Granny's Gate

What a charming photograph of a little girl on a seaside donkey. It was taken at St Anne's on the Lancashire coast in front of her Granny's gate! I have included the reverse of the photograph which carries a caption. I cannot read the girl's surname after the T. Can anyone decipher it for me, please?

Picking Daisies!

If you watched the film Calendar Girls, you will be familiar with the phrase: "We are going to need considerably bigger buns!" When the Edwardian photographer gave this small girl a basket and asked her to start filling it with daisies, both he and she hadn't appreciated how many there were in this vast field. By the look on her face, she is about to say, "We are going to need a considerably bigger basket!" Poor girl.

Girl with a Bicycle

Is it me or is the pose of this young women slightly risque for the period it was photographed - the early 1900s? She's very confident. Perhaps the photographer is her fiance? What do you think?

A Little Girl at the Graveside

Another of the finds in the albums just rediscovered. There is a certain poignancy in this photograph of a young girl at the graveside of - I presume - an elder brother? It is quite unusual to find such a personal photograph like this. The grave is of Frederick Charles Brown who died on August 31, 1919 aged 22 years. Would he have died as a result of the Influenza epidemic that took the lives of millions of people during 1918-1919, I wonder?

A Little Girl and her Jack Russell

I still miss my beloved Jack Russell, Bert who died last September. Sometimes I come across a Jack Russell photograph or postcard at an antiques market. This fantastic image of a small child perched on a cushion atop a garden wall with a flower and a Jack Russell was purchased recently. It cost less than £1 (approximately $1.60). Taken in the early 1900s, it is a lovely image. Having some previous experience as a picture editor, my eyes were drawn immediately to the fact the dog is, how can I put it politely, a 'little excited'. Normally, photographers of the time would blur the offending part of the photograph during printing!

A Life of Privilege?

These two young gentlemen come, I believe, from a well-to-do family. Few children would have had access to such splendid and large model boats. I wonder where they sailed them. The photograph has the inscription 'August 1917' pencilled on the reverse. I wonder, too, if their father was a Naval officer and serving in the war?

An Enigmatic Scene that raises Questions

This young girl looks happy. Could it be her birthday? Is she on a day out? But, who is the enigmatic figure at the top of the steps? Could it be her father? He is smartly dressed, but why is he looking away and not towards the child? What is he looking at and is he posing for the photograph? I have already imagined several situations or scenarios to explain the photograph. What about you? What do you imagine is going on? Let me know?