Hunting at Estate Sales for Treasures

I love hunting thrift stores, estate sales, garage sales and attending auctions. Here is a couple of beautiful photos I found recently. I will have to think of something interesting to do with them.

Hope that you enjoy my pretty finds...

Orphan Photo # 65 Vintage CDV Husband and Wife

Here is another vintage CDV of a husband and wife. Sadly there is no name or location to tell us who they were.

They are dressed in their best clothes and he looks to be slightly older than her. This nice photo is probably from the late 1890's to early 1900's.

Orphan Photo # 64 Vintage CDV from Sweden Handsome young man wearing cool hat

Today I am sharing another of my orphan photos. This is a vintage CDV from Sweden Handsome young man in the neatest cap. He is dressed in his best suit and bow tie.
Photo is marked on the front A Wiberg, Linkoping as the photographer.

I am guessing he is in his twenties and this was taken early 1900's. Sadly there is no name on this photo to tell us who he was.

Thanks for stopping by... Grace

Orphan Photo # 63 Vintage Tin Type Photo of Two Women Late 1890's

Vintage tin type of Orphan Photo #62 is of two pretty women from the late 1890's. Sadly we have no way to know who they were or where this was taken. They appear to be two sisters, one being a little heavier than the other and probably are in theie mid to late twenties.

thanks for stopping to see my vintage photos... Grace

Orphan Photo # 62 Vintage Tin Type Photo of Two Young Boys For Vintage Thingies Thursday

Today's vintage Tin Type photo of two adorable young boys. Back ground of the photo is of an outdoor scene.

Sadly there is no identification to let us know who and where photo was taken. Probably from the late 1800's.

Thanks for stopping by... Grace ... check out other vintage thingies at http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/2010/04/vintage-thingies-thursday-cripple-creek.html

Orphan Photo # 61 Vintage Tin Type Photo of Young Lady With Her Hat

Today's posting is of a vintage Tin Type from the late 1800's to early 1900's. It is a young lady in probably her best dress. Her dress has a big bow at the front with what looks like a pin holding it together. On the table is her hat. It also appears she has a small bow in her hair and wearing a ring on her right hand. Sadly we have no identification to let us know where it was taken or who she is.

Hope that you are enjoying my vintage photos and will stop by again.. Grace

Orphan Photo # 60 Vintage Tin Type Precious Baby in Cute Dress

What a precious young child in this vintage tin type photo. Sadly it is unidentified so no idea who or where this baby lived.

Child appears to be about a year old or so. Is in a long dress in a check pattern and with a large collar. Hair is curly on the side and has a wave in the front.

Thanks For Stopping By.. Hope That You Enjoy My Vintage Photos And Will Stop By Again.. Grace

Orphan Photo # 59 Vintage Tin Types Family in Hats

Great vintage tin type photo of an unidentified family. Appears to be two brothers and a sister. All are dressed in their best clothes and wearing hats.

The young man on the left appears to be the youngest of the three and probably a little shorter than his brother. His hat stands up higher so he looks to be the same height.

The young lady is dressed in a blouse and skirt or dressed with embrodery trim on skirt at the lower edge.

This is probably from the late 1800's to early 1900's.

Hope that you are enjoying my vintage photos and will stop back again.. Grace

VTT Orphan Photo # 58 Fanny Sawyer and her friends in their Fantastic Hats

Happy vintage Thingies Thursday... you can visit others at http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/2010/03/vintage-thingies-thursday-history-in.html
Take a peek at one of the greatest vintage photos I have every bought. This one comes from an Estate here in the Houston Texas area. We have four beautiful ladies pictured in their fantastic hats.

Each hat from left to right gets fancier and then you come to number 4 and she stands out all by herself. Her hat is plain and if you look close you can see her bow around her neck matches her hat band. Each of the other ladies have bows around their necks also.

The photo identifies the first lady as Fanny Swayer . There is writing on the back in pencil that I can not make out sadly. , . I have other pictures of her posted recently.. take a peek if you like.

http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4127199388190162153&postID=7795640262305238331 and
http://wwwpicturespapersfromthepst.blogspot.com/2010/03/orphan-photo-51-fanny-mccoy-sawyer-by.html

Photographer is identified as Marshall of Lexington Missouri.

Hope that you enjoy my pretty vintage photo and will come back again marking me as a favorite.

Orphan Photo # 57 Vintage CDV from Minnesota

Tonight's orphan photo is a vintage CDV of a young woman from Minnesota.

She is dressed in a pretty dress with dark trim across the bodice and hem line.

