When you find an old photo with names on the back, you think instantly..Whoopee ! But it’s not always easy to find a link. I have searched all the possibilities, and there are a lot ! Here’s just one I found on Find My Past.. Harold William Clark […]
In celebration of St Valentine’s day, I’m sharing with you one of my favourite Wedding old photos. …That magical look of love….The Bride & Groom both looking splendid ! The Bride wearing a gorgeous dress & full length veil, with lovely bouquet. The groom is soooo smart too, […]
What a super Old Photo !! They look a lovely family, certainly not poor. The children and the parents are all very well dressed. When you turn it over there are names written on the back ! What a bonus ! It says “ L-R My Grandmother, Isabella […]
I love family group photos, and when the name of the family is written on the back..just pure gold for me. Once again I had a very lucky find. I hadn’t realized until I got home, that I had found three old photos from the same family ! […]
I just couldn’t let these men be forgotten.There are 33 Photos in total.
During this year I have found & added an enormous amount of Old Photos to my collection, lots still I have not scanned. Among these an astonishing amount of CDV’s (Carte de Visite) which I adore ! They are even more super when they have a name and/or […]
I am still catching up on scanning of the old photos that I have acquired this summer, lots of them are CDV cards, they are time consuming because I always scan the backs too. Some of the Photographers had wonderful designs, especially if they lived & worked in […]
UPDATE June 2019 from Hugh Drake: “I have just picked up a link to your page about the Drake Family of East Coker. A few of the details are new to me but the relationships are correct as it was my father who put all the family tree […]
I’m just getting back into scanning my four piles of old photos waiting on my desk, after being away touring in our Motorhome, mainly around Yorkshire. As I’m scanning as always I’m looking out for any names or writing of any kind to research. Then these two pictures […]
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