tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90943147921837031812024-03-06T00:12:09.006-08:00lost & found photosthe companion blog to -- TheCameraObscura.blogspot.com --s.k.s.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07007459322837629415noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094314792183703181.post-17316597351229515952007-06-20T07:17:00.000-07:002007-06-23T14:05:31.433-07:00Two Children Playing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TiLD8ZMpH9RqJA6-Wn2RJb-Gtbqh6HBp5jYn6oSOUxHYepQMft0o-p5YJiJjCyJZoFPVYNhLBnls-V8SbqJ9whboHinmThjn9P9fRNVXSE5ppeFKKSpS0SmY8iEzUERgo1b-mJHzykU/s1600-h/2boysplaying.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TiLD8ZMpH9RqJA6-Wn2RJb-Gtbqh6HBp5jYn6oSOUxHYepQMft0o-p5YJiJjCyJZoFPVYNhLBnls-V8SbqJ9whboHinmThjn9P9fRNVXSE5ppeFKKSpS0SmY8iEzUERgo1b-mJHzykU/s400/2boysplaying.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078151413872486194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The miniature car, the hat on the child in the car, the shadow of the photographer, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">DELICATESSEN & LUNCH</span> window lettering, and -- best of all -- the blurred friend on the bicycle.<br /><br />1920s? Location unknown.s.k.s.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07007459322837629415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094314792183703181.post-12470458265512399052007-06-13T18:24:00.000-07:002007-06-13T18:30:24.413-07:00Portrait of a Young Woman with Portraits<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMpynRh7fqX4XDensPj1etBqCrn-FutMOEdmFEO19Y8AceRbpJTYhVSwEqUWeBlqUO4QoOISDleHZxeQtp5Nr3caOP0rG7utyKUluqgWfffwP_hdMqYDupgMzjWXhobZ0TO0HzuIsOCQ/s1600-h/girl-w-portraits.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMpynRh7fqX4XDensPj1etBqCrn-FutMOEdmFEO19Y8AceRbpJTYhVSwEqUWeBlqUO4QoOISDleHZxeQtp5Nr3caOP0rG7utyKUluqgWfffwP_hdMqYDupgMzjWXhobZ0TO0HzuIsOCQ/s400/girl-w-portraits.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075725032228153074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A young woman in the sunlight, ensconced in a chair and surrounded by elements of family and home: a framed photo (her grandmother?), two framed silhouettes on the wall, lovely flowers, and an open book on her lap. A beautifully composed portrait. Date and location unknown.s.k.s.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07007459322837629415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094314792183703181.post-52031634660462347742007-06-12T07:30:00.001-07:002007-06-12T07:44:38.388-07:00The Crisis (Tom Kennelly)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFReWx0QDbMdtnKhocjmgrEqI6JF7MlCgRwfu8th_ujf6utKgWgUfvdRvOoESTTJMTUbsqNEvI-dLcklwdRC-En_jJ6rEopr0RI2TkBVJqCPW853eraIX4h0FcXKcs4mLOsC1HDBsKvYA/s1600-h/thecrisis_front.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFReWx0QDbMdtnKhocjmgrEqI6JF7MlCgRwfu8th_ujf6utKgWgUfvdRvOoESTTJMTUbsqNEvI-dLcklwdRC-En_jJ6rEopr0RI2TkBVJqCPW853eraIX4h0FcXKcs4mLOsC1HDBsKvYA/s400/thecrisis_front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075185352407541474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdA-xz9CV-90SXkVikzCm-jhDEYT7EJGe43FYnLJcdYf7oPRtKtxBo4S-SCmCjbdlna3CIIi1phCdc7EUxAb-QLIclcSfKu_8xLzdml7pmSoDBW4Jds0ZCgHJMQjYeyQfAGF35uXOxHxQ/s1600-h/thecrisis_back.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdA-xz9CV-90SXkVikzCm-jhDEYT7EJGe43FYnLJcdYf7oPRtKtxBo4S-SCmCjbdlna3CIIi1phCdc7EUxAb-QLIclcSfKu_8xLzdml7pmSoDBW4Jds0ZCgHJMQjYeyQfAGF35uXOxHxQ/s400/thecrisis_back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075185249328326354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is one of those photos in which the back is more interesting than the front. In this case, the back is extremely interesting -- a mystery. Intrigue. Fodder for the imagination.<br /><br />The front shows a young man standing in the woods. He is smiling. The front is stamped NOV 58.<br /><br />The back, however, is the best part.