Back of photo is marked

A St. Clair

184 Third Street

Saint Paul, Minn

only one stair

thanks for stopping by to see my vintage photos... hope that you mark me as favorite an come back again... Grace

Orphan Photo # 56 Cabinet Fanny McCoy Sawyer Missouri

Orphan Photo # 54 Cabinet Photo is featuring Fanny McCoy Sawyer of Lexington Missouri. What a wonderful photo. This is another photo from an estate sale here in Texas of the Sawyer family. This one is of Fanny sitting on a beautiful horse and another horse standing by with another lady. She is wearing a beautiful dress and tops it off with a big hat. You can just feel her smile and happiness in this photo.

The second woman is hidden in the darkness of her dress, horse and trees and is not identified.

Thank you for stopping by.. hope that you have enjoyed seeing another of my photo collection that I will be selling on eBay http://stores.ebay.com/TurnAbout01 in the future. Grace

Orphan Photo # 55 Cabinet Family Judge Samuel Sawyer

Today's orphan photo is another Sawyer family photo from an Estate sale.

The back of the photo tells us that it is of Judge Samuel Locke Sawyer born Mount Vernon New Hampshire Nov 26 1813.

Died Independence Mo 1890 , married Dec 23, 1841. Father of Thomas Callaway Sawyer.

This is a piece of treasure with family information written. Sadly it has been given up by the family and does not tell us who he married or who his parents were.

Back of photo tells us that Samuel was 74 years old when photo was taken.

Thanks so much for stopping by and viewing my vintage photos.. hope that you come back again .. Grace

Orphan Photo # 54 Vintage Photo Thomas Sawyer and his Gun and Birds

Here is another Sawyer family photo I bought at an estate sale here in Texas. Here we have Thomas Calloway Sawyer born February 10 1853 died October 30 1930. She is pictured with his gun and the birds he has shot. Stamped on the back is E L Cole Malta Bend, Mo. This was probably taken early 1900's.

The birds look like Quail but I am not sure. Great photo and sad that it has gotten separately from family.

Thanks for stopping by to see my vintage photos... please come back.. Grace

Orphan Photo # 53 Fanny McCoy Sawyer By The Wood Shed Vintage Thingies Thursday

What a fun vintage photo I found this last weekend. Not sure I quite understand why she is sitting on a pile of wood by an old shed. Photo is identified as Fanny McCoy Sawyer. No city or state noted. I have some other Sawyer family pictures I picked up at this estate sale here in Texas. Will be posting them in the next days.

Thanks for stopping by for Vintage Thingie Thursday.. you can visit others at http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/2010/03/vintage-thingies-thursday-vintage-green.html

Orphan Photo # 52 Bride and Groom Wedding Photo CDV from Sweden

Orphan Photo # 51 is a beautiful vintage CDV wedding photo. Sadly there is no name listed on it. Photographer is Ida Harckner, Malung.

What a beautiful bride in her veil to the floor.I love vintage wedding photos and to see the change in style of wedding dresses.

The groom appears to be a few years older than the bride.

I would date this to the early 1900's or very late 1890's.

Did a google search and found this little bit of information on Malung, Sweden. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malung

Thanks for stopping by for vintage thingies thursday. Hope that you enjoy my vintage photos. You can visit others sharing their vintage items at http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/2010/03/vintage-thingies-thursday-fun-finds.html

Orphan Photo # 51 Pretty Woman in CDV from Jordan Minnesota

What a pretty women who is pictured in this vintage CDV. This is one of my favorites. Her hair is done up and has waves. Looks like a bun at the back with a covering over the bun. She is wearing wire earrings and a matching brooch. Sadly no name on this photo but is stamped G Evans Photographer Jordan Minn.

Orphan Photo # 50 Cute Man From Sweden.. A Glimpse Of The Past ..

Today's orphan photo is another CDV from Sweden. What a handsome young man pictured in it. Very serious face dressed in a suit with wide labels and a small bow tie..

Photographer was Joh Thorsen Christania

Sadly this one also has no name written so is unidentified. Some where this man has family and I have their photo.

Thanks for visiting .. Grace

Orphan Photo # 49 Vintage Photo Poses Early 1900's Cute Man in Hat

I love these old photos where there is 4 different poses in a row. This one is of a handsome gentleman dressed in his best suit. His shirt has a wide collar and he is wearing a colorful tie. Second photo he is wearing a hat. What do we know about him? Not much really. Probably in early 20's , probably is a business man or works in an office from the clothing.

Sadly we have no name written on the photo or even know where it is taken. Looking at the chair in the back ground I am guessing this photo is from the early 1900's.

I remember these from the 1950's. You would go into this photo booth. Put in your money and get four different poses.

