tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post2829675593537616808..comments2023-12-16T15:55:01.741-08:00Comments on Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy: The Online Diary of a Central Oregon Grandmother: Sepia Saturday #90: Sisters Martha and Talitha LetsomOregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-6495804422303012332011-09-06T14:12:52.483-07:002011-09-06T14:12:52.483-07:00So wonderful to have such history. I'm still c...So wonderful to have such history. I'm still convinced mine were horse thieves. That's the story my father and uncle told me, always with a gleam in their eyes.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-60456039586654906602011-09-04T12:32:35.478-07:002011-09-04T12:32:35.478-07:00For this week's prompt I found an old pic of m...For this week's prompt I found an old pic of my granny and her sister, from around 1919 so I'm pleased for you that you have an early pic of an earlier generation. Love the house photo too :-) JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-74929498817685503422011-09-04T06:39:16.907-07:002011-09-04T06:39:16.907-07:00What a great story! John was obviously a busy chap...What a great story! John was obviously a busy chap.Martin Lowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03875064625911285695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-77627387260764040042011-09-03T22:44:11.408-07:002011-09-03T22:44:11.408-07:00Wow, what an amazing group of photos and all that ...Wow, what an amazing group of photos and all that fascination information...I especially like the children and their hats, but I really fine the two older ladies, with the shadows falling in around them quite a lovely photo!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-40512766196824973732011-09-03T11:38:45.504-07:002011-09-03T11:38:45.504-07:00The girls look so solemn but with a beauty too. I...The girls look so solemn but with a beauty too. I found it amazing and interesting that John Letsom thought it better to sail around Cape Horn than to go overland.Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttp://apostcardaday.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-35733707047684396312011-09-03T09:11:25.658-07:002011-09-03T09:11:25.658-07:00I Hope You Have A Good Trip.
ha!Liz,That's Why...I Hope You Have A Good Trip.<br />ha!Liz,That's Why I Dont Smile In Photos!!:)tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-73139239444644820682011-09-03T06:11:57.009-07:002011-09-03T06:11:57.009-07:00For not having time you sure did pull together a g...For not having time you sure did pull together a great tale and fascinating photos. The first photo of the girls with their petticoats over their dresses and those hats is my favorite and then to see them in their later years, a great way to end. The youngest in the fdirst photo seems to be wondering, "why is something on my head?"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-46195205165842585802011-09-02T14:49:33.649-07:002011-09-02T14:49:33.649-07:00Wonderful photos, thank you for sharing them Kathy...Wonderful photos, thank you for sharing them Kathy. I particularly like the one with the flower pot hats.<br /><br />Talitha and Martha's expressions when they were being photographed didn't change much over the decades, did they. I guess once you're in the habit, it's hard to break it.<br /><br />You hear many reasons quoted for the lack of smiles in old photos - the truth is that it was simply convention to have one's portraits taken that way, nothing more. By the late 1870s when the first portrait was taken (I presume from the tones that it's a tintype), the developments in photographic emulsions were such that exposure times were much reduced, and it was no longer a case of staying still for ages.<br /><br />What a story of John Letsom. having moved half way around the world myself, I appreciate what an upheaval that is.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-19643000893867923842011-09-02T14:14:30.773-07:002011-09-02T14:14:30.773-07:00Wonderful photos and especially to have two differ...Wonderful photos and especially to have two different poses of the young sisters! On the family history I can recommend a book that is a history and eyewitness record of the 1849 California Gold Rush - The World Rushed In by J.S. Holliday.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-49243914758641383322011-09-02T13:24:25.460-07:002011-09-02T13:24:25.460-07:00I was really amused by the first photo. The girls ...I was really amused by the first photo. The girls look so serious, but their hats remind me of upside down flower pots.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-66199200670263450672011-09-02T12:32:26.318-07:002011-09-02T12:32:26.318-07:00You have such a rich and interesting family histor...You have such a rich and interesting family history, and always especially interesting to me because it's Oregon history too. Beautiful pictures. I'm sure those girls smiled and laughed when they weren't posing for the camera.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-22253373264109289732011-09-01T23:38:28.236-07:002011-09-01T23:38:28.236-07:00This is a tremendous set of old photos. What a gre...This is a tremendous set of old photos. What a great house. The story of John was fascinating to read - quite a man. He earned his reward for his get-up-and-go. Pity so many people today will not move from the neighbourhood where they were born.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-4802058600739683442011-09-01T20:50:24.456-07:002011-09-01T20:50:24.456-07:00I find old photographs so mysterious. How did the...I find old photographs so mysterious. How did they all manage such enigmatic expressions?larainydayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729238864057667317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-79060291683533687152011-09-01T20:36:42.471-07:002011-09-01T20:36:42.471-07:00I'm not certain if what I've read is true,...I'm not certain if what I've read is true, but I've been told they didn't smile because dental work didn't come cheaply back then.<br /><br />Another possibility I've heard is that they didn't smile because they had to hold the same pose for so long. AnatomyNotes, http://goo.gl/6undZ, says it only takes one more muscle to smile than to frown.<br /><br />Maybe it was simply the tradition. Regardless, priceless capturing of their history in both pictures and words.Liz Strattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14355785887810653358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-11693755797075278112011-09-01T19:20:29.324-07:002011-09-01T19:20:29.324-07:00So interesting, Kathy. And old photos like that ma...So interesting, Kathy. And old photos like that make me feel . . . well, I'm not sure what, exactly, but something. I'm always struck by how serious everyone is and wonder if it is because of the time required to actually take a photo, or because those were serious times. In any event, the information and photos are fascinating. Thanks for sharing. And enjoy your camping trip!Lisa Ricard Clarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05048410207952052295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-37422455695007911872011-09-01T15:36:36.978-07:002011-09-01T15:36:36.978-07:00Very interesting old photos and commentary, great ...Very interesting old photos and commentary, great stuff.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015301472659256675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-34916223207459457562011-09-01T15:07:47.119-07:002011-09-01T15:07:47.119-07:00Very interesting how John got to California by sai...Very interesting how John got to California by sailing. I thought that was smart to avoid all that walking and indians but 6 months on a ship--- goodness.<br />I know I have said it before but I am always struck by the posing with serious looks in old time pictures.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-87259181309228430032011-09-01T15:02:42.179-07:002011-09-01T15:02:42.179-07:00It’s amazing that you have photographs dating so f...It’s amazing that you have photographs dating so far back. Those little girls looks so solemn in both pictures, I suppose because they were not encouraged to smile. Even in old age it was difficult to break the habit. Even better was that very detailed history and pictures of the house. Wonderful!Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.com