I was minding my own business (well, as much as I ever do) at a postcard show/sale when I came across this card in the sale bin. I really had no intention of buying it, because it's pretty creepy, but they were staring back at me so intently from the photograph. I guess I felt compelled...or threatened. Now that I think back on it though - did I really buy the card? Or did I walk away without buying it, and then it showed up at my house in with the other cards anyway? I just don't know, but maybe you would like to adopt this family and they can come live with you. Just say the word and they'll be on their way to your house.
If you check out the Sepia Saturday Blog, you can see other sepia photos of people with normal good looking families.
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ReplyDeleteThis is awesome. You know I LOVE creepy.
Can I send you a picture of Bob, your favorite creepy suitor? (*snicker*)
J
O.K., J.
ReplyDeleteI think this means you have a new family. Bob will be running for the hills when he sees them coming...or maybe not. The guy in the middle looks just a little bit like Bob. Oh, and for those of you who aren't familiar with Bob, you can see him here: http://coulditbemadnessthis.blogspot.com/2010/02/holiday-bob.html
Hatfields or the McCoys?
ReplyDeleteRun faster, I hear banjos!
ReplyDeleteI hope I can get them out of my mind before I go to bed tonight! Thanks for sharing !!!
ReplyDeletePeople will be saying the same things about us in 100 years, actually, probably sooner...
ReplyDeleteYou are not just whistling Dixie. They are creepy. You know there is a jug and a hound dog near by.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if we'll look this funny to people in the future? Pretty looking porch they're sitting on.. I'd love to look round the house too.
ReplyDeleteI don't think the photography methods of the day helped the cause of a group like this. You can sense the anticipation in their eyes, as though they were expecting a huge flash or something.
ReplyDeleteThat's too funny.
ReplyDeleteI'd hate to be lost and turn up at that house to ask for directions.
Very creepy -- I really love this picture and may have to write about this family.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous is right; people will be doing the same thing with out picture (at least I hope so.) I love the idea of people making up stories and new names for us. As for this family, I agree with Martin. They were probably unaccustomed to having their picture taken, so they stared intently at the camera, probably trying not to move. So, they probably weren't creepy at all; it just appears that way.
ReplyDeleteGoodness! They DO look a little creepy, don't they??? Like something out of the "x-files" I wonder what secrets are behind those faded walls???
ReplyDeleteBrrrr....
Oh dear...that is hilarious! Some of the men have a slight smile...but that woman in the back is very creepy!
ReplyDeleteYes, strangely compelling for me, as well. I am fascinated with them. It's a wonderful photo!
ReplyDeleteThey all do look so grim. Except that boy down front has a bit of a mischevious smile.
ReplyDeleteI'd guess they were recent immigrants, because the hats look decidedly Eastern European to me. They certainly didn't put much effort into landscaping.
ReplyDeleteHi Christine, thanks for stopping by. I am trying to get around to all the SS posts. I agree with you they are probably a normal family not used to be photographed. Looks like they took care of their elders, or vise virsa. The woman has definitely got her hand on her man, it looks like.Maybe they have bad teeth. LOL This is lots of fun.
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I'm guessing that for alot of common folks at the time, photography was part luxury and part magic, so it wasn't natural to just relax and be photogenic. People may have had a couple pictures taken of them in their lifetime, unlike our current non-stop digital pix barrage where most stuff ends up in the delete box.
ReplyDeleteThey're probably just not used to having their photo taken. So many of the portrait subjects of yesteryear seemed incredibly sober, like portrait sitting was Very Serious Business. But, merciful heavens, I'm ashamed to admit that the first thing that went through my mind was "Lizzie Bordan took an axe ..."
ReplyDeleteNot that creepy, or maybe I just lean towards the creepy. I don't think I'd want to hang out with them, but that's an intriguing photo.
ReplyDeleteOh you are too funny...so glad i clicked on over here for a chuckle and a half! that family is interesting to say the least! yikes...it would be a funny one to own! I'm surprised you didn't want to hang it above your bed? lol
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carmelina
They are probably thinking: "Oh no this will probably be in the tabloids tomorrow!"
ReplyDeleteEven the kids are creepy in that picture.
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julie
wow, they really can stare, can't they?
ReplyDeleteOh ich hab dich schon viel zu lange nicht mehr besucht. Da hast du ja wieder unglaubliche Schätze ausgegraben.
ReplyDeleteDie badene Schönheit, das seltsame Ehepaar, aber diese Familie hier toppt sie alle.
WUNDERBAR!!!!
Die habendoch tatsächlich alle das Gleiche Gesicht.
Ich tippe auf 3 Genarationen Inzucht.
Der Mann in der Mitte schaut aus wie ein Axtmörder.
Wirklich ich liebe diese Karte.
Die war wirklich ein guter Kauf.
Ich wünsch dir eine schöne Woche und danke das du mich so zum Lachen gebracht hast.
Janine
I love that picture, there's a sort of attraction in it's dowdiness. Amazing how nobody ever smiled ... even those having pictures taken in studios were sombre.
ReplyDeleteFabulous card, fabulous picture. It is the kind of picture which makes you want to digitally burn your own photo in there. Oh to be part of such a group. Excellent addition to Sepia Saturday.
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