<br /><br />In handwritten pencil it says:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Tom </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Kennelley</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Nov. 24, 1958</span><br /><br />The, under that, in blue ballpoint pen:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Jan 16, 19</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><strike>The crisis </strike></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> ["crisis" is a bit bungled, as if on the verge of misspelled; the line is crossed out]</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">The crisis<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />Location unknown.</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br /></span>s.k.s.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07007459322837629415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094314792183703181.post-16017684174330600752007-06-12T07:23:00.000-07:002007-06-12T10:15:55.638-07:00Baby on Lawn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3M7qQL7OXAskb-NNevujXiBQcxNkVabi9i3k1Qx7oXDemzBoGRIWR04VW5j3OPQBV_iyDbBvlKPDGgYaKC5meGMIimc_x13Sa9F8vg_z2oK2W6H2DfaCFBFmnrV-Z8Cqg6tJfj9QXsgw/s1600-h/lawnbaby.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3M7qQL7OXAskb-NNevujXiBQcxNkVabi9i3k1Qx7oXDemzBoGRIWR04VW5j3OPQBV_iyDbBvlKPDGgYaKC5meGMIimc_x13Sa9F8vg_z2oK2W6H2DfaCFBFmnrV-Z8Cqg6tJfj9QXsgw/s400/lawnbaby.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075183595765917378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well, a baby on a blanket on a lawn. But what is fantastic about this image is what I call "unintentional composition": Baby With Telephone Pole Growing Out Of Its Head. How I love "mistakes" like these. Date & location unknown.s.k.s.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07007459322837629415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094314792183703181.post-79346004624112597172007-06-11T18:06:00.000-07:002007-06-11T18:08:21.332-07:00Diptych of Young Woman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzmy5LSrqGcbABXc4N62IJnhQF89TslJn4T_5NpcFRQlpkfNgCzj5oIPl15U3Pf1UXTHO2PBa4-VEy1G5FWwTFNPFAH6NC3-XsJjV2qY0dtBF6lQZESkpF_8L-7DBsT6OMINb848ALE0/s1600-h/diptychofgirl.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzmy5LSrqGcbABXc4N62IJnhQF89TslJn4T_5NpcFRQlpkfNgCzj5oIPl15U3Pf1UXTHO2PBa4-VEy1G5FWwTFNPFAH6NC3-XsJjV2qY0dtBF6lQZESkpF_8L-7DBsT6OMINb848ALE0/s400/diptychofgirl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074978253379495602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Date and location unknown.s.k.s.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07007459322837629415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094314792183703181.post-74367228008512253052007-06-11T18:05:00.001-07:002007-06-11T18:06:29.674-07:00Triplets?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinR94CgQ2zPFVM1q0WIJorzJ_dJVD_x9NcM8Ib7P_bN8JlMWaqMcVFH00Aoc9nL0_bIJeVuTCuJFZb-dT8GIeCD6RYmgFpAGxoKCHCw-h-mvyZoMM_dVjkDdVOgokYOJVdiOvEOj62-o4/s1600-h/triplets.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinR94CgQ2zPFVM1q0WIJorzJ_dJVD_x9NcM8Ib7P_bN8JlMWaqMcVFH00Aoc9nL0_bIJeVuTCuJFZb-dT8GIeCD6RYmgFpAGxoKCHCw-h-mvyZoMM_dVjkDdVOgokYOJVdiOvEOj62-o4/s400/triplets.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074977686443812514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Siblings. Triplets? Off to war, or on leave? Date and location unknown.s.k.s.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07007459322837629415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094314792183703181.post-12520061478847601252007-06-11T18:03:00.001-07:002007-06-11T18:04:46.237-07:00Woman and Small Dog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MFepyOBL6sGhfG5npAIwQFpgJCuCmoWLlElgNJP2FDl5FB2gkS-Uur-_EHMU_q7z0UHRMlXqiysJo_tPjqvRhYp4T1Lb1Mu7CSA_S4ik_X_kxj0QWjTkWna84fav0FgQaiQbZimKsEk/s1600-h/womanandsmalldog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MFepyOBL6sGhfG5npAIwQFpgJCuCmoWLlElgNJP2FDl5FB2gkS-Uur-_EHMU_q7z0UHRMlXqiysJo_tPjqvRhYp4T1Lb1Mu7CSA_S4ik_X_kxj0QWjTkWna84fav0FgQaiQbZimKsEk/s400/womanandsmalldog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074977235472246418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A rather small dog + owner. Date and location unknown.s.k.s.