2/14/09

I hope HER VALENTINE WAS TRUE


I have quite a few photographs of this woman that I purchased from a drawer full of photos at an antique store. Not one has any information about her written on the back, well except this one which says it was shot at a department store studio in San Francisco. But I really like her, at least what I've made up about her. She was a very stylish woman, always nicely dressed right through her older years. She loved to travel, especially aboard ship. She enjoyed all the shipboard parties. And she had red hair. But not in one photo do I ever see her with someone. She's either with groups or alone. She always looks happy. She's a vernacular photography mystery. 

Nothing is written on this card. Was it a leftover after she'd sent out a stack to friends? Did she get the card made and then decide not to give it? Or did she just not sign things? We'll never know. But I hope she had a happy Valentine's Day.

gypsy_tatteredandlost

5 comments:

  1. Anonymous2/14/2009

    She has kind of a Mona Lisa smile, doesn't she?
    A Lady of Mystery.

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  2. Yes, that's it. Mona Lisa at the Emporium.

    She always carried herself with great dignity. I doubt there are any photos of her making faces at a camera like ummmmm...I've been known to do.

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  3. Oh, this is marvelous! I love this. Happy Valentine's Day!

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  4. Very, very nice. I love how you have come to know this woman through your eyes and mind. Happy Valentine's Day! Kim

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  5. I call her Gypsy for several reasons.

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