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My own life and my opinions are shared at When I was 69.

REMEMBER: In North America, the month of September 1752 was exceptionally short, skipping 11 days, when the Gregorian Calendar was adapted from the old Julian one, which didn't have leap year days.

Saturday, November 16, 2024

Some new old photos

 New to me at any rate...



Congratulations to 750 Sepia Saturdays! It's been such a fun place to read other's posts mostly on the meme suggested (except for me usually!)

Miami FL 1965


Miami Beach 1925


New York Times Square, 1936



A taste for Oriental decorations. The Casa Bruno Cuadros of Barcelona, known by locals as the Casa dels Paraigües (House of Umbrellas) since 1883



Paris 1900


Musicians touring the countryside by bike, outside Paris, France, 1920’s - Photo by Henri Roger-Viollet





Crossing Cumberland Mountain (between Virginia and Kentucky) before Highway 25E. Garnett Robinson



A family at their cabin home in West Virginia, 1900.


Today's quote:

D.H. Lawrence said, "If there weren't so many lies in the world, I wouldn't write at all." And, "The human soul needs actual beauty more than bread."