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.
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.
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 of a young couple on a deserted road was taken in St. Joseph, Missouri in or around 1900.
I wonder what this place looks like today!
Oh… I hate to think. Suburban sprawl probably!
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.
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!