At first glance this photo looks like three lovely ladies posing at the beach during the early 1900s. After a closer look I realized that the "surf" in the background is actually a stage set. This photo was probably taken at Barnard College between 1908 and 1911. Cornelia "Nina" Dakin is sitting on the right … Continue reading Friday’s Faces from the Past: Barnard College co-eds pose by the “sea”
Wasik Wedding Portraits – 1921 – Burgettstown, PA
This wedding portrait is of Stanislaus "Stanley" Wasik (1889 - 1969) and Jadwiga "Jennie" Stoklosa (1899 - 1996) - taken on November 26, 1921, in Burgettstown, Washington County, Pennsylvania. It was one of two beautiful wedding portraits from the Peter Biny Photograph Studio. In this one above the bride's face is slightly blurred, but it … Continue reading Wasik Wedding Portraits – 1921 – Burgettstown, PA
Entertaining at the Mirota Farm – Whitehouse, NJ – 1937
This picture gets me thinking back to the days when lawn furniture consisted of chairs and a table carried outside to entertain guests on a fine day. It was taken at the Readington Township farm my grandparents, Joseph and Zofia Sczcerba Mirota, owned in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It has 1937 written on the back. … Continue reading Entertaining at the Mirota Farm – Whitehouse, NJ – 1937
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