tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post903085968163407220..comments2024-03-27T16:59:25.952+01:00Comments on Greetings from the Past: Sepia Saturday 172: Destination UnknownMonica T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08689139847780132966noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-33131258018443169572013-04-16T05:50:58.628+02:002013-04-16T05:50:58.628+02:00Lots of the "vehicles" used for these st...Lots of the "vehicles" used for these studio portraits in the early 1900s were fake, some better fakes than others. Great portrait!Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-22602402924258528632013-04-15T16:10:23.221+02:002013-04-15T16:10:23.221+02:00Did posing in a car make it more "American&qu...Did posing in a car make it more "American"? The friend looks a little uncomfortable, but it is a great picture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-91881544296294590222013-04-14T21:58:58.944+02:002013-04-14T21:58:58.944+02:00The lighting certainly seems to give the game away...The lighting certainly seems to give the game away; however, studio shot or not it's her first picture 'as American'!Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-37045389355188979432013-04-14T21:04:55.212+02:002013-04-14T21:04:55.212+02:00I just wish the photograpoher had taken that blank...I just wish the photograpoher had taken that blanket off the engine cover.<br /><br />I suspect the hats were their own - I can't really imagine ladies wearing studio hats in those days.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-6628792553836404962013-04-14T12:44:52.214+02:002013-04-14T12:44:52.214+02:00Whether the car is real or a prop, it's certai...Whether the car is real or a prop, it's certainly a portrait that expresses the spirit of the times (early 1900s).Monica T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08689139847780132966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-45699662337219310042013-04-14T12:32:04.227+02:002013-04-14T12:32:04.227+02:00I'm sure they must have had fun dressing up an...I'm sure they must have had fun dressing up and having the photo taken even if they didn't really "go" anywhere. I'm starting to wonder now if the hats were their own or if those belonged to the studio as well!Monica T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08689139847780132966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-56169059095850524392013-04-14T12:28:30.445+02:002013-04-14T12:28:30.445+02:00Another interesting observation. I guess they did ...Another interesting observation. I guess they did not really need an engine if they never drove the car out of the studio...Monica T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08689139847780132966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-62444821922550033652013-04-14T12:25:45.558+02:002013-04-14T12:25:45.558+02:00Yes we did, but that's hardly relevant, as I&#...Yes we did, but that's hardly relevant, as I'm pretty sure this photo was taken in Chicago (where Gerda lived from 1903 until at least 1911). Monica T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08689139847780132966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-1923372931933516862013-04-14T12:18:03.054+02:002013-04-14T12:18:03.054+02:00Thanks for the observation, Nigel - I didn't t...Thanks for the observation, Nigel - I didn't think about the car being right hand drive. I don't think Japan started exporting cars already around 1903, though - did they??Monica T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08689139847780132966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-85970643644424125162013-04-14T11:56:58.807+02:002013-04-14T11:56:58.807+02:00I had to exclaim "Gosh" when I opened yo...I had to exclaim "Gosh" when I opened your posting. What a wonderful white car, though I agree with Postcardy, it looks more like a studio prop than the real thing. Love the hats! ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-80946929007373189182013-04-14T07:32:24.919+02:002013-04-14T07:32:24.919+02:00What a fun day they must have had. What a great ph...What a fun day they must have had. What a great photo!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-74176161679113929252013-04-14T00:52:13.794+02:002013-04-14T00:52:13.794+02:00It's hard to tell whether that is a real car. ...It's hard to tell whether that is a real car. The color looks white and there doesn't seem to be mush room for an engine.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-86177117952071888952013-04-13T22:55:12.237+02:002013-04-13T22:55:12.237+02:00...and now I remember Sweeden drove on the left un......and now I remember Sweeden drove on the left until the 1960s.Nigel Aspdin (Derby, UK)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11287696605570389587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107217787612960844.post-89174212294658346962013-04-13T22:52:38.463+02:002013-04-13T22:52:38.463+02:00......but the car is right hand drive !! or maybe .........but the car is right hand drive !! or maybe it's a Jap import !Nigel Aspdin (Derby, UK)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11287696605570389587noreply@blogger.com