These are two photos in a series of 5. The other ones show this couple frolicking on a beach, as much as two people can frolic in a full military uniform and a full-length long-sleeved black dress and hat. I'm assuming, based on nothing more than my wild imagination, that the man is on leave from the military (WWI?) and this is his last hurrah with his girlfriend before having to go back. Maybe they spent the day at Coney Island, eating hot dogs and dipping their toes in the surf. Maybe she was even forward enough to take off her shoes and stockings. Maybe they took these photos of each other and she kept the photograph of him on the nightstand next to her bed. Maybe he took her photograph with him back overseas and kept it in his pocket, looking at it every time he wrote her a letter back home.
And just maybe he was lucky enough to come back to her after the War...
Holy cats, I love this site! Thanks for the effort you've put into transcribing and posting these.
Posted by: karenology | 09/13/2006 at 09:31 AM