HaarFager's photos with the keyword: Old Photos

This was my Grandmother, Martha Lolove Garrett Wright, with her doll and baby carriage. She was born in 1903, so it was probably taken before 1910.

Dad as a young boy saluting somebody.

This was probably taken at the County Fair, because there are a lot of pictures like this of my Mother, some by herself, or with her Mother. Mom was the baby of the family, so that's probably why there are so many photo booth pictures like this - for a long time, it was just her and her mother because her brothers and sisters had grown up, married and moved away.

This was my mom's mother and father, Martha Lolove Garrett and John Dewey William McKinley Wright, when they got married on July 30th, 1924. Lolove was 21 at the time, and McKinley was 24. I scanned this from the original negative. It was probably taken with a box camera of some sort. In those days, when a couple got married, their family and friends would give them a "shivaree," which consisted of banging pots and shooting guns among other things. You can see a washtub with a club on it at the bottom of the picture, so I believe these two were given a shivaree.

This was my Great Aunt and Uncle, on my mother's side, Loreas and Vernon Humphries, taken in December 1969. Most likely on Christmas Day or the day after. They were posing in front of my family's house in Safford, Arizona. Every year at Christmas, my family would either go to their house in Las Cruces, New Mexico or they would come to our house. Vernon was quite a character and when he was younger, he used to be a chuckwagon cook on cattle drives in the early 1900s.

This was my mother's Aunt, and her mother's sister, Loreas, with her first husband Reno Sapp. I'm pretty sure it's a wedding picture. Reno seemed pretty flashy and I think that's probably why Loreas married him. The marriage didn't last and Loreas married again later on. This was taken in Roswell, New Mexico sometime in the 1930s.

I bought some old slides in a Kodak carousel slide tray off eBay and the slides were listed inside the box as "Vacation 1970 - Athens to Congo." This one was taken somewhere in the French Alps. As seen in a comment below and thanks to another member here on Ipernity, this place is called "Aiguille Du Midi," which means "Needle Of The Midday." It's kind of sad that I was able to buy these images because they should have been passed down to relatives. I assume the people who shot these vacation slides are probably dead by now, seeing as how it was 50 years ago. I noticed that the guy seemed to have been a pretty good photographer and the Kodak Kodachrome slides have held up excellently! They were probably Kodachrome 25. I thought they were too good to never be seen by anybody again, so that's why I posted it. K25 1970 102ef

I bought some old slides in a Kodak carousel slide tray off eBay and the slides were listed inside the box as "Vacation 1970 - Athens to Congo." This was one that I presume was taken in the Congo. It's kind of sad that I was able to buy these images because they should have been passed down to relatives. I assume the people who shot these slides during their vacation are probably dead by now, seeing as how it was 50 years ago. I noticed that they seemed to have been a pretty good photographer and the Kodak Kodachrome slides have held up excellently! They were probably Kodachrome 25. K25 1970 35ff

I had lots of relatives that came from this town from about the mid-1800s. I'll bet they even used to ride on this train.

This was my parents, Ken and Carolyn Harrelson, standing in front of our house in Safford, Arizona. It was taken in July 1966. Today, August 7th, 2020, would have been their 61st wedding anniversary. This looks to have been taken with a box camera and that's my Mom's Aunt Loreas and Uncle Vernon's 1963 Chevy parked to the right, so Loreas most likely took this photo. They lived fairly close by in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

I bought some old slides in a Kodak carousel slide tray off eBay and the slides were listed inside the box as "Vacation 1970 - Athens to Congo." I think this is the French Alps because the very next slide after this has a sign with the above-named mountain. It states it has an altitude of 3,842 m./12,602 ft. It's kind of sad that I was able to buy these images because they should have been passed down to relatives. I assume the people who shot these slides during their vacation are probably dead by now, seeing as how it was 50 years ago. I noticed that they seemed to have been a pretty good photographer and the Kodak Kodachrome slides have held up excellently! They were probably Kodachrome 25. K25 1970 96ef

I bought some old slides in a Kodak carousel slide tray off eBay and the slides were listed inside the box as "Vacation 1970 - Athens to Congo." This was one that I presume was taken in the Congo. It's kind of sad that I was able to buy these images because they should have been passed down to relatives. I assume the people who shot these slides during their vacation are probably dead by now, seeing as how it was 50 years ago. I noticed that they seemed to have been a pretty good photographer and the Kodak Kodachrome slides have held up excellently! They were probably Kodachrome 25. K25 1970 16-2cf

At 11.20 a.m. on the morning of January 18th, 1929, a tornado hit the town of Maunie, Illinois, killing two school children. This is a picture of some of the damage the storm caused. 1929 Tornado in Maunie 2-2af

At 11.20 a.m. on the morning of January 18th, 1929, a tornado hit the town of Maunie, Illinois, killing two school children. This is a picture of their graves and what appears to be their classmates and teachers at the graveside service. 1929 Tornado in Maunie 1ff

My Mom and Dad taken on their 25th wedding anniversary. They ended up being married for 50 years, until the death of my Mom. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Kodacolor VR 100 ASA Date: August 1984 Location: Evansville, Indiana, U.S.A. Minolta Kodak VR 100 1984 Anniversary 0df

This was my Grandparent Harrelson's 50th wedding anniversary party. They ended up being married for 68 years, until the death of my Grandfather Herman Harrelson. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Kodacolor II 100 ASA Date: 1982 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta KSF 5075 1982 Anniversay 10ff

These are my Great Great Grandparents William and Sarah Bowls when they were quite young. This original picture was yellowed and almost faded away to nothing, that's why it looks so grainy. But, I have two of these pictures and both are in the same condition. They were married in 1863, so I'm not sure if this was their wedding picture. Sarah isn't wearing a traditional white wedding dress, so I don't know if maybe she just couldn't afford one. Either way, I'm pretty sure it was taken in the 1860s.

My Great Great Great Grandparents, Sarah S. (Nunn) Bowles and William S. Bowles. This looks to have been taken professionally in a studio. This was an old picture that I photographed and the resulting negative was 30 years old when I scanned it recently. So, it's a picture of a picture and not as clear as the original.