Portraits from the first 100 years of photography
Balloons have been in the news a lot recently here in North America. The idea of "spy balloons" may seem amusing today, but observation balloons have long been used for military purposes, most notably during the First World War. The postcard photo above may have been taken near the end of the war, or it... Continue Reading →
No bicycles appear in this photograph, but the sign at upper right tells us that the occasion for this gathering was a cycling club rally of some kind. Unfortunately, some of the names of the clubs are cut off at the edge of the photo. No one in the group is identified, but a visitor... Continue Reading →
Why is it that sibling portraits often make us smile?
Each cyclist in this group is holding the handlebars of the person on either side. I wonder if they stayed upright in the end? The photo is glued to a stiff piece of paper with no information about the date, place or photographer. The only clues are initials below each rider, which suggest that several... Continue Reading →
Tokens of Companionship 
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