Some where I have an old photo of my sister and me taken in the 1950's. We are wearing coats and scarfs on our head. Look like 2 poor little urchins.

One of the photos in my banner is of a darling little girl in several poses. I have several photos of her that I bought at an estates. So sad when people part with their family photos.

Hope that you have enjoyed seeing this wonderful vintage photo. Please stop by again . Grace

Orphan Photo # 48 Young girl From Sweden.. A Glimpse Of The Past ..

Orphan Photo # 47 Pretty young girl from Sweden .... A Glimpse Of The Past .. Here is another vintage CDV that I found at an estate sale. Young girl was photographed by Gy Kylander Kalmar. Sadly we have no name written on the back so do not know who she was.

Her appearance is so fresh and innocent. This photo is probably from the late 1890's to early 1900 's.

Thanks For Stopping By.. Hope That You Are Enjoying My Collection. I love to hunt for vintage photos and postcards to buy and sell on eBay.

grace

Orphan Photo # 47 Little Girls And Their Dolls .... A Glimpse Of The Past .. Vintage Thingies Thursday

I found this photo recently at an antique store to resell on eBay. It has two darling little girls in their winter coats and hats holding their new dolls

Back of photo says " Our " twins " Everybody thinks they are. With two of the dolls they got for Christmas. Norma calls them creepy dolls ... she means sleepy doll.

No other identification but what do we know?

One little girl's name is Norma

They are not really twins

They live some where cold enough for coats and hats

They are wearing shoes that look like they are from the early 1900's

The little girl on the left appears to be wearing glasses

The building on the right looks like it is either a large house or their are two houses real close together. Their is a fence at the front of one of them.

I found these at an antique store in the Houston Texas area but who knows where the photo is really taken

Happy Vintage Thingies Thursday.. you can visit other posts by going to http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/2010/02/vintage-thingies-thursday-celebration.html

Orphan Photo # 52 CDV Racine Wisconsin

Orphan photo is a Vintage CDV is of a middle age woman from Racine Wisconsin. Sadly there is no name on this photo so no way to identify her. I love to look at these old photos and see how women dressed. These ladies are dressed very proper. No flesh showing, buttons up the front and a large collar. Their dresses always seem so tight across the bodice and arms. This photo is probably from the early 1900's.

Thanks For Stopping By To View My Photos... Grace

Orphan Photo # 51 CDV Fantastic hat

One more wonderful vintage CDV photo of an elderly lady in her fantastic hat. What a wonderful photo. She is dressed in probably one of her best dresses. It is a plaid material with a large ruffle in the bodice area. Her hat is has a small brim and a large feather standing straight up from the top.

Back is marked 1899 Merry Christmas and has the last name of Peet of New York, the same as the previous posting. The first name has been erased by some material being stuck to the back side of the photo. First name might start with an In and then a middle initial of E. She is could be the sister or sister in law of previous posting.

Thanks For Stopping By.. Grace

Orphan Photo # 50 CDV Great Hat

Take a peek at another vintage CDV I have of ladies in wonderful hats. This one is a older lady all dressed up in her best and with a hat. Fantastic hat in at least two colors ( of course this is black and white so no idea what color it was) . Has a piece that stands up, and some fluff at back of head. If you look closely you can see she is wearing eyeglasses. They have a chain so she can hang them around her neck.

Bonus is that this is identified . Lady name is Maria Peet and is written Christmas 1899 and that is from New York. Town looks like Cerenovia or something like that.

Orphan Photo # 49 CDV Great Hat

Is this not a wonderful vintage CDV photo. Not only is she beautiful but she has one of the most beautiful hats I have seen photographed . She is also in a fantastic coat with fur color surrounding her face.

And it is identified. This beauty is Estella ( Stella ) Rufer

back of photo has photographer identified as Mrs. R. L Miles

Photos and Crayons Racine Ohio

Yes you read right Photos and Crayons.

Orphan Photo #48 Real Photo Postcard

What a precious young child. Darling little girl on the porch of her home with a pouty face. there is no post mark so I do not know exact age but probably early 1900's. Great message written ... hard to read at times.

" Dear Folks Here is Jean's picture on the east side of porch by bedroom door. A man came along this Thursday asked to take it. They took every children under 6 years of age for motion picture film for one of their theaters. Its a baby contest prizes are given Dec 29th. I had to wake Jeanys and of course she was " pouty". I got your good letter today with Grace's included. Did my 1st big washing today since I'm here. every colored dress for Jean was in it. Say Papa, I never knew a dipper was before. It works fine. Have a lame shoulder. I have been embroidering evenings until I am gets home on some Xmas stuff. So I guess that is what causes it. Glad Grace had such a nice time at Cleveland. Its such a pretty day and I must get Jean out so will leave you. Am sending you a couple Linton? daily papers jut to show you what they are like nothing of ? ? that will interest you . Lots of love from us all your daughter Za? "

Most of this I can read and has a lot of information but do not have any idea who these folks are so a lost piece of history.

