My Mothers school. I am not sure in which year this was taken. My Mother is the sixth girl on
the right side at the back of the row. She wears her hair up in plaits. she wears a jumper with white spots, her arms are at the back. All the children make very serious faces. Photography then was not an every day event. The room is very bare, everything in education, teaching and bringing up the children was very different. (please click the picture)
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I enlarged the photo and looked closely and believe I saw your mother. The spotted dress helped. She is a little pretty blond child. The children are not only serious, there is also a certain sadness here. You can feel the poverty which was a real issue back in the 1920's to 1950's everywhere. As with many old school photo's names have been written above some children. We did think about the defacing, we thought about the joy we felt for our friends.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see a photo of the woman your mother grew into. She suceeded by having a wonderful daughter like you to keep her memories alive. God bless you.
Thank you Crystal you gave me a vey kind and thoughtful feedback.
ReplyDeleteYour mother is the only one who has even the remotest look of mirth about her; everyone looks SO sombre, don't they?
ReplyDeleteThe thing is, no matter how they look, the photos are still real treasures to hold on to, aren't they? Thank you for sharing this.
Kat
Amazing photograph. It reminds me of the old Jeremias Gotthelf days, Although I must admit I also have a picture similar to this of me in Grade 1 (1950) just the clothes look slightly more modern. Au e schöne 1. August, we're going with a group of Aussie friends to Cleveland for lunch to celebrate Swiss National Day, although I suspect some of them might be celebrating their horses' birthday.
ReplyDeleteVERY different from today's school-room. They probably didn't mind because it was all they knew.
ReplyDeleteTitania - Thanks so much for posting my badge! I do appreciate that.
ReplyDeleteInterestingly, I note that you have the words "Big Pond" in your blog address. That's a coincidence as my uncle in Cape Breton lives just down the road from a place called "Big Pond". You may heard of a singer called Rita McNeil? She has a tea-room there.
Kat
Great picture - wonder who all these people grew up to be.
ReplyDeletethis is a wonderful photo! i love how many of them have their arms crossed over their chests--very serious indeed. when enlarged, you can see some of the children's names written on the photo. thanks for sharing this one.
ReplyDeleteThe children are wearing serious expressions but, the teacher is almost scowling. Not too surprising, I suppose, given the period. My great grandfather would never have his 'likeness' taken.
ReplyDeleteThere is some decoration in the room. It looks like several Audubon prints hanging in the background. Hopefully they brightened the room more than the teacher did!
ReplyDeleteWow, look at the disciplined rigidness of that class. What a difference from todays school rooms. The picture makes me think of an old world church school, with the headmaster standing in the back keeping watch on his charges.
ReplyDeleteIndeed a lifetime of difference with the classrooms of today and the faces of today's children. I keep looking for Dickens and the like to pop out of the photo! Great choice for SepiaSat.
ReplyDeleteClass pictures area always so much fun, and often overlooked by collectors. But the fun is in the details. With modern technology we can zoom in close on the various faces and open a whole world within the larger world. Wonderful shot.
ReplyDeleteThey must have told the children to cross their arms and look serious. Great picture - I always love old class pictures. I just wish your mother had been closer to the front.
ReplyDeleteAH, AH!!
ReplyDeletei guess no matter where on this planet or from which era, they always look ever so formal...
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I love being able to scan and enlarge photographs to get a look at the details. This one was wonderful for that -- to see the faces of the children, the clothing, hairstyles, etc. You didn't mention what year this might have been. Your mom looks like she could have been about 12 - maybe. At least there are some photos on the walls.... Thanks for sharing this wonderful photograph with us.
ReplyDeleteFabulous photograph. One could wander around those faces all day, in each one of them seeing different stories, different histories.
ReplyDeleteHelo Titania
ReplyDeleteDas ging noch züchtig zu und her damals, wenn ich manchmal auf Bildern sehe oder in Artikeln lese wie locker die Kinder heute sitzen und wie sich bewegen dürfen im Raum, könnte ich direkt ein wenig neidisch werden *zwinker*.
Deine Mutter war ein hübsches Kind, das war bestimmt eine grosse Arbeit die Frisur so hinzukriegen jeden Tag.
Liebe Grüsse nach Australien
Elfe
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