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25 December 2006

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post by: shane at: 17:07 | 4 comments

From Libby Hall's Prince and Other Dogs: 1850-1940, chosen from an archive of vintage photos she's been collecting since 1960:

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(These scans don't do the book's photos justice. It's expensive but, sadly, floating around the sale racks for next to nothing.)

And here's one for iconomy that should have been in her "Hidden Faces" Photo Friday:

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(I laid some wooden light-switch covers on a basement floor to spray lacquer on them.)

And I just like this (Click = bigger):

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posted by shane 25 December | 17:10

Ooops, I posted this one 'backwards', admin feel free to hope me if you want, shoulda been:

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posted by shane 25 December | 17:13

I love looking at vintage photos, and these look so much more relaxed than most portraits I've seen. Perhaps the pictures are taken faster due to the dogs? It's nice to see people smile. Especially the girl with the hat in the photo with her brother and their dog. Ah, Shane, another great post!

posted by redvixen 25 December | 17:38

Wonderful photos, shane, thanks for sharing! The chunk of wood brings to mind a knight wearing a helm.

posted by deborah 25 December | 19:29

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