(Not) my photo of the week 34

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Escribano

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(Not) my photo of the week 34

I found some glass slides at a flea market last weekend. I bought all those with people in them, scanned them and cleaned them up on the computer.

All taken in England around 1900-1910, this one is my favourite:

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Kate

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RE: (Not) my photo of the week 34 (in reply to Escribano)

Love it Simon. I have family photos going this far back. My favourite is one of soldiers in tents by the Pyramids, they are flashing the peace sign and look as if they are smoking joints. Must try and scan them.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 30 2012 15:15:37

Munin

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RE: (Not) my photo of the week 34 (in reply to Escribano)

This is amazing.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 30 2012 15:49:51

El Kiko

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RE: (Not) my photo of the week 34 (in reply to Escribano)

it is good .. although I cant belive that lady will make that leap over the river wearing that heavy dress , even with a hand ....a few seconds later may have been a better photo..
And the guy giving a hand is also carrying a pipe in the other hand ? and all watched by the other guy very nonchalantly with arms and legs crossed , I presume thats the husband waiting to say " I told you so " to the wife very soon now ..
This is Victorian hiking gear... I think those moustaches should come back just for fun value alone .....

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 30 2012 16:25:38

Ruphus

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RE: (Not) my photo of the week 34 (in reply to Escribano)

Now I see why I can´t see the pics. It´s flicker, which again is being blocked.

I love watching old / antique photographies. Especially when faces can be seen well.
They tell so much about changes of mentality we have come to. Most of all about much less nervous tension common folks used to have.

A landscape as in the picture above, btw. used to rather be considered unformed to majority of those times contemporaries.
That "weed" needed to be cleared first and the ground paved for a place to appear appealing then.
Ideas of thelikes Henry David Thoreau´s were those of outsiders still.
Just sayin´.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 30 2012 18:13:49

gbv1158

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RE: (Not) my photo of the week 34 (in reply to Escribano)

Certain that the Photograph is so magical! ...
especially when it comes to images of the past in which appear the figures of the people.
Some time looking at them you feel like being pulled by the hair into "The Past"!.

very nice photo!

ciao,
giambattista

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Anders Eliasson

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RE: (Not) my photo of the week 34 (in reply to Escribano)

I like the rocks. Especially that big square one behind the lady thats going to jump. It looks totally out of place. Big and perfectly square.
I would have liked to live back then. We dont get rocks like that these days. But we get a lot of polluted nature and cars everywhere.

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KMMI77

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RE: (Not) my photo of the week 34 (in reply to Escribano)

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All taken in England around 1900-1910, this one is my favourite:

Any info regarding the location? It would be fun to go back there and take a photo. See if those rocks are still there.

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El Kiko

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RE: (Not) my photo of the week 34 (in reply to Anders Eliasson)

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We dont get rocks like that these days

Oh that is fantastic ....I want that on a T shirt .....I suppose it's cos rocks havent really been around that long Huh?/

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 2 2012 8:31:11

Escribano

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RE: (Not) my photo of the week 34 (in reply to KMMI77)

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Any info regarding the location? It would be fun to go back there and take a photo. See if those rocks are still there.

I think it is in Yorkshire. Here is another one from the same photographer of Knaresbourough and the same location today, that I tracked down.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 2 2012 10:27:37

KMMI77

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RE: (Not) my photo of the week 34 (in reply to Escribano)

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Here is another one from the same photographer of Knaresbourough and the same location today, that I tracked down.

Nice work finding it. If your ever in the area perhaps you could ask some of the kids around if they recognize the location of the stream. I know when i was a kid i knew all the local creeks, streams. I explored them all. I even explored through all the pitch black storm water drains.

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ricecrackerphoto

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RE: (Not) my photo of the week 34 (in reply to Escribano)

Amazing finds! Glass slides? You could use them as panes in your greenhouse.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 2 2012 11:53:37

El Kiko

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RE: (Not) my photo of the week 34 (in reply to ricecrackerphoto)

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You could use them as panes in your greenhouse.

Only if your green house was Really really small . .. or you had loads and loads of them ....
This would be one expensive green house

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 2 2012 13:09:59

Estevan

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RE: (Not) my photo of the week 34 (in reply to Escribano)

Marvellous - such a lucky find. I agree with Rico that it's very unlikely that the lady in the centre is about to make it across the stream even with a hand from the gent. I think she's just handing him the pipe cleaners.

We have photos of my grandmothers in outfits like that with the big hats, but not doing anything so adventurous. They were from oop north too. I wonder if the place is still there, or if it disappeared under the Upper Nidderdale reservoirs.

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We dont get rocks like that these days.

They don't make them like they used to...

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P.S. This is how they cross the river these days:

Great Knaresborough Bed Race

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 2 2012 18:04:35

Anders Eliasson

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RE: (Not) my photo of the week 34 (in reply to Escribano)

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Here is another one from the same photographer of Knaresbourough and the same location today

I love all those little rowing skiffs. The main difference is that nowadays noone rows them. Besides that, its actually prettyer today

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