Definitely the occasion but that's Queen Elisabeth of Belgium not Elizabeth of Britain. Wonder why the photos are reversed - negatives scanned backwards?
Definitely the occasion but that's Queen Elisabeth of Belgium not Elizabeth of Britain. Wonder why the photos are reversed - negatives scanned backwards?
Yep ... scanned backward ... lol
Indeed Queen Elisabeth from Belgium. Been looking at old newspapers but so far no clue.
Too bad the negative are damaged. As far as I can tell, the object unveiled sits in an ornate frame like typically seen around a painting ?
Originally Posted by Chauncey Walden
From September 23 till November 13, 1919, the Queen, together with the King and Prince Léopold, undertook an official visit to the United States of America according to Wiki
Here is a book account
https://archive.org/details/acrossamericawit027221mbp.
Maybe an American can recognize the buildings in the photographs.
but that's Queen Elisabeth of Belgium not Elizabeth of Britain
Well, of course... Elizabeth II was -7 years old in 1919! Would have made it really hard to identify the occassion....
Yah. Daddy hadn't even met Mommy yet
Found this in my family pics. May be my grandmother, no one left to confirm. I am half Norwegian. I found the photo studio was woman owned, by Karla Nyblin of Bergen, Norway. Evidently it was a very productive studio. This 2-1/2" x 4 inch image is on cardboard, 1mm. I use inches for measurement as the metric dimensions are odd. I suppose it's from the 1890's. My grandfather had 2 wives from Norway. When the first gave up life after 9 children, he went back to Norway and found another to bear my father. That may or may not be the correct story. My last name 'Moe' is a town in Norway.
Here is a link to Karla Nyblin's studio images. Some images are being sold on eBay. Of course.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bergen...427705/detail/
Came across these two 6x9 negatives in my archives today. No idea where they came from, who they depict or what year they were taken.
Jonathan
Looks like the entries for a soapbox derby. The clothing and haircuts suggest mid-1950s. I don't have any idea where it might have been taken, but those are some serious burglar bars in the windows of the building in back!
The sign reads "Fremont Theatre". Perhaps it is the historic theater of the same name in San Luis Obispo, California?
http://www.arti-fact.com/architect/2777
Interesting photos, Jonathan.
It could be. Although there are no people I recognize in the photos, my wife's grandparents were from SLO. Maybe this is behind the theater? Interesting.
J.
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