When we see factories full of noisy machinery and workers stacked up like fleshy robots these days we tend to think of third world manufacturers of cheap imported goods, but such condition used to be common in all industrial countries. Leaving aside the discussion about whether their absence from the western world is a good or a bad thing, let us limit ourselves to picturing such conditions. For Sepia Saturday 827 - post your posts on or around Saturday 23rd May 2026 - we ask you to search out your old photographs of factories, workplaces, shoes, boots, benches, leather belts .... or whatever. Once you've chosen your image simply post it and link it. Then take a look at what lies ahead on Sepia Saturday.
We have a portrait for our Sepia Saturday theme image this week, and it is a rather special one for me as it is a portrait of my father, Albert. You can either choose portraits as your prompt or, perhaps, old photographs which have a special meaning for you. Or you can go with whatever old photograph you choose. the choice is yours. Simply post your post on or around Saturday 9th May 2026 and add a link to the list below. And then take a look to see what special things are to come here on Sepia Saturday.
This week is the 824th week of Sepia Saturday so it is time for a celebration, and what better way to celebrate than with a cake. If you are wanting a theme you can have celebrations or cakes or two splendid ladies - the choice, as always, is yours. All you need to do is to choose an old photograph, say a few words about it, post your post on or around Saturday 2nd May 2026, and add a link to the list below. And if you want to know who these two are - I'll tell you a bit more about them in my own post on Saturday. As far as what awaits us during the next 824 weeks - well here is a sneak preview of the next couple of weeks,
I remember back in the 1950s and 60s, people often wanted their television sets including in photographs; those box-like, round-knobbed sets were the status symbol of their time. There may have been a similar trend in the 1920s to include radios in photographs, but, even I, am not old enough to remember that. So for your theme this week you can choose television sets, or objects, settees or china elephants. As always, the choice is yours - all you need to do is to share an old photograph on or around Saturday 25th April 2026 and leave a link on the list below. Once you've done that you can settle down and see what is to come over the coming weeks on Sepia Saturday.
