tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post3304883927434103264..comments2024-03-20T13:19:13.512-11:00Comments on TATTERED AND LOST PHOTOGRAPHS: Status SYMBOLTattered and Losthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-61486523754106273482013-11-05T10:45:18.240-11:002013-11-05T10:45:18.240-11:00Yes, US houses. I think the last one was in Ohio. ...Yes, US houses. I think the last one was in Ohio. I have no info about any of them. I would also guess that the first one might be Nebraska.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-49959611262103318522013-11-05T10:12:37.089-11:002013-11-05T10:12:37.089-11:00These look like American photos to me, am I right?...These look like American photos to me, am I right? I don't think posing in front of houses is all that common here in Aus. I definitely agree about the McMansions !Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-19700448245599873102013-11-05T07:45:27.057-11:002013-11-05T07:45:27.057-11:00Well of course a house makes a great backdrop to a...Well of course a house makes a great backdrop to a photo and, as MIke says, if they’re intended for someone else why wouldn’t the subjects be proudly standing in front of their homes?Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-72830080092061980492013-11-05T06:50:35.349-11:002013-11-05T06:50:35.349-11:00A fine category and collection! And I think you a...A fine category and collection! And I think you are spot on with the commentary.anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-12119601419513544882013-11-05T04:10:37.156-11:002013-11-05T04:10:37.156-11:00There is definitely a proprietorial stance in the ...There is definitely a proprietorial stance in the photographs in front of houses, isn't there? These are great examples of that "arrival", as you have described it. Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-40950861482294018862013-11-04T13:04:28.024-11:002013-11-04T13:04:28.024-11:00Very good point.Very good point.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-6157112443288089932013-11-04T11:13:00.439-11:002013-11-04T11:13:00.439-11:00One thing about the lovely old homes in your photo...One thing about the lovely old homes in your photos, there were people living in them all day, every day. They were fully used. In any given street today how may of the houses are emply all day while everyone is at work.. Great photos. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-73129954309850950662013-11-03T16:49:10.651-11:002013-11-03T16:49:10.651-11:00Great photos. So poignant! Gave me goose bumps. ...Great photos. So poignant! Gave me goose bumps. I harkened back to my gggrandfather's diary and the pride he had in "my house" which for the first winter had no chimney, a dirt floor, and the thatch roof blew off --- but it was "my house" he said with pride.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-61931219832238678582013-11-03T04:19:07.152-11:002013-11-03T04:19:07.152-11:00I am always struck by the enormity of many modern ...I am always struck by the enormity of many modern homes built in the USA - especially those built on golf courses. Three fine photos.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-15913463063858287792013-11-03T00:36:54.783-11:002013-11-03T00:36:54.783-11:00Those photos feel like "home" as opposed...Those photos feel like "home" as opposed to the McMansions. While I do enjoy touring new homes that have been built and decorated to showcase the latest products in the industry, I usually come away thinking, "Hrmph, wonder what that black granite sink will look like with dried toothpaste in it." Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-75591813931255342642013-11-03T00:13:57.569-11:002013-11-03T00:13:57.569-11:00I certainly agree about the "Legacy mansions&...I certainly agree about the "Legacy mansions". I know of some people who had one, they sold it and bought a modest bungalow and are quite content in the coziness it renders.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015301472659256675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-2153623527788771842013-11-02T14:45:53.109-11:002013-11-02T14:45:53.109-11:00The first photo is a gem. Thanks for sharing.The first photo is a gem. Thanks for sharing.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-1154175828305500272013-11-02T13:44:03.438-11:002013-11-02T13:44:03.438-11:00I like that type of photo. I bought some photo pos...I like that type of photo. I bought some photo postcards last week similar to your photos. I was originally planning to use them for Sepia Saturday this week.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-49935662406112370812013-11-02T13:29:39.592-11:002013-11-02T13:29:39.592-11:00Great photos, Tattered and Lost. These homes seem...Great photos, Tattered and Lost. These homes seem pretty modest to me and look lived in, cared for, and loved. Homes ... not just buildings to hold their possessions. It's hard to imagine living in the tiny home in the first photo. It can't be much larger than 12' x 18'. Of course, many people didn't have so many possessions a hundred years ago.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-32328554118098777992013-11-02T07:22:05.010-11:002013-11-02T07:22:05.010-11:00What a fine presentation of people and the houses ...What a fine presentation of people and the houses they are proud of and call home. Those McMansions you mentioned are popping up in so many older neighborhoods around me, and they stick out like a sore thumb, if you ask me. Do we need such large houses on smaller lots, to block the views of others? Well there are an entire class of folks that believe so.21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-15682576448740322122013-11-02T07:04:30.555-11:002013-11-02T07:04:30.555-11:00Legacy mansions. That is really awful. There's...Legacy mansions. That is really awful. There's always something so phony about them.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-57676956302087480842013-11-02T02:53:47.537-11:002013-11-02T02:53:47.537-11:00To me, photos like these wonderful examples are a ...To me, photos like these wonderful examples are a celebration of "home". I don't think they were intended for the people posing before their house, but instead the photos were for the absent ones - the people who could not be there. An aged mother back East; a brother off to war; a sister off at teachers college. The best ones are worn and dogeared and have holes for the pushpins that held them up above the dresser. <br /><br />They hold much more emotional content than any color brochure of a "legacy" mansion. (that's a new, and to my mind, offensive real estate term used around the gated developments in our region ) Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-61542417649312049382013-11-02T02:18:50.382-11:002013-11-02T02:18:50.382-11:00Great photos and contrasting houses/homes. When I ...Great photos and contrasting houses/homes. When I first saw the second photo in its small size, I thought the hat was on the head of a person standing in a deep ditch! So thankful for "click to enlarge."marluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15933107449114317646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-82892412923467151042013-11-02T02:16:13.630-11:002013-11-02T02:16:13.630-11:00So true! It is ridiculous that people tear down pe...So true! It is ridiculous that people tear down perfectly good homes to build these monster homes as we sometimes call them.<br />We all grea up sharing bedrooms but now young families "need" more space, even though no one is there during the day.in thes bedroom communities.<br />I just finished reading Bruno Ticklebear's post about the homeless.Jackie McGuinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-37141574416733484572013-11-02T02:04:13.224-11:002013-11-02T02:04:13.224-11:00I love these shots -- the people are definitely pl...I love these shots -- the people are definitely pleased with their homes...as all should be. Love the porches, and the trio sitting on the step!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.com