Saturday: School

A new month means a new topic for Sepia Saturday. In August we’ll share photos from schools. Today I’m sharing photos from the Library of Congress of students in classrooms.

American Colony. photographer. Mikweh. Children in classroom / American Colony, Jerusalem
. Miḳṿeh Yiśraʼel. Israel Miḳṿeh Yiśraʾel, None. [Between 1898 and 1934] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2019695074/.

Johnston, Frances Benjamin, photographer. Young women in Washington, D.C. Normal School classroom studying birds
. Washington D.C, 1899. [?] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/95500487/.

Johnston, Frances Benjamin, photographer. Rainy Day Activities in School – Decorating the Classroom
. Washington D.C, 1899. [?] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2001703619/.

I really like these sleeves the girls and teachers wear in the two photos above.

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Sepia Saturday

Old Cars

This month we’ll be sharing photos of old cars. I looked for some of the oldest.

Early Ford automobile
. 1908. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2011660900/.

Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft. Das erste praktisch brauchbare automobil der welt, das Benz-Dreirad von
. Germany, 1940. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2006691792/.

Invented by Karl Benz, above is a photo of what’s arguably the first automobile. The argument is due to Daimler submitting his patent on the same day. Also, there was a steam powered vehicle that some considered the first car. Steam was just too inefficient. Here’s a good article about this historical controversy.

The “Cugnot.” Hall of Transportation, 1927. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2022648527/.

The Cugnot, a steam engine car.

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Sepia Saturday: Christmas Mail

Bain News Service, Publisher. Christmas Mail. , ca. 1910. [Circa 1915] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2014689329/.

Merry Christmas!

This year I sought out photos of mail carriers, donors, etc. who are depended on to bring our gifts and mail.

“Minneapolis Police Deliver Food at Christmas,” circa 1942, retrieved from https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFmBKJaCt4DsEYGZjKiZ2jGVQMYF8k00sUAmesr9eWcxv6Lg/viewform

People open their hearts at the holidays to share their bounty.

St. Clare Shores (MI) Women’s Club prepares to deliver gifts, 1956

And of course, this delivery man . . .

From Historic Indianapolis, 1915