I thought it would be fun to focus on one year and put together a few photos and use the top songs from same time frame for musical accompaniment.
It’s sweet to think the people in these photographs might have known all the words to these songs by heart, isn’t it? All images and music are from 1907.
First up is a funny stereoscope. This photograph was copyrighted by E.W. Kelley and named Mr. Peck, You Shock Me! This picture was made during the Temperance Movement and depicts a domestic battle as a man prepares to sip his wine as the woman beside him reaches out to intercept him.
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The next picture is of William “Buffalo Bill” Cody, who was at different times a trapper, miner, Pony Express rider, scout, wagon master, stagecoach driver, legislator, and Civil War soldier. Photograph was taken by F.W. Glasier.
If you’ve never read the story on Old Spirituals about Buffalo Bill’s Scandalous Divorce Hearing it’s well worth a read. Buffalo Bill was a tough guy but he was no match for his wife Lulu! What a terror she was!
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This picture was taken in Pittston, Pennsylvania. The city is by the east side of the Susquehanna River and the south side of the Lackawanna River. It’s halfway between Wilkes-Barre and Scranton.
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Three Cheyenne girls, of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana, posed at play with their small teepee dollhouses and dolls for photographer Julia E. Tuell.
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I don’t have too much information on this next one but it’s a neat picture. It was labeled “Stopping for dinner, at Washington, N.J., May 30, ’07” and the copyright holder is E.E. Rice.
This last picture looks very familiar. I believe we’re back at the Peck’s home where, once again, domestic tranquility proves elusive.
To be clear, the Pecks aren’t mentioned but it sure looks like the same place, doesn’t it? And it has the same copyright holder – E.W. Kelley. This picture is called “Mother was going in swimming.” It was also taken in 1907.
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Washington, NJ, is 30 miles from my childhood home. Quaint little town. In the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, Washington, NJ, “. . . became a mecca of musical instruments manufacturers, the manufacture of organs in particular.”
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How funny! When I wrote this, I went back and checked to make sure I ‘d gotten it right. I never heard of Washington New Jersey before. It looks quaint!
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Most Americans think of New Jersey in terms of Bayonne, Newark, Jersey City, Lodi, etc al. But the State is call “The Garden State” for a reason. Farming and small cities and towns permeate the State. Campbells Soup in based in Camden, NJ, across the Delaware River from Philadelphia because of the rich supply of tomatoes and vegetables.
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Wow, Buffalo Bill’s wife sounds like an unholy terror! Sheesh! I love the photo of the Cheyenne children playing with their play teepees. How adorable is that!
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I thought so too! I’ve never seen pictures from that era that feature native children playing. Typically when we hear of them, it’s always with the tragic parts of their story emphasized, which is too bad!
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Regarding Lulu Cody, I think Buffalo Bill was a little scared of her! I sure would’ve been!
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These old photos, such a different world; but, we all came from the legacy of this world left behind, and we are stewards to take it to the next step. Seasons Greetings and peace to you! 🌟
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That is a beautiful thought! Thank you so much and hope to see you back again soon. Happy holidays to you! 🎄
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