Black Mountain

The greening of the mountains from Blue Ridge Rd, Black Mountain, North Carolina.

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Mixing up the old photos

 

John Wayne, did you recognize him before you scrolled down?

A brick Mobius Strip...and it looks like you could even go inside it!

A day trip by ladies in England in the 50's

A lovely painting by Natasha Ilincic, The Three Stages of Womanhood: Maiden, Mother and Crone.

Woman talking on a hand cranked phone, 1900s


Woman riding an interesting tricycle, 1892



For Sepia Saturday there's a lovely photo of some boys all lined up, like school photos. The windows behind them have leaves on them, so there must have been fall decorations. Though I would have guessed the boy's ages at 6-8, they are all in long pants, which says it's a more modern school than those in the past where little boys didn't get long pants till they were almost teens.


Betty White said:
About getting older: “It’s not a surprise, we knew it was coming—make the most of it. So you may not be as fast on your feet, and the image in your mirror may be a little disappointing, but if you are still functioning and not in pain, gratitude should be the name of the game.”
—From her book, If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t)

14 comments:

  1. Hello,
    I love the John Wayne photo, I would not have known him, he looks so young. Take care, have a great weekend.

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    1. After learning his name, I said to myself, yes I can see the older man in this. But also didn't know who he was.

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  2. It looks like a 50s-ish sort of photo to me.

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  3. Nice pair of knickers the 1950s woman is showing us. I had no idea women were wearing short pantaloons. At least they look like that. And yes, that huge wheel on the bike. Wow!

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    1. I don't think my grandmother wore anything like that in the 50s. So perhaps they were a specialty item, and that's why the lady is showing them off.

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  4. Love that tricycle. At least it looks safer than one of those early bicycles where they balanced on top of a big big wheel... :)

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  5. I'd seen that photo of John Wayne before. He was certainly a cutie when he was young & pretty good lookin' when he got older. The tricycle is something else! And what in the world is that English woman doing with her skirts lifted up & her pantaloons on display??? :)

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    1. Some people shy from the camera, and others love it!

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  6. I actually recognized John Wayne as I recently stumbled across the Western from which that photo came from. It was a 1930 movie called "The Big Trail" and it was his first lead role. Even though it has a formula plot, it was filmed with a wide screen format and a huge cast so it's a pretty good film. And I'd like to have seen how the masons made that brick mobius arch. Clever craftsmanship.

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    1. Yes, I'd love to know how it was built too, probably with lots of supporting forms.

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