Orphan # 47 New York

Here is a sweet young girl in this vintage Cabinet Photo from probably the late 1890's to the early 1900's. Sadly we have no name to identify this beautiful young curly young girl. The photographer J A Rider of Wellsville New York.

I love the chair and fur blanket that is surrounding her..

Thanks For Stopping By and Visiting Pictures & Papers& Treasures From the Past

Orphan Photo # 46

Another handsome young man in this cabinet photo. Once again an orphan photo . No names written. I love what looks like a tie, but I am wondering if it is a print shirt with a white collar. Plus he has a pin on his label. To hard to make out what is on the pin.

Photographer looks like W C Burkaloui or something like that. No town listed

Orphan Photo # 45

Here is another vintage cabinet photo that found its way into my hands through an estate sale. This photo is of a handsome young man dressed in a three piece suit. You can see the chain from a pocket watch, he is wearing a brimmed hat and leaning on what looks like a walking stick. He appears to be in early twenties and has a very light mustache. With the magnifying glass it looks like he is wearing a ring on the pinkie finger of his left hand. I can not remember a ring on other photos I have so will have to take a closer look at them. I see pocket watches now will have to be on the out look for rings.

This photo is probably from the early 1900's. There is no name on the back so we have no idea to who this young man is. We do know that it was photographed in Buena Vista Colorado by the C. W. Eardlen photographer.

Buena Vista, Colorado, nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountain's Collegiate Peaks. I went to search for information on Buena Vista and came up with more information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buena_Vista,_Colorado . Buena Vista incorporated in 1879 and grew as a railroad town serving the local silver, gold, and lead mining industry, with three rail lines including the Denver & Rio Grande, South Park & Pacific, and Colorado Midland railroads. Many of the existing buildings of Buena Vista date back to this era, and were built in the 1880s and 1890s. Sounds beautiful to me and would be a great place to visit in the Summer. No more snow for this girl.

Thanks for stopping by and seeing another orphan photo of mine.

Orphan Photo 44 Wisconsin

Tonights orphan photo is of an elderly gentleman from the Racine Wisconsin area. No names are written so we do not know who he was. Photographer was Thomas , on College Avenue in Racine Wisconsin.

Size is a CDV and is from the early 1900's. He is probably dressed in his best suit including a small tie. Hair and beard are nicely trimmed.

Sadly this is an unknown photo that got separated from its family.

Thanks For Stopping By... Grace

Orphan Photo 43

Here is an interesting vintage cabinet photo . One one side is a nice clear photo of what I am guessing is a mother and child. I love the clothes from the time. The mother is dressed in a long dress with high collar and long sleeves plus a big hat. The darling child is in a short dress with a big bonnet. Looks like railroad tracks in the back ground. So my guess is they are at a railroad station. Sadly no names on the photo to identify.

Then on the back side is a faded photo of a couple.

I have never seen this before in my buying of vintage photos.

Enjoy and thanks for stopping by.. grace

Orphan Photo #42 Texas Mr and Mrs Henry Carl Berndt

This is the other cabinet photo I bought at the antique store. It also is identified and I hope that a family member finds it when I offer it on ebay. This picture is smaller and is of an older couple. It is identified as Mr and Mrs Henry Carl Berndt Industry Texas and has written in ink Emilie Wertz Berndt . In pencil it has Emilie written and not sure if they are trying to tell us that it is Emile parents or if the lady is Emilie.

Did a quick check on ancestry and came up with no information on him.

Hope that you have enjoyed seeing this orphan photo I found... Thanks For Stopping By .. Grace

Orphan Photo # 41 Houston Texas Frank and Bertha Koehler Wedding

Take a look at the great vintage cabinet photo I found this week at an antique store. I plan to put this up for sale on my eBay site but wanted to give you a preview.
I love vintage wedding photos and this one is fantastic. She is in the most beautiful dress with ruffles. There is a flower in her hair and her bouquet is fairly large.
The groom is a real handsome young man with three piece suit and a mustache.
Best of all this one is identified. So sad that families let them go.
Back is identified as Frank and Bertha Berndt Koeher Houston Texas Wedding photo.

I found them in the 1910 census in Texas. Census says he is 36 and she is 20 and that they had been married 5 years. If this fact is true she was 15 when they married. The census has him born in Germany and she was born in Texas.
I did not find them in Texas in 1920 on a quick search.


