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Family portraits from 138 years ago

December 1, 2020June 15, 2021 Ask the Mountains

Wanted to share these amazing old family portraits from our family tree 😊🎄 Taken in 1882. Exactly 110 years before I was born 😄 Six generations back in time.*

This is one of the many reasons I love photography 🙌🏻 Colourised and brought to life by Per Ivar Somby recently. (Not the best quality because I took with my phone).

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Uralic artist who loves photography, painting and nature. Born and raised in the European Arctic. I practice Dharma within the Amrita Mandala lineage. Welcome! View all posts by Ask the Mountains

2 thoughts on “Family portraits from 138 years ago”

Content Catnip says:

December 3, 2020 at 9:27 pm

Are these people your ancestors? what a beautiful, strong and proud looking bunch they are!

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1. Monica Olivia says:
  
  December 3, 2020 at 10:21 pm
  
  Yes, they are, on my father’s side 😊 I am so happy these photos exist and that someone has brought them to life with colourisation! They were really nice in black and white but with colour, it’s like looking into more recent past, seeing familiar features and the clothing details.
  They do have a proud and grounded look in their eyes, which I love seeing ❤ Been thinking maybe print some of them and have on wall 🙂
  
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