Chrismas past. Seattle. 1930's.

My father is the  older brother in these pictures.  My favorite one is the upper right picture.  But then, I really like the third from the top.  And the family picture second down.  And the snowman in the fourth picture down.  And the scene inside the fireplace and the "snow" on the windows in the bottom photo.  Oh heck, I just love pulling these old pictures out around the holidays.  I'm curious about and nostalgic for an era that I never even knew.

It was the 30's.  My grandfather was a butcher, so obviously they ate well, but they couldn't have been suffering from the Depression.  Look at those toys, and the tinsel, and they had a camera...

My dad has pictures from his childhood, but few stories.  My mom has few pictures, but many, many stories.

Comments

[gail]

I love your old photos. I will need to look at ours also. I also loved the photo of the Ikea wrapping paper. Closest Ikea is a 3 hour drive away.....

[Rose]

I love old photos. The outdoor shot is amazing.

[chelee]

I love old photos. I too daydream about life in a different time period. My sister and I have been trying to put together a scrap book for my grandmother with all her old photos in it. It helps to have her around to put them in context.

[Bethany]

Oh, I love these photos! Thanks so much for sharing them. They aren't even of my family, but I'm feeling all nostalgic, too!

[Barb]

There is just something magical about old black and white photos. Thank you for sharing them. What a fun blog you have! Thank you for the comments you left on mine. I appreciate that you went into the archives--that means you spent some time there. Thank you.