The Strangers in the Box.

These are photos I acquired from Where on Earth? Antique Mall in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada. Unfortunately, the photos do not have much information. Click on thumbnails for larger images.

I think most of the photos are from Circa 1900 and were probably taken in Canada and the U.S.A. Some are printed on postcards with handwriting on the back. One postcard has the photographer's stamp on the back. Some are matted and stamped with the photographer's signature.

The Strangers in the Box.

Come, look with me inside this drawer
In this box I’ve often seen,
At the pictures, black and white, |
Faces proud, still and serene.

I wish I knew the people,
These strangers in the box,
Their names and all their memories
Are lost among the socks.

I wonder what their lives were like,
How did they spend their days?
What about their special times?
I’ll never know their ways.

If only someone would have taken time,
To tell who, what, and when,
Those faces of my heritage
Would come to life again.

Could this become the fate
Of the pictures we take today?
The faces and the memories
 Someday to be tossed away.

Make time to save your pictures,
Seize the opportunity when it knocks,
Or someday you and yours could be
The strangers in the box.

Author: Pam Harazim.

Photographer's signatures.

Baldwin, Sioux City, (Iowa, USA)

Baldwin,  Successor to Beamer, Sioux City, (Iowa, USA)

C.C Du Pois, Melfort, Saskatchewan (Canada.)

I. Hilcell, Artist, Beresford, S.O. Dak (South Dakota, U.S.A)

I. Frad, Photographer, Centerville, S.D. (South Dakota, U.S.A)

Waterworth Studio, Central Avenue. Prince Albert, (Saskatchewan) Canada. Printed on the back of the postcard

Artist, Beresford. (New Brunswick, Canada)

Keller's, Beresford. (New Brunswick, Canada)

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"The Old Scrapbook" By C. Nathalie Ellen Milliken

It speaks of times now long ago
In a voice so soft and low,

Come, my friend, see what you can see,
Come and take a look at me.

My bright colors are faded and dim, 

But my spirit is bright within,

Pictures of people in days gone by,
Laughing and crying, we know not why,

Cards and pamphlets, and programs old,
What are the stories they have told?

Wrapping paper, an old gift tag,
Pieces of this, and bits of that,

Little treasures that people have saved,
 Celebrations of special days,

So many mem’ries my pages fill,
They’re waiting now to give you a thrill,

So come, my friend, come take a look,
I am a very special old book,

My binding is cracked, but my heart is whole.
Looking at me is like finding gold.

TOKELOSHE ©

Ticket to the Past.

“Time is one-way ticket.”― Khalid Masood

Inspiration: Pocket Letter by Julie101 at Scrapbook.com 

Supplies: 

Tim Holtz Cling Mount  Stamps: Odds and Ends.

Destination Holidays-Acrylic set.

Tim Holtz Idea-ology SOLOS PAPER DOLLS TH93555

Manilla Tag (6 1/4" x 3 1/8") adhesive, text, Collage Medium, foam brush, pencil, ruler, eraser, acrylic paint, rubbing plate, sponge, rhinestone sticker, reinforcement ring, cardstock, ink-pad, eye-shadow applicator, dimensional dots, ribbon, etc. 

Technique: Rubbing Plates – Texturing Paper for Collage and Mixed Media by Lisa Morales Mixed Media 

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Camping with Deer.

We went camping for a week, during a heat wave, at one of favorite places, next to a river near Limestone Mountain, Alberta, Canada.

Female White Tailed Deer on the other side of the river.

View from our campsite.

Across from our campsite.

"The female (doe) in North America usually weighs from 40 to 90 kg (88 to 198 lb)."- Wikipedia

This makes it all worth it.

Beginner’s Guide to Alberta Crown Land Camping

 

 

  "Notice the lack of antlers on a female deer, such as a female white-tailed deer or a female mule deer. While male deer have often large antlers; these antlers are absent in most species of female deer. Some female deer may have small antler stumps, however."- Sciencing.com

Taken from our campsite, on our side of the river.

 

  

"The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer native to North America, Central America, Ecuador, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia.[2] I-" Wikipedia

 

 "The graceful white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus is well known to most North Americans. Hunters and nonhunters alike recognize the animal by its habit of flourishing its tail over its back, revealing a stark white underside and white buttocks. This "flag" of the white-tailed deer is often glimpsed as the high spirited animal dashes away from people. The tail has a broad base and is almost a foot long. When lowered, it is brown with a white fringe."- Hinterland Who's Who. 

 

  "The white-tailed deer is tan or brown in the summer and grayish brown in winter. It has white on its throat, around its eyes and nose, on its stomach and on the underside of its tail. The male has antlers. Males weigh between 150 and 300 pounds and females weigh between 90 and 200 pounds."- Nature Works

The weather forecast for the period that we camped. Note the Humidex.
We don't have reception where we camp, so I took a screenshot before we left.

Our reliable little weather station. Saturday at 6:26 p.m.

Although the water looks inviting in the heat, it is very cold.

 Erik didn't find the water too cold.

 Erik cooling down in the river.

Cool and clear water.

Fetch!

 

 We use a big disc Plough to make the fire in, the handles are old horse shoes. It stands on a potted plant stand, which is on a RV Mat. We cook in a smaller disc Plough, which also stands on a potted plant stand, the handles are also old horse shoes, which were welded on.

 

As usual the Wild Horses didn't mind us.

A Wild Horses taken through our camper window.

 

  "DNA studies conducted by both the University of Calgary and University of Texas show that our Alberta wild horses are indeed genetically unique. They have DNA related to the draft horse, Indigenous ponies and the original Spanish horse. There are multiple genetics found, but these studies show that this blend of genetics is only found in our Alberta wild horses. Leading scientific researchers have stated that if we were to lose these horses it would be a very large loss to Alberta." – Wild Horses Of Alberta

Cooking in a Wok on a gas burner.

Cooking vegetables in the Wok.

Cooked Chicken, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, salsa, garlic etc. in the Wok.

Who's a good dog ? 

Erik doesn't bark at the Deer or Horses while camping.

Going home.

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