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07007459322837629415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094314792183703181.post-39187203118848023762007-06-10T17:08:00.000-07:002007-06-10T17:10:34.683-07:00Two Women Rowing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMD8rEsQkQ_s0To74aA3BTsAMp-xm7zNOG5TaLfPacnoXELYaWq23SPVhR7Y3zxmXdfOobQYG5wD01ZxdHj1hXyS9SZ6RAquaBPIY-fpziJbn0QaAeSvAyJLO_3lZBwQKarFvMlDkoAyg/s1600-h/2womenrowing.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMD8rEsQkQ_s0To74aA3BTsAMp-xm7zNOG5TaLfPacnoXELYaWq23SPVhR7Y3zxmXdfOobQYG5wD01ZxdHj1hXyS9SZ6RAquaBPIY-fpziJbn0QaAeSvAyJLO_3lZBwQKarFvMlDkoAyg/s400/2womenrowing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074591933956122242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Two woman rowing on a lake in Ohio. I think one is named Mary. Early 1930s? I especially like the juxtaposition of the two children behind them.s.k.s.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07007459322837629415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094314792183703181.post-17578573452780904862007-06-10T17:06:00.001-07:002007-06-10T17:08:00.474-07:00Once Upon A Time In New York ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqSNv978TKSQXrng8jFpxN_ImGDnUdBSZg8HOf1vU4OgFwOPnGL7C1VQ8KaLQFpuo0yuMRvlBIakJSTEFvzc9nnV8wp6aHngjLUqxg2RpTTJndpATOX2xwvkC51K2_tKqwcyH4pwpxoaM/s1600-h/newyork.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqSNv978TKSQXrng8jFpxN_ImGDnUdBSZg8HOf1vU4OgFwOPnGL7C1VQ8KaLQFpuo0yuMRvlBIakJSTEFvzc9nnV8wp6aHngjLUqxg2RpTTJndpATOX2xwvkC51K2_tKqwcyH4pwpxoaM/s400/newyork.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074591543114098290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Manhattan skyline. Date unknown.s.k.s.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07007459322837629415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094314792183703181.post-60567670618054442972007-06-10T17:04:00.001-07:002007-06-11T13:53:58.424-07:00Ice Boat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheuYD3GE2XrxXL9eiQ0_96T3ah6WdzsKMHTn6Jg7p4-xi01ONI78lBPz5sAre7ZgflXoWMfrD3xPo_BXYIYH8NEly2YRdt3NyE1u2PNZzPooyY7XgGFeOLg-IeelGtePd4GNyz-dqXHU/s1600-h/iceboat.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheuYD3GE2XrxXL9eiQ0_96T3ah6WdzsKMHTn6Jg7p4-xi01ONI78lBPz5sAre7ZgflXoWMfrD3xPo_BXYIYH8NEly2YRdt3NyE1u2PNZzPooyY7XgGFeOLg-IeelGtePd4GNyz-dqXHU/s400/iceboat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074591143682139746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Several nattily-dressed men and women pose on a spectacular ice boat. Date, location unknown.s.k.s.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07007459322837629415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094314792183703181.post-29365121313189799262007-06-10T16:05:00.000-07:002007-06-12T07:30:11.382-07:00Birthday Cake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-7RTycn1gMERygHngpXMd770CkBc3JAXeihNNXRCKRm44GGy02HuDqVG6_JabNyPkNfz7cJin_CX-PC3XqIUh9H-FOioaz1PizPYoORT6Mg-dOZS4FZ_RuRgSxbyMhnN8vApF31ECB0/s1600-h/birthdaycake.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-7RTycn1gMERygHngpXMd770CkBc3JAXeihNNXRCKRm44GGy02HuDqVG6_JabNyPkNfz7cJin_CX-PC3XqIUh9H-FOioaz1PizPYoORT6Mg-dOZS4FZ_RuRgSxbyMhnN8vApF31ECB0/s400/birthdaycake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074576691117188642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Two girls -- sisters? perhaps twins? -- give a birthday cake to a member of the clergy. A chance film-flare is positioned perfectly -- no retouching or enhancement was done of this "perfect imperfection" -- promise. Date & location unknown.s.k.s.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07007459322837629415noreply@blogger.com0