Anyone ever look at very early photographs just to see what metal items they had?

[Helix]

When ever I see a picture from the late 1800s I am always looking to see what they had made of metal. OHH its the wedding party from 1880, and everyone is just about wearing rings!! Am I sick or do other people do the same. Early farm equipment pictures are use full also.

 

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[kingskid1611]

I like looking at background stuff in photos. I just thought I was weird. glad I'm not alone...

 

[BigWaveDave]

I love old, like super old postcards...seen some, they would take a picture of their house, then that pic would be made into a custom postcard. I had one, from an old house, like a mansion in MA, wanted to track it down, trade it it to the owner for a permission.

 

[BigWaveDave]

Another thing...off topic, but you'll get it...
I watch episodes of COPS, and I find myself looking at the yards in the background, wonder....has it been hunted?

 

[Helix]

Another thing...off topic, but you'll get it...
I watch episodes of COPS, and I find myself looking at the yards in the background, wonder....has it been hunted?

Off topic also but If I was a police officer/ privy digger and show up at a 1830s house I would also be looking for sink holes along with the contra ban.

 

[Trapper340]

When I started trapping I would look and land and think what is out there , now I look at yards and think what's in the ground.

 

[Helix]

When I started trapping I would look and land and think what is out there , now I look at yards and think what's in the ground.

Its still out there man don't give up.

 

[Truth]

I'm down with this sickness


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[Deft Tones]

Yes I do that too.

I also look at the backgrounds watching movies.

 

[Ima digger]

Yea, and who is wearing shoes, and what kind. And the way their hair is styled, and what kind of buttons on their clothes, and what kind of house is in the background and Yea I just pick it apart. I guess i'm thinking what kind of lives they had. I'm a history nut, can u tell And the MDing just makes it more fun. Ima

 

[Helix]

Yea, and who is wearing shoes, and what kind. And the way their hair is styled, and what kind of buttons on their clothes, and what kind of house is in the background and Yea I just pick it apart. I guess i'm thinking what kind of lives they had. I'm a history nut, can u tell And the MDing just makes it more fun. Ima

Yes some people don't get it. I was with a friend and we were at The Field Museum in Chicago. Now I was there as a kid in the 1980s and wow it changed. When did it basically become a childrens museum, I was questioning?? ? (Not that I don't love children) I only remember one gift shop not 6. I just remember being more like you would think a museum should be, like the way I remember it. Anyway Dearborn Michigan's Greenfield Village has the best interesting American History open to the public in the U.S. If anyone can think of another place open to the public, please fill me in.

 

[dirtdigginfool]

Absolutely! I like the old black n white pics of trains, farm machinery, iron bridges...and thinking how they built that s##t with their hands!! Yes, I believe all involved here share the same sickness...ddf

 

[Helix]

I had someone call me sick because I spent too much time looking at " peoples waist line".. There is some pervert here staring at all 1860s civil war pictures for the past hour..

 

[watercolor]

You're not sick at all. . . I find myself looking at old photos & catalogs whenever I can. If you really want some good bed-time reading, get a replica copy of the 1908 Sears Catalog. . . I'll wager you'll see a lot of stuff that you've found.

 

[Helix]

Note to self: never use the word sick in a post describing a situation, people will take it literary.

 

[DFX DAVE in M.D.]

I always liked when watching The Three Stooges looking at the items in the background. It was the Art Deco Period for some of their short movies.

 

[worldtalker]

You're not sick at all. . . I find myself looking at old photos & catalogs whenever I can. If you really want some good bed-time reading, get a replica copy of the 1908 Sears Catalog. . . I'll wager you'll see a lot of stuff that you've found.

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I'll wager that not to many of those catalogs made it past the outhouse.