Everyday Women of the Golden Era

[Lady Day]

Here are a few family photos.

The woman on the lower left is my grandmother.

The woman on the right is my Great-Grandmother.

Ill post more soon, I hope

LD

 

["Skeet" McD]

Here are a few family photos...Ill post more soon, I hope

LD

I hope so, too!

What a lovely woman your grandmother seems to be! And, in the next to last snap....is that hat on the right as....SQUARE....as it appears to be? Do you have any memory of it?

Lovely stuff; thanks for sharing it with us.

"Skeet"

 

[LizzieMaine]

*Love* the first pic -- about 1938-40 I'd guess? And the hat shot -- the two ladies in the back row at the left look like they're wearing military hats of some sort.

Great shots -- keep 'em coming!

 

[Lau Mo]

This is a great thread!

I love seeing everyday women...even though it makes me a little sad that not everyone is this poised and gorgeous anymore.

It's funny, I was looking through some old pictures with my grandma, and I told her how I thought that women in the 1940s and 50s were so beautiful, and I could honestly not find an "ugly" woman in the bunch!

Gram's response? "I always think we were plain compared to girls today!"

Well if that is the case, I want to be plain too!lol

 

[Lady Day]

Thanks for the comments. Most of these pics I got when I went home for my mother's funeral a few years ago. I scanned most of them, and plan to make a book for my Granny. I want to sit with her while she tells me about them, so I can document the people and what she was doing.

I think this is her about 14 or so.

Thats granny on the upper left.

The gentleman on the far right is my grandfather.

Great grandmother again

I dont know who this lady is, but she appears to be dancing.

LD

 

[Lady Day]

Last ones

Ive posted this one before, Granny in her high school graduation gown 1938.

LD

 

[Amy Jeanne]

All lovely!!

I have a particular obsession with anonymous (and stylish!) photobooth ladies:

From Square America.

 

[Inky]

I'm going to plotz from all these wonderful images - Lady Day, your granny looks like she was one terrific lady!

I love those photo booth ladies - makes me want to get dolled up and make one of my own!

 

[goldwyn girl]

Lady Day, all your photo's are wonderful but I especially like this one. Is it for a Debutante Ball ?

 

[Lady Day]

Yeah GG, Im sure it was something like that. I especially love the grin my Granny is wearing in the upper left. Tee hee

LD

 

[LizzieMaine]

Imagine living in a world where one wears a fur coat to the carnival. Now that's style.

Great pics!!

 

["Skeet" McD]

Imagine living in a world where one wears a fur coat to the carnival. Now that's style.

Great pics!!

The other possibility, perhaps, is...at the train station; then the style--so very much apparent--is perhaps less "odd"...and this looks like dress for a fairly cool day.

Just a thought.

"Skeet"

 

["Skeet" McD]

I have a particular obsession with anonymous (and stylish!) photobooth ladies
From Square America.

Not only an obsession: an eye! Quite a collection. I hope we'll see more of them. This sort of documentation is priceless (as well as....fun! )

"Skeet"

 

[Foofoogal]

Imagine living in a world where one wears a fur coat to the carnival. Now that's style.

Great pics!!

I can only dream. I am so loving this thread. I will have to put more.

 

["Skeet" McD]

Here are a few family photos.

LD

Dear LD, I should have read more closely...the woman I mentioned (as looking like a charming person) in my previous is your GREAT-grandmother, not your grandmother. Did you ever meet her?

But your family ALL look marvellous: you clearly have good genes!

Keep on posting 'em.

"Skeet"

 

[cherry lips]

Mesmerizing...

Lady Day, it looks like everyone is wearing white except your granny! Was she a Jezebel?

 

[AmateisGal]

Lady Day, I LOVE your pictures. Wow. Absolutely fabulous!

 

[LelaViavonie]

Lady Day! You pics are amazinnng!! If you have more please post! I would love to see your collection
Your granny and great granny were beautiful!

 

[kamikat]

Yeah GG, Im sure it was something like that. I especially love the grin my Granny is wearing in the upper left. Tee hee

LD

OMG! This is my fav pic of this thread. All the ladies in that pic are lovely, but that grin of Granny's says she knows there will be trouble later that night (the fun kind of trouble)

 

[olive bleu]

Such beautiful pictures..

Here is my great aunt & Uncle..

Love is.....sitting in the snow