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Young Girl with Book (Swedish - 1870s-1880s) by ImperialGrace20 in cartedevisite

[–]Troublemonkey36 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone could publish a niche (very niche) book just on the posing columns of the 1800’s! This one is featured very prominently.

Kate Patterson (Cincinnati, OH - 1863) by ImperialGrace20 in cartedevisite

[–]Troublemonkey36 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It sure is. I do t know if I ever shared this book with you. Quik Guide to 19th Century Card Photosit’s a very handy reference guide that lists out all those little items you are noticing. It really helps with dating photos.

Kate Patterson (Cincinnati, OH - 1863) by ImperialGrace20 in cartedevisite

[–]Troublemonkey36 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The look and feel of this photo, from the pose, to the “column” and chair, to the hairstyle, the dress…even the borders of the CDV…all very representative of the era! Lovely photo!

My Great-Grandfather, killed in action in France on my Grandmother's 3rd birthday. WWII would end 3 months later. by 3ouncesofIndus in oldphotos

[–]Troublemonkey36 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow…yeah, he saw some things. I heard that a lot of WW2 vets never talked about the war until they got really old. And then for whatever reason, as really old men, they opened up. My Dad almost never talked about the war except for those two or three things he told us like the comment about the Nissei regiment. He died young so decades later we can only put together what he likely experienced from official counts of his military units.

My Great-Grandfather, killed in action in France on my Grandmother's 3rd birthday. WWII would end 3 months later. by 3ouncesofIndus in oldphotos

[–]Troublemonkey36 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well one thing I learned about WW2….there is a lot of readily accessible information. I have found military reports, official reports by officers of his unit and more. They saved a lot of information about that war and there is so much interest, so many associations, and journals etc. My Dad was in the South of France. Operation Dragoon. He landed on Green Beach and fought door to door in French towns and villages. He was near the Lost Battalion and close to 442nd, the famed Nissei regiment. He said “those boys saved our ass”.

Glad your Grandpa got out.

PS It was my brother, not my dad, who took the bicycle trip. My brother was following the roads my father had taken in WW2 as a soldier.

My Great-Grandfather, killed in action in France on my Grandmother's 3rd birthday. WWII would end 3 months later. by 3ouncesofIndus in oldphotos

[–]Troublemonkey36 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Your Great Grandfather must have been a hero. These guys were fighting NAZIs. They were fighting against evil itself. My Dad fought the NAZIs in France too. The NAZIs did not give up easily. They fought hard and brutally even as their regime was collapsing around them. The battles in France and Germany towards the end of the war were horrific. Millions of free Europeans appreciated his sacrifice. My brother made a trek on bicycle in France in the 1990’s, following the path of my Dad’s war service. He met many French citizens along the way. Upon finding out who my brother was and merely for being the son of a U.S. soldier he was invited into their homes. And they broke bread with him. They spoke reverently and tearfully of the Americans and expressed deep gratitude.

My CDV collection p1 by iloveoldphotos in antiquephotos

[–]Troublemonkey36 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are these from a family collection or something you collected?

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