This photograph of a young couple on a deserted road was taken in St. Joseph, Missouri in or around 1900.
A Lovers’ Lane of Days Gone By
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This photograph of a young couple on a deserted road was taken in St. Joseph, Missouri in or around 1900.
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I wonder what this place looks like today!
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Oh… I hate to think. Suburban sprawl probably!
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I was a contracted, studio wedding photographer years ago. My wild guess is this is a photo of a newly engaged couple or of a bride and groom after the ceremony. Even today, photos are taken of a newly married couple in a horse drawn carriage.
Whatever the reason for the photo, it is well composed. The position of the carriage using “available” and not “direct” sunlight, creates a romantic atmosphere.
Then, of course, I may completely off-base.
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Aha! I bet you are right! One thing that struck me as strange is that a photographer came across this couple and they let him take a photograph… that explains it!
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