Kimberly Tilley rescues forgotten stories of early twentieth century America from obscurity. Her books, Grievous Deeds (2023); Has it Come to This? (2022), Cold Heart (2020), and The Poisoned Glass (2019) were Amazon category best-sellers in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and India.
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Kimberly is the cofounder of Pivot Talent Development LLC, headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. PIVOT offers workshops, training, consulting, and coaching to help professionals improve performance, drive business impact, and transcend limitations.
Kimberly owns OldSpirituals.com. She's very grateful for the wonderful community and two outstanding contributors to help fulfill the site's mission of rescuing fascinating stories from obscurity.
Kimberly is the cofounder of Pivot Talent Development LLC, headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. PIVOT offers workshops, training, consulting, and coaching to help professionals improve performance, drive business impact, and transcend limitations.
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This photograph was taken in 1903 by William Henry Jackson. The photographer took the unusual step of naming the picture.
The title of photograph is the feeling the girl in the photo is supposedly displaying.
I’ll post the answer tomorrow. Anyone want to take a guess today in the comments?
Devious
Good guess! Stay tuned to see if you are correct!
Despair
Good guess! I’ll post the answer tomorrow!
“Lost love.” Base that on her expression and the envelope next to her on the chair. A “Dear Jane” letter, perhaps?
Good guess! Stay tuned for the answer!
The word “despair” actually came to mind before I read the comments. Heartbroken or jilted might be more modern terms, but “despair” sounds more1903 for a title. It had to be a letter from someone she loves since she’s holding it to her heart.
Great observation! The answer will be revealed in just a few hours!
She looks quite sad to me like she’s received some bad news. Maybe Heartbreak?
Good guess! She does look that way. I’m going to post the answer later this afternoon!