I had a tough time reading the letter p in this note, but after comparing a lot of similar words… I feel a lot more confident about words like precepts and point. The one letter I’m still struggling with is in the final attribution (in the bottom left corner of the page). I think it’s “by B. J. Howe,” but I can’t tell for sure what the second initial is.
The Aldine Autograph Album, with decorated spaces and lines for sentiment and name.
What’s interesting to note is that her last name is spelled “Duryea” on this title page, but in subsequent pages shows up as “Duryee.” In fact, there are several other signatures that appear to be family members – and all of them sign their name “Duryee.”
A few days ago, while attending the Vintage Bazaar Holiday Pop-Up Shop, I came across an old autograph book. The moment I opened it and saw all the messages, I was entranced.
The above photo is from a series taken by Tokyo Times, while visiting an abandoned building. Inside, he found the remnants of an old enka singer’s life, a time capsule of sorts. The images are moving in what they suggest – a life of music, and a time that’s since passed. I love these photos for much the same reason…
On the way to work yesterday morning, I spotted two odd signs posted at the Logan Square Blue Line stop. At first, they looked like ordinary signs… but something about the dotted line caught my eye, and I paused for a closer look. This first sign was a puzzler. Still not sure what it’s asking, but it was definitely interesting….
Walking home from work a few days ago, I spotted this sign resting outside of the Post Office. What struck me most (outside of it being upside down) is that it looked like someone carved the note into a batch of paint as opposed to using paint to make the letters. I wasn’t sure what it was or what it…
Love-pictures is an online gallery “to celebrate found and taken photographs that are experienced as much by the heart as by the head.” Here’s a bit more about the photos from the site itself: The inaugural portfolio is selected from Scott’s archive of over 4500 found photographs, and is the product of almost 40 years of collecting. Thirty of Scott’s…
From time to time, I’ll pop by the Bank of America near where I work to get change. Our laundry machines in the apartment use quarters, and every so often I’ll need a roll of quarters. Recently, I was there and did the usual: gave the teller a $10 bill, and she gave me a roll of quarters in return….
Tonight there was a Dirty Found show at Corbett vs. Dempsey,which Liz and I attended. It’s been almost two years since my last Dirty Found show, so this was a nice chance to actually spend more than 5 minutes in attendence. Interior shot, entrance. Julie was working the front door, and I felt a bit awkward – we hadn’t really…
While at Rotofugi, we were joined by Ben’s wife, Laura, and Justin’s friend Chris. A bunch of us then headed over to Intuit Gallery to see a pretty fantastic double bill: Found Magazine and Frank Warren (who runs PostSecret)! As many of you already know, I’m a huge fan of Found Magazine, and I’ve been taken with PostSecret ever since…