Thanks For Stopping By ... Grace

Orphan Photo # 40 Sweden

Here we are back to vintage CVD photos of men from overseas.
This handsome man is probably in his early 20's and has the coolest of thin mustache
Photographer was Tonsas and looks like Anette Haag. I am guessing this is another photo from Sweden
Sadly it is also unidentified so we do not know who he was.

Thanks For Stopping By... Lets Keep Saving Together... Grace

Orphan Photo # 39

Here is another wonderful orphan photo I have in my collection to sell on eBay. This is of a young lady in a cool hat. She is probably in her teens.

Photographer at bottem looks like Marshall Lyon last word I can not make out so do not know where this photo is from. Has to be foreign though. Could be Euelph

http://www.google.com/ search led me no where.

If any one has any idea I would love to hear from you.

Thanks For Stopping By... Grace

Orphan Photo # 38 Sweden

Here is another unknown male from Sweden. This orphan photo is marked on the back Anna Kruse Jarntorget 80 Ing Triewaldsgrand1 Stockholm.

Sadly no name of this young man. Probably was in his early twenties when this CDV photo was taken.

Thanks For Stopping By... Grace

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Orphan Photo # 37 Sweden

Here is a forgotten orphan CDV photo of a young man. Photographer was G J Kylander ( I think ) in the town of Kalmer, Sweden. Want to learn about Kalmer click on the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalmar. I did not find anything on the Photographer.

This is from the early 1900's and I am guessing he is in his late teens to very early 20's.

I have other photos from this photographer I will be sharing.

Sadly there is no name on this orphan photo.

Thanks For Stopping By... Grace

Orphan Photo # 36 of Mother and Child

This is another wonderful old photo I bought some time ago. It is from 1931 and marked mary and Jean. What a beautiful baby and the women is so pretty. Her hair has wavy curls of that time period. I bought several photos of this child at one estate sale including wedding photos. All I remember now is that they were from Georgia.

Always is so sad when families do not keep their photos. Hope that you have enjoyed seeing this wonderful photo from 1931.

Orphan Photo # 35 Ronald Paul

Some vintage photos I can not pass up. I have this urge to buy a photo, to own it for awhile and then sell on eBay in hopes to find a family member or fill someone's collection of vintage photos

This one is special. Not only is the child adorable but he is identified. Photos of black children are not often found at estate sales or antique malls.

This cutie is 1 year old Ronald Paul " Lonenza Cleaners " first boy. He is one years old in this photo. Sadly there is not last name or identifying city or state.

Hope that you have enjoyed seeing this wonderful vintage photo. I am guessing that this photo is from the 1940's

Orphan Photo # 34 Tin Type

Here is another vintage tin type photo. This one is of a beautiful young woman. Her hair is done up and she is wearing a cross around her neck. She has a scarf around her neck also. I do not remember any of my other vintage photos having a cross around the ladies neck. Interesting, I will have to watch for other's posing with their cross.

Tin type is in a paper frame and the tin type is scratched sadly. I love these old tins. I probably bought this while I was living in Minnesota. No markings to tell me where she lived or who she was.

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Orphan Photo # 33 Tin Type

One of my favorite old photos is tin types. This one is of a darling little girl. She is probably about 5 years old. Sadly no name to go with it.

Orphan Photo # 32

This cabinet photo that is of a middle age man with a mustache and curly hair in probably his best suit. Came out of a photo album I bought some time ago. There was a name written in the photo album in pencil but hard to know what his name may really be. Looks like W W Warnard. Nothing on the photos identifies where or who photographed.

This is one of many orphan photos I have bought to sell on eBay either to collectors or better yet a family member. http://stores.ebay.com/TurnAbout01

Thanks For Stopping By ... Grace

Orphan Photo #31 Winona Minnesota

This orphan photo is one I found when living in Minnesota. It is a cabinet photo of a young couple from Winona Minnestoa area. Was photographed by Morgenelur Bergeron Photograph Studio.

Sadly there is no name on the photo so they are unknown couple from the late 1800's to early 1900's.

Thanks For Stopping By... Come again

Orphan Photo # 30 Minnesota

My orphan photo is of a beautiful young woman from the Minneapolis Minnesota area. Photograph was taken by E I Rugg of Hennepin Avenue.

Sadly there is not name on photo to tell us who she was.

Orphan Photo # 29 Wisconsin

Another orphan cdv photo in my collection for sale on eBay. So sad that they get separated from family. No name to tells us who this man was.

He did live in the Racine Wisconsin area and the photographer was Thomas on college avenue in Racine.