This is a series of family photos taken by a Mr.E.A. Ife, mostly in the 1920s. They lived in Cassio Road, Watford, and Mr. Ife ran the ‘Post Office Savings Club Photographic Society’ from there.
a simply amazing set of photos from the collection of Mike / Abaraphobia
all photographs are from the collection of Mike / Abaraphobia
hila has been sharing some great old family photos lately, so i couldn’t resist dipping into my own collection. some background info: i have three older brothers. i’ll refer to them as brothers no. 1, 2 & 3 – because it’s easier that way.
mom as a tyke:
dad as a teen:
mom & dad on their wedding day:
dad & brother no.1:
dad, brothers no. 1 & 2 and gussie the bouvier:
brother no.2 & gussie
brother no.1 feeding brother no.3:
mom & brother no.3:
brother no.3 feeding gussie his first birthday cake
parents looking suave:
dad & brother no. 3 on holiday:
me as a baby with creepy doll:
train cake & ship in a bottle – basically the best birthday ever for brother no.3:
protesting against white tights:
brother no.3 and i - note the budgie on his head:
at school, eating cake and drinking fanta.
it’s mother’s day here on sunday. my mom is on a photography trip on the other side of the world where she will be gallivanting through the english countryside, so there will be no chance for me to lavish her with flowers and cups of tea. my mom doesn’t like eating sweet things – so no cake for mother’s day (i did not inherit that trait unfortunately.) we’ve recently had to overcome some difficulties as a family so mother’s day feels very significant to me this year. i feel that way more and more each day with my family.
so if there’s any chance she checks my blog while she’s away – love you mamma, dearest.
how fucking cool is my mom.
You give us those nice bright colors, you give us the greens of summers / Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah! / I got a Nikon camera , I love to take a photograph / So Mama, don’t take my Kodachrome away
makes me smile EVERY time. i thought of that song immediately when looking through aroid’s kodachrome photos, not just because they are actually kodachrome – but certainly the feeling they evoke. i really am such a sucker for old family photographs, and these babies are a serious treat. if you have some time to spare (MAKE some time, dammit) – have a gander through his incredible collection of vintage photographs (which i have blogged about before over here)
he even has home movies for heaven’s sake.
all belong to aroid.
these are the most remarkable vintage photos i have seen in a while. they are from dasha’s flickr, showing her family in the seventies. the colours!
