Here’s another photo from my Grandpa’s collection. (See A Family Photo Jackpot for the story of my gradually scanning/preserving a large collection of old photos). I’m actually showing two photos—front and back of an old photo postcard, sent from St. Paul, to Bemidji, MN. What’s wonderful about its being a postcard is that the postmark [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Minnesota’
Photo – An Old Photo Postcard
Posted in Photos, tagged Bemidji, Carroll, Hall, Lytle, Mill Park, Minnesota, Photo Postcard, Sepia, Sexton, St. Paul, Vintage Photo Postcard on April 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Photo – Mowing the Lawn in 1940
Posted in Photos, tagged 1940, Bemidji, Bill Sexton, family photos, George Sexton, Minnesota, Old lawnmower on February 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Here’s another photo from our family collection that I like. It’s labeled “Pa – George – Jim – Aug, 1940″ and shows my great-grandfather mowing his lawn in Bemidji, MN in 1940. He’s standing next to my grandfather’s brother George, and George’s son Jim. (Click to see a larger version, not cropped). There’s nothing dramatic [...]
Photo – St. Paul to Canada Road Rally, 1920s
Posted in Photos, tagged history, Minnesota, Minnesota history, Model T, Old photo, road rally, St. Paul, St. Paul to Canada, University of Minnesota on January 24, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Here’s a wonderful photo of my grandfather that really lends itself to studying it, and thinking about the time and place that it was taken. It’s a photo that was in my grandfather’s collection. My grandfather was Ted (Edward Thomas) Sexton (1902-1980). Ted grew up in Bemidji, MN, one of twelve siblings. As a young [...]
