tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post2108053934223453959..comments2024-03-08T11:16:16.812+00:00Comments on A Postcard a Day: Group portraitSheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-64749693615130489892013-02-28T22:16:13.543+00:002013-02-28T22:16:13.543+00:00What lovely photos! Your father was so handsome! I...What lovely photos! Your father was so handsome! I love going through photos of my grandparents and family from the 30s, 40s and 50s. They were all so stylish and beautiful.Emm in Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04945540478030885434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-18901336669787413372013-02-26T19:27:12.043+00:002013-02-26T19:27:12.043+00:00What a good looking man your father was. A lovely...What a good looking man your father was. A lovely photograph to have in your collection. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-40280377309379977132013-02-26T13:03:49.086+00:002013-02-26T13:03:49.086+00:00Nancy and I are on the same page -- I was thinking...Nancy and I are on the same page -- I was thinking his solo portrait looks like those old photos of movie stars, especially ones from the silent era. I guess it's something about his eyes. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-69887836704631292172013-02-25T22:43:49.775+00:002013-02-25T22:43:49.775+00:00What a handsome father. He looks a bit like Errol ...What a handsome father. He looks a bit like Errol Flynn. <br />NancyNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-79766900596766825022013-02-25T20:59:47.922+00:002013-02-25T20:59:47.922+00:00You might be able to identify the cap badges for t...You might be able to identify the cap badges for the two other soldiers in the first postcard portrait. Perhaps they served alongside your father in Italy.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-9526394242125221552013-02-25T17:01:14.294+00:002013-02-25T17:01:14.294+00:00Well the only comment I can offer is that he is we...Well the only comment I can offer is that he is wearing different hats in each photo but I know zip about uniforms.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-44794675294073197382013-02-25T03:10:58.296+00:002013-02-25T03:10:58.296+00:00Great photos and good sound advice- it's funny...Great photos and good sound advice- it's funny how photos can give us so many clues on both sides!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-50731921117232630812013-02-24T23:50:57.640+00:002013-02-24T23:50:57.640+00:00He looks ever so slightly older to me in the secon...He looks ever so slightly older to me in the second picture. Maybe it is just the pose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-69582985383203660962013-02-24T21:09:51.460+00:002013-02-24T21:09:51.460+00:00On both photographs, everything except for part of...On both photographs, everything except for part of the faces looks unusually dark. I wonder whether that wa a preferred style or if it shows a lack of photographic lightning.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-7614265309398385872013-02-24T18:22:20.137+00:002013-02-24T18:22:20.137+00:00If only names were written on the back as we can&#...If only names were written on the back as we can't ask our relatives now. Good-looking chap your father, improperly dressed or not.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-8592906676148997112013-02-24T17:55:06.831+00:002013-02-24T17:55:06.831+00:00Your Dad was very handsome. I love how they made ...Your Dad was very handsome. I love how they made photos into postcards back then.<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-31009555633303017492013-02-24T16:01:59.130+00:002013-02-24T16:01:59.130+00:00Yes,I imagined these photos would have given great...Yes,I imagined these photos would have given great comfort to those waiting&worrying at Home.tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-40147057668172981732013-02-24T13:37:47.654+00:002013-02-24T13:37:47.654+00:00Thank you. :)Thank you. :)Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-90006176244957215652013-02-24T13:37:33.160+00:002013-02-24T13:37:33.160+00:00My father was always and forever improperly dresse...My father was always and forever improperly dressed. Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-79324175249999721102013-02-24T13:35:56.951+00:002013-02-24T13:35:56.951+00:00Yes, I do have many more with many more unknowns.Yes, I do have many more with many more unknowns.Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-43323063562349881042013-02-24T11:15:28.228+00:002013-02-24T11:15:28.228+00:00That is such good advice - to turn our photos over...That is such good advice - to turn our photos over and examine the detailed clues such as the photographic printers. And such fine photos too.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-85863694307167497052013-02-24T11:11:45.469+00:002013-02-24T11:11:45.469+00:00A pen showing in hispocket is a risk that he would...A pen showing in hispocket is a risk that he would have been accused of being improperly dressed!Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-65882262940805014592013-02-24T05:18:41.361+00:002013-02-24T05:18:41.361+00:00Sadly so many military photos are filled with unkn...Sadly so many military photos are filled with unknowns, but they are still worth saving when you know at least one. In the days before modern cellphones and email, soldiers could be years away from their family and these photos were an important memento to send home. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.com