Historical Fiction Photos

I felt in the mood to play with the photos online that I've already taken and show it to you! Last spring, I dressed my dolls up for various time periods, did a photo shoot of each and selected one picture. Then I wrote a "story" to go with it. This was originally my friend's idea and I thought it would be fun to do too. I want to do more of these when the weather warms up, but for now...here is that ones I've done!

America's Daughters

 One of the first daughters of America is Sarah Williams, a pilgrim girl in 1620. This is an amazing painting, done by an Englishman during her work of gathering food for her settlement. It is said he colored it after doing a rough sketch beforehand.

Marie Jane Lewis is our next daughter. This photo was taken on a very early morning in 1862. She is an abolitionist's daughter, and she is carrying food and supplies to slaves that are hiding in the store house. She wears a nightgown, her shawl wrapped around her.

This is photo is labeled "Marie." She appears to have a kind face and warm heart towards slaves.

The next daughter is Mamie Phillips, in 1898. This photo was taken of her by the pillar of the front of her female seminary finishing school. She wears a victorian style puff sleeved dress and hair style. This was probably taken for her parents at home.

This photo was labeled "My Little Sister." It was taken in 1934, during the great depression. It depicts a young girl, washing clothing and hanging on her clothes line on a farm. Her brother took this photo with his camera, newly given to him for his birthday, a rare gift during this time, from his Grandfather

This is a photo of Susan, taken in 1944 during World War Two. She is a young school teacher, promised to be married to a soldier fighting on the war front. She sent him this picture and note, and he kept it in his hat daily. The picture is thought to have been taken in the school yard during the fall.