LEAVES OF GRASS: GRANDPARENTS' MEMORY... LEMBRANÇA DOS MEUS AVÓS...

Wednesday, March 09, 2011

GRANDPARENTS' MEMORY... LEMBRANÇA DOS MEUS AVÓS...

Wedding of my grandparents, Rita and Felício Marmo, in October 1º, 1913.
Casamento de meus avós, Rita e Felício Marmo, em 1º de Outubro de 1913.

22 comments:

RuthWednesday, March 09, 2011 10:56:00 AM
A blissfully wonderful photograph, Sonia! I just love it. I can see it was difficult for the children to remain still. Everyone is so somber, as they had to be waiting for the photographer. But that one image of the young woman in white, with her arms on the shoulders of . . . her grandfather? and his hands grasping hers, is a beautiful surprise in this old portrait. All those white dresses and bows. And lovely bride and groom!
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AnonymousWednesday, March 09, 2011 11:51:00 AM
Fabulous old photo! What a family!!

OH, and I LOVE your header picture.

Di
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OldLady Of The HillsWednesday, March 09, 2011 2:28:00 PM
What aq FANTASTIC Picture, Sonia....It is such a fascinting photograph and such a GREAT GREAT Picture, and in such wonderful shape! I am always amazed by the condition of your Vintage Photographs....It is really marvelous! True Treasures!
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georgia little peaWednesday, March 09, 2011 4:40:00 PM
I LOVE old photos :) there are quite a few in your blog. It's fantastic that you kept them. I have a few too, of my family only however, maybe just one or two from the grandparents generation.

This wedding picture must have been taken in the time when people had to keep really, really still waiting for the flash to go off. There are 3 blurry children in there!
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Morning Bray FarmThursday, March 10, 2011 1:37:00 AM
What a big, beautiful family Sonia!
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LorenzaThursday, March 10, 2011 1:50:00 AM
Wow!
That is a super special picture!
Thanks for sharing it!
Happy Wednesday!
Kisses and hugs
Lorenza
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MelanieThursday, March 10, 2011 1:33:00 PM
Beautiful. I love your new banner too!!Have a great weekend.
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Pietro BrosioThursday, March 10, 2011 4:12:00 PM
Sonia, these old family photos are always so fascinating! This image is amazing, I notice some beautiful mustache typical of those times!
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Janice ThomsonFriday, March 11, 2011 1:05:00 AM
Superb photo Sonia - how wonderful to have these delightful keepsakes.
Love the clothing worn in those days...
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claudeFriday, March 11, 2011 4:31:00 AM
Hello Sonia !
I love that kind of old photos and I love coconut plams too.
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PJFriday, March 11, 2011 4:55:00 PM
What a beautiful wedding pictures. A beautiful family!
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freefallingFriday, March 11, 2011 6:25:00 PM
What a FANTASTIC photo, Sonia.
So many details to look at.
I love the old man with the white beard and big stomach holding the girls hands.
The priest's shoes.
The mother-in-law looks very stern.
And that wallpaper!
Isn't it gorgeous?
Was it at their house?
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José Doutel CoroadoFriday, March 11, 2011 8:41:00 PM
Cara Sonia,
belíssima fotografia!!
abs
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SandraFriday, March 11, 2011 9:52:00 PM
Só tenho as lembranças no coração e pensamento. Não tenho fotos dos meus avós. Que bom que vc tem essas memorias.São nossa hist´rias de vidas...
Bjs.
Sandra
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SandraFriday, March 11, 2011 9:53:00 PM
Que bom que gostou na minha postagem na interação. Os esquilos são mesmos muito bonitos e espertos.
Sandra
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BarbSaturday, March 12, 2011 6:47:00 PM
Hi Sonia, These old photos are wonderful! I have a collection of photos and baptismal certificates on a wall in my home. Some are from the 1800's and many of the photos from early 1900's. Like in your photograph,the people are very somber (apparently nobody said "cheese" back then!).
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auntpearlSunday, March 13, 2011 10:51:00 AM
Oh my goodness...What a treasure. Love it.
Thanks for sharing.
Hope you are doing well.
Sending you hugs,
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Lara @ UproadMonday, March 14, 2011 12:22:00 PM
oh, fascinating memories...
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PeterParisMonday, March 14, 2011 2:01:00 PM
Fantastic to have such old photos! This one is really good (two little girls obviously moved a little, but they are excused)! :-)
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raufTuesday, March 15, 2011 1:14:00 PM
Oh what a fabulous photograph Sonia. All except three children remained stillas directed by the photographer, who indeed must have had loads of talent and patience to take such a stunningly sharp and well arranged picture.

In the year 1913, this must have been a film plate with a hand ground German Carl Zeiss lens. Now in film and with digital we can take pictures with 6400 ISO setting. Those days the film plate had a maximum speed of only 6 ASA (ISO). And there was no shutter in between the lens. The opening and the closing of the lens cap served as exposure taking longer time to expose the film plate. 10 to 30 seconds. People had to hold their breath and sit still to get a clear and a sharp picture. Elegantly dressed, everybody performed so well in this picture Sonia and as Ruth says, you can't expect the children to sit still for more than a couple of seconds.
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AnonymousThursday, March 17, 2011 3:49:00 PM
Wonderful photo of a beautiful-looking family!

Paz
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North County Film ClubMonday, January 16, 2012 8:20:00 PM
What a fantastic photo. I can't stop looking at it. So many wonderful details.
Barbara
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