Sepia Saturday 743 : 28th September 2024

 

We end our Highs and Lows month on something of a low - but if you are going to be low down deep under the ocean, you are best dressed in a divers' suit. Sometimes when we look through our collections of old photographs, we come across those that simply defy explanation. Why did Aunty Miriam get photographed rider a turkey, why did Uncle George dress up as an elephant .... why did the actress Sarah Bernhardt have her photograph taken with a man in a diving suit? So this week you can bring us your odd, your unexplained, your curious, your divers, your actresses, your whatever you want. Just bring them on or around Saturday 28th September 2024 and add a link to the list below. And then, whilst you are decompressing, take a look at what is in store in October.

Sepia Saturday 742 : 21st September 2024

 

We are having a month of highs and lows here on Sepia Saturday and this week is a high. We are high in the sky building a bridge over the River Tyne in Newcastle in the United Kingdom. If you want to follow the theme you could go with bridges, with rivers, or with working high in the sky. You can always choose to ignore the theme and go with any old photo you want. All we ask is that you post your post on or around Saturday 21st September 2024 and add a link to the list below. If you want to know what is on the other side of the sepia bridge - here's a look into the future.

Sepia Saturday 741 : 14th September 2024

 

We are travelling through the highs and lows of September here on Sepia Saturday and our particular take on the theme this week is a low in several senses of the word. There is nothing wrong with a bit of nostalgia here and there, nothing wrong with the good old days .... but sending men (and women and in many cases, children) deep underground to dig coal and other minerals for long hours in dangerous conditions for meagre wages could never be seen as one of the high points of human achievement. Our theme photograph dates back to 1905 and shows the No 3 Galt Mine in Alberta Canada where coal was extracted from the earth in huge quantities. We are asking you to extract your old photographs from the bowels of your collection and share them with other lovers of old photographs on or around Saturday 14th September 2024 and add a link to the list below. Before you resume your mining activities, here is a reminder for what you should be looking for next.

Sepia Saturday 740 : 7th September 2024

 

It's a new month and a new theme - highs and lows. You can celebrate the theme however you want or ignore it entirely, the choice is yours. Our theme image for this week features a couple of Alpine skiers from almost a century ago, feeling high on the top of a mountain. Why not join them by posting your Sepia Saturday contribution on or around Saturday 7th September and leaving a link on the list below. And before you go off-piste, have a look what other highs and lows we have this month.

Sepia Saturday 739 : 31 August 2024

 

Dear Sepians, This is the last of my postcards as this is the end of postcard month here on Sepia Saturday. This week our theme image shows a group of soldiers from the early twentieth century. Soldiers, sailors, airmen or any military group would fit in with the theme, or any picture postcard would. Whatever you choose just post your posts on or around Saturday 31st August 2024 and add a link to the list below. And, don't forget, our September theme is Highs and Lows - here are the first two theme images so you can start planning your submissions. Best regards, Alan

Sepia Saturday 738 : 24 August 2024

 

Dear Sepians, We continue with our postcard month here on Sepia Saturday and this week we are having a bit of a laugh. Most of us are familiar with these types of cartoons - these days you see them all the time on your social media feeds - and back in the early twentieth century they were an integral part of that pre-digital social media craze - the picture postcard. Share your laughs and share your smiles by posting an old image on or around Saturday 24th August 2024 and adding a link to the list below. And before the smile wears off your face, take a look at what is around the corner on Sepia Saturday. As ever, Alan

Sepia Saturday 737 : 17th August 2024

 

Dear Sepians, Here we are enjoying the delights of the English seaside at Morecambe. Feel that refreshing breeze blowing straight off the Irish Sea rejuvenate your very being. Walk along the promenade and then turn around and walk back again. What could be more fun? Taking part in Sepia Saturday 737 could be more fun. All you need to do is to post an old photo and some new thoughts on or around Saturday 17th August 2024 and then add a link to the list below. I'm off for an ice cream now. Best regards, Alan. P.S. Here is what